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Submissions

6
Me and Bobby McGee
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Great vocals by Bobby
1
Cosmic Charlie
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Great long drawn out version out of a shorter Cryptical Envelopment Suite
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Real neat and short early version of the combo. Worth checking out
1
Candyman
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Fantastic acoustic rendition of the tune
2
Ship of Fools
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Great '74 version a week before the GOAT, part of an incredible show and third set
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Comments

Drums -> Space
Jan. 11, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

Real short, might as well be the outro jam of Playin into a tremendous St. Stephen
Dire Wolf
Jan. 11, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

More than makes up for it with His gee-tar playing. Real good solo in this one
El Paso
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

My non-Deadhead girlfriend hearing this segment: “this music is so chaotic!” Well heck yes it is and they’re the only band who could pull this off, let alone attempt it. Great version with two awesome transitions on either end
Alligator
May 24, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

^ if true that makes it even funnier
He Was A Friend of Mine
May 24, 1969
Seminole Indian Village

Seamless transition into China Cat. Comes out of nowhere. This type of juxtaposition is just one wonderful reason why primal Dead is just so damn great
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