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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Feb. 2, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

There are moments this has the standard schoolgirl 'lope', and others where it seems like the preceding Clementine bleed into the mood
1
Truckin'
Aug. 19, 1970
Fillmore West

Acoustic Truckin', with mystery piano player (Maybe Lagin, Nelson or the Loch Ness Monster for all I know - it just sounds great)
7
Good Lovin'
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Starts out and ends as pure spitfire, but takes the time for a slinky Main Ten in the middle.
5
Uncle John's Band
Nov. 16, 1970
Fillmore East

Unique little nugget of awesome - intro with Phil and Will Scarlet on harmonica. Just freaking beautiful.
5
Good Lovin'
April 18, 1971
Lusk Field House - State University Of New York

Are you in the nookie bidness? Yet again, Pig needs somebody to fix his refrigerator.

Comments

Looks Like Rain
March 24, 1988
Omni Coliseum

It's the difference between Hunter and Barlow, writ large. Hunter always knows what to leave out - what to make ethereal or unanswered within a song. Barlow heads straight for face value terminology. You may be in the minority, but there was a time I thought of this tune as the 'Streetcat Orgy Song' AKA 'Time to stand in line at the restrooms'. Same thing, tho - I don't begrudge anybody their enjoyment of a good Bobby Lunge, and LLR could accomplish it on a good night.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 5, 1970
Winterland Arena

Jerry maintains a dreamy, liquid calmness here - just casting out musical ripples. Blissful Tighten Up jam, massive amounts of the organ throughout...this one is worth seeking out.
Uncle John's Band
Oct. 4, 1970
Winterland Arena

This is from the KSAN half of the KSAN/KQED simulcast dual-stereo experiments, a side effect of which is that both Phil's vocal mic and bass are so ripe in the mix that you'd think his amp was sitting in your lap. At somewhere after 5 minutes, Phil tickled my soul. (if you're listening on Archive, click 'check other copies' - the last option is a marked improvement)
Turn On Your Love Light
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

fun 1/2 hour Pig romp, with the band taking pitstops with St. Stephen, Darkness jam, and a face-melting run thru China Cat. It's an audience, but it's listenable - the repeated 'OH!' exclamations as the jams drop and rattle the crowd's brainpans is worth the price of admission alone, but the guy accompanying Pig with a whistle as Lovelight returns from the jams earns the audience participation award.
Dark Star
Oct. 17, 1970
Cleveland Music Hall

It's a 1970 audience tape, so you kind of have to want to listen to it to enjoy it, but this one rewards you for doing so. At about 8 minutes or so, Spaceyness morphs into a sad song 78 played at 33 rpms - it's like a slowed down ghost of Wharf Rat that just appears out of nowhere. This is followed by some xylophone/glockenspiel type thing leading the band into territory that is just as dreamy, yet with more structure underpinning it. Wave after wave, some DS themed, some that could have been an intro to Me and My Uncle, but nothing visiting familiar era-themes - this is all off the cuff amazingness. If you can get down with an audience tape, take this trip. There are cuts in both ends at the vocals, but considering a 16 year old recorded this, it's a pretty good mono 1970 recording.