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Turn On Your Love Light
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

This is The Dead at peak performance level. Cataclysmic version. Everyone is ON. Explorative and not a beat missed. Easily top 5 of 69.
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Dire Wolf
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Nice early electric version. Always preferred this key for Dire Wolf compared to when they changed it in the later years. Just right. Nice version.
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Next Time You See Me
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Takes you right to Chicago. Jerry’s playing emulates the blues greats. Hard rocking version that reminds me of a Junior Wells cut. Highly recommend.
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High Time
Oct. 31, 1969
San Jose state university

Haunting organ playing. Crystalline and psychedelic early version that feels very spacey. Great vocal delivery.
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Me and My Uncle
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Very nice solo from Jerry. Phil is all over this as well, some great melodic bass playing that compliments the song very well.
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Brokedown Palace
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Giving me chills. Goosebump inducing version. What mature songwriting. To put into perspective how they sounded a year earlier, they have matured as musicians so fast in such a short amount of time. I love 71 for how raw it can be. Hits different.
Bertha
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Lovely Bertha Opener! check out Keith on this.
Mister Charlie
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Silky smooth. Blistering licks all throughout which makes this song so fun to listen to.
Dark Star
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Happy Anniversary to this astounding Dark Star. My personal favorite of all time, and one of the finest displays of this bands jamming abilities I’ve ever heard to this day. Goes there and back again, and then some. A dark jazzy ride that goes into some dark spaces and fires right back into the cosmos like a Phoenix. Give this version some more love and give it a spin today!
The Other One
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

WARNING:High contents of cosmic lysergic ooze present in this recording. Probably one of the most acidic The Other One’s I’ve ever heard, this just slays me every time I hear it. A DNA dissolving molecular monster that goes DEEP. Love the Keith and Jerry interplay on this so much. From the depths of the void, to Dark Star territories, to static sound, to Olympic jazz workouts. This has it all. Not for the faint of heart, but if you’re willing, it’s worth it. Lots of deep space on this one.
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