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El Paso
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Another nice one from '72...
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Tennessee Jed
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Not the very best of the year, but still darn good...
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Black Throated Wind
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

The last of a whopping 73 plays in 1972, and a nice one to finish with...
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Sugaree
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Perhaps not surprisingly, you can really hear the '73 sound starting to emerge here (and elsewhere in the show)...
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Promised Land
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Good start to a very overlooked show. This was their most common opener in '72, kicking off 32 shows, this being the last of them (opens S2 on NYE).
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Comments

Feelin' Groovy Jam
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

cgarces, like you, I have this phenomenal show second only to Rotterdam for the tour, and both of them trailing only 2/13/70 overall...
Drums
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

I like to view these little drum breaks within an epic DS or TOO as a pit stop to repair the spaceship along the journey...
Big Railroad Blues
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Another tune that really benefits from Pig's organ IMO
He's Gone
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

One of the most graceful glides to the finish...beautiful.
Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

This might be my favourite version. This is one of those songs that doesn't need to be jammed out IMO...the songwriting is good enough to stand on its own.
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