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Eyes Of The World
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

There's a beautiful 16mm video of this on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1dNTexCL4. Some absolutely beautiful runs by Jerry here
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Turn On Your Love Light
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Not the best sound quality, but the quality shines through. Deserves a listing. Jerry and Bill K. on top form
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Me and My Uncle
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

This needs more votes. It's confident, solid, well-delivered, and bouncy as hell.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 7, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Dynamic. Not the best, perhaps, but a 25-minute version from DP16 that's definitely worth listing.
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Caution
Feb. 24, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

An absolute monster. From 'Dick's Picks Vol. 22'. The way Pigpen's vocals are recorded, weaving in and out of the rhythm tracks, is truly haunting.
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Turn On Your Love Light
June 14, 1969
Monterey Performing Arts Center

Unbelievably firey. Words fail. They just fail.
Caution
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Orgiastically rhythmic all the way through. An absolute powerhouse. Quite possibly the best 'Caution'.
China Cat Sunflower
Feb. 24, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

This version's great - Jerry's guitar is incandescent.
Alligator
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Good lord. GOOD LORD. This is surely the pinnacle of live performance. It starts off very well, but around the 8th mark, it begins to scale peaks of transcendence, and by the 18th minute you want to weep at its majestic, orgasmic power. How many peaks does this song have?! And the way it just leads into 'Caution', which is a total rhythm-fest, I might add! This can be found as a bonus track on the reissues of 'Anthem' and 'Two from the Vault'. Essential purchases just for this version.
Morning Dew
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

It's the gig-closer, btw; it can be heard on the intense 'Two From the Vault'. I suggest you get the 2007 3-disc re-release if you haven't already - it contains some of the greatest live music ever recorded by anyone ever.
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