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midnight sun

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The Eleven
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

Inside The Other One jam
21
The Other One
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

TOO>11>TOO>It's a Sin
14
Turn On Your Love Light
April 27, 1969
Labor Temple

Insane
3
Black Throated Wind
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Bobby is on
2
Playin' In The Band
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Longer than Europe versions, but still not the raging beast that would become in following months, still is cool to hear this song morph.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Best stand-alone version for sure. Goes into a beautiful IMHBTR
He's Gone
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Excellent jamming
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The final part when they come back to the verse is crazy, I don't think I ever heard something like it.
Here Comes Sunshine
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

What a perfect way to start the DIck's Picks series, this is insane.
Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Stars out really quiet and mellow, very contemplative. After the first verse the band falls quiet, the silence is filled with electricity and expectation, until they finally release all the withheld energy and they never look back. When you think they are done they fall into a very short but delightful Feelin' Groovy Jam, the whole rest of the song is one tremendous peak. Just before they fall into second verse Jerry throws in some beautiful passages. Beautiful is just the word to describe this version.