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FreedomHaul

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3
Not Fade Away
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Short, hot, right into a killer "Lovelight"
5
Candyman
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Premiere version from the middle/acoustic set. Audible buzz on the SBD, but worth the historic interest and for Jerry's wordless penultimate verse.
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Jerry stumbles a bit during the transition, but a powerful early version.
9
Stella Blue
Sept. 11, 1982
West Palm Beach Auditorium

Highlight from the end of the show.
7
Truckin'
Sept. 11, 1982
West Palm Beach Auditorium

Kicks back into the cowboy vibe from earlier in the show, leads into a stellar "Stella."
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Comments

St. Stephen
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Stand alone version with NFA/Iko Iko style first jam. Nice 6/8 section towards end, with "Truckin'" tease (even more than a tease, since they seem to be going there pretty full on), then Bobby enters early on outro vocal material and > Sugar Mag. I don't hear the Morning Dew tease. Or of highlights of a lackluster second set.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

This one left me pretty indifferent. Garcia struggles some with the lyrics a couple of times, and while there's a lot of coked out bouncing around on the main "Fire" progression (a la 05-08), the tempo's a bit slower and I don't think it works as well. Might need to give it another listen.
Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

coherent playing from Garcia, you can tell he's getting more comfortable with this material. At first I was irked that Bobby resented with the vocals when he did, but it actually presaged a nice studio-like fade out.
Bertha
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Slow moving but with soaring leads from Garcia (a la 05-17 "Scarlet").
The Music Never Stopped
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Phil comes through the Betty Board to spank your ears with funkadelic goodness. Also, love how this seemed to emerge from the tuning before hand (one of my key markers for a stellar version).
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