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Dark Star
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Air this one out and enjoy the ever-changing soundscapes. "Outstanding"-- Dick Latvala
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

As Dick himself said of how this China Cat is born, "[it] is worth any effort to hear."
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Mason's Children
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

Come on!!! Mickey busted through his drum head making this one happen!!!
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Ramble On Rose
July 8, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Conjures circus tents, smoky saloons and Frankenstein in a souped-up '57 Chevy. Well worth a listen!
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Bertha
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

I love what Phil does on this one. This thing is short and sweet.
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Comments

The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Great stuff and should have more votes (guess TOO just somehow isn't in that ultra rarefied air like certain other tunes (cause it sure can't be explained by parity, can it?))--but it sure as hell ain't significantly better than many, many of the versions that follow it.
Viola Lee Blues
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Just like Viola Lees are each composed of increasingly intense plateaus of crescendo, so too this version seems like all the versions leading up to it comprised pretty much a graded sweep of higher and higher steppes before this, the apotheosis.
Scarlet Begonias
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

I enjoyed having a nice Miller SBD of this show prior to the Dave's release. I haven't had a chance to slice the cellophane off of my copy of Dave's yet, but I do remember finding the jam out of this little version left me feeling like I got fries from a Mickey D's that didn't do the fries as well as other Mickey D's that I know of that serve the best fries.
Scarlet Begonias
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Sometimes I get this one and sometimes I don't. Regardless, I find this show to probably be the deepest of May '74.
Morning Dew
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Wow! The first comment on this one? Holy shit!
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