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Loose Lucy
May 5, 1990
California State University Dominguez Hills

Sweet, powerful latter-day version on a hot afternoon on the soccer field at Cal State.
11
Hard to Handle
April 17, 1969
Washington U.

Fantastic early H2H when Jer was still rippin' it with the slide!
4
Good Lovin'
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Why isn't this rager on here yet?! Maybe not as long as some, but full of that early Dead energy that we love so much!
2
Mason's Children
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Absolutely ROCKIN' Mason's kicks off the eeeelectric portion of this show. This might be the first one ever played...they rip it up!
9
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1973
Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois

Rippin' C>R from when they were first starting to open it up...'73 goodness.

Comments

Jack Straw
June 6, 1991
Deer Creek Music Center

Nice Hornsby-dominated latter-day version. Starts off the show and the tour with some serious juice!
Foolish Heart
May 25, 1995
Memorial Stadium

Jer has a real hard time with the lyrics here, but makes up for it in the jam!
Dark Star
May 23, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

Great, primal DS from back when Jerry still had that THICK Gibson tone...ahhhhh
Me and My Uncle
May 23, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

Yowza! Energy just pouring off the stage...
Morning Dew
May 23, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

Maybe not as grandiose as some others, but so RAW...if this ain't Primal Dead, I don't know what is