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6
Friend of the Devil
June 24, 1976
Tower Theatre

Absolutely stunning. Top 5 version for sure. Should be better know. Laid back with great paino from Keith.
10
Deal
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Great version, IMO best bit of first set
14
St. Stephen
Feb. 22, 1969
Dream Bowl

Perfectly good '69 Stephen, and every other song in this concert is listed here as a top version !
6
Drums
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Epic, legendry drum crescendo into The Other One
17
Around and Around
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

Nice rocking version with good solos, and good recording, as good as many others here
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Comments

Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Ignore this, was added to wrong concert by mistake
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Download the Sacks version of UJB. It is very good. Wonderful to hear people singing in tune. Jerry and Pigpen leading, I think, with Jerry on acoustic guitar, with vocal backing from Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood (?), and Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts (?). The rest of the concert is not worth it because the recordings are too poor for so many electric instruments and drums, but this song, sung by good singers with a single acoustic guitar is OK.
Dark Star
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

You have to strain your ears to hear Peter Green, and after a while you get an ear-bashed headache because of the slurred cymbals and other hiss. I have tried Sacks, Warner, Greenberg, and Reynolds, and all four recordings are poor. Greenberg-Evans is best for Dark Star > Spanish Jam, but it is still not good enough to he "Heady".
Spanish Jam
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Not for me. I think this is over-rated because of the line-up. You have to strain your ears to hear Peter Green, and after a while you get an ear-bashed headache because of the slurred cymbals and other hiss. I have tried Sacks, Warner, Greenberg, and Reynolds, and all four recordings are poor. Greenberg-Evans is best for DS>SJ>TOYLL, and Sacks is best of Uncle John's Band. IMO the only thing worth down-loading is UJB. Nice to hear people singing in tune !!
Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Not for me. I think this is over-rated because of the line-up. Gregg adds nothing to the vocals, Pigpen is better; but the main problem is that the recording is rubbish. I have tried Sacks, Warner, Greenberg, and Reynolds, and all four recordings are poor. Greenberg-Evans is best for DS>SJ>TOYLL, and Sacks is best of Uncle John's Band. IMO the only thing worth down-loading is UJB. Nice to hear people singing in tune !!
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