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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

Dark Star
Jan. 17, 1970
Oregon State University

Beautiful weirdness here - Even the 'Outer Limits' space spookiness is intriguing.
Dark Star
Jan. 2, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

That Tighten-up is porno-tastic.
Dancin' in the Streets
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

I just listened to this 4 times in a row. My brain is pudding. Happy pudding.
Katie Mae
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

On archive.org, click 'other copies' and go with the Ken and Judy Lee version.
Dark Star
Nov. 13, 1972
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

This one is kinda unbalanced, somehow...the first 20 to 25 minutes just don't grab my attention - it isn't 'bad' by any stretch, it just does nothing for me...but that last 10 minutes or so makes up for it. Saying that there's a Philo Stomp and a double-time Feelin' Groovy in there actually sells this section of jam short. It's more than that, somehow - again, just can't really put my finger on it, but the tail end of this version is worth ingesting.
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