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Promised Land
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Yeeeeaaaaah, summer in Berkeley in 1972, fitting
8
Sugaree
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

It's not the gnarly 15+ minute versions it would be in later years, but there's something special about these early versions. Sweet/joyful sugareeee
5
Jack Straw
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Summer '72, a good time for consistently good renditions of jack straw
4
King Bee
April 6, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Slow and bloozey
10
Jack Straw
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

Underrated Euro '72 Jack Straw, very solid rendition

Comments

Terrapin Station
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Listened to 2/26/77, 5/17/77, 5/22/77 & 5/7/77 for comparison, and this one is my favorite.. So good
Jack A Roe
May 5, 1982
Oregon State Prison

Carrion Crow! Whole show is on youtube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9sYYRhqprs Jackaroe is a goody, but the whole show is filled with good stuff! Enjoy man! Deep Elem Blues is a highlight, one of the coolest I've heard
Terrapin Station
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

first time ever hearing this.. Gave me chills. HOLY FUDGE
Terrapin Station
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Robert Hunter writing to jerry and talking about Terrapin: "Seems like you'd had the vision of the music about the same time I had the vision of the words, independently. Terrapin. Shame about the record, but the concert piece, the first night it was played, took me about as close as I ever expect to get to feeling certain we were doing what we were put here to do."
Good Lovin'
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Mind blown around the 12:30 mark. Oh my