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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

Comments

Not Fade Away
April 7, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Pig wails on the refrain of this, frickin awesome stuff
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
April 6, 1982
The Spectrum

Hot, hot version with an epic transition out of Shakedown. Melts into Lost Sailor soooo much better than I would have expected
Weather Report Suite
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Sooooo so good! Slow and tentative but melts beautifully into Eyes
Me and Bobby McGee
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

There really is just something about this song coming out of a deep spacey passage that really makes it remarkable isn’t there? Wonderful version here and definitely a favorite
Here Comes Sunshine
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

I think this is my favorite Sunshine. Not as all-around GRATE as 6/22 or 12/19 but the spaciness in this song works imo and the long twisting, meandering jam out of the song into Bobby McGee is quite wonderful. For me, this is a completely satisfying performance with lots of little nuances to be picked up upon return listens