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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Never been much for '84 [actually prefer '85 by quite a bit, in general], but this S>F has some great jump and Garcia is super plugged in. By this point, Lesh and Weir seem to have stopped worrying about being audible, but Garcia takes up the slack both vocally and on guitar and frequently dazzles. Easy to overlook, but worth your time. Entertaining and ballsy.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Fantastic revisit. Just a complex but smooth S>F. A definite favorite.
Playin' In The Band
March 22, 1972
Academy of Music

What a great re-visit. A classic. Sadly underappreciated. Sadly's probably a little much - let's just say <should have more votes>.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Even with Weir's false start, this is The One. Garcia's push-button sounding guitar is insane.
Playin' In The Band
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Very underrated Playin' - not its fault it shares the stage with an epic Truckin'.
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