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6
Wake Up Little Susie
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

With David Nelson and John Dawson
3
Mama Tried
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Bob joined the end of the NRPS set, so this gets the full Jerry pedal steel treatment
2
Big Boy Pete
March 1, 1970
Fillmore East

Phil's "YeeUUuEuuaaah"s are a guaranteed gigglesnort
3
Playin' In The Band
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Ned adds a little electric piano noodling to this short/sweet early version
12
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

This one has grown on me - Listen for Lagin on electric keys
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Comments

The Other One
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Indeed! One of my favorite aspects is using MAMU to find Other One before the first lyrics - they'd already performed it in the 1st set, so it obviously wasn't where they were intending to go, but it's still deftly used as a segue from deep-space to the triplets and first lyrics. On the whole, this one spends the majority of the time in that deeeeeeep splintered cosmos, but it's a damned interesting starscape.
To Lay Me Down
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Amazing. Part of an 'acoustic set', but it seems like everybody but the piano and the few accents heard from Grisman are plugged in. I think what guitar you can hear is Weir and Nelson with an underwater electric tone, so Garcia on piano seems plausible. Some have suggested it's Pig, but listen at about 4:30 - you can hear the Hammond in there too. Either way, this is just freaking beautiful.
Cumberland Blues
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

internet burp, double comment, blah, blah. apologies.
Cumberland Blues
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Sort of a mixed electric/acoustic romp with David Nelson and David Grisman adding wonderful accents. Jerry and Phil are plugged in, with everybody else acoustic - great version from a monumental set.
Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Playful but booming. You can just picture the earnest grin on Bobby's face: "Pigpen, tell the folks about the bear!"
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