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    The unexpected return of the masters of the Grateful Dead's triumphant show at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, November 17, 1971, yields great rewards. The Dead came in HOT for their first New Mexico show. Aided by clarity and precision and abetted by confidence and focus, they finessed old standards with definitive takes. With Keith now blending in seamlessly on keys, the first set offered up a triple shot of electric Blues, an exceptional "You Win Again," and a stellar "One More Saturday Night" to wrap things up. And the second set, well, it might just be unlike any you've ever heard. Archivist David Lemieux urges you to turn it up and do it loudly. We won't dare spoil all the surprises, but pay special attention to the rippin' "Sugar Magnolia," the aggressively monstrous "The Other One," and the highly-danceable "Not Fade>GDTRFB>Not Fade." Rounding out the 3CDs, you'll find selections from Pigpen's return tour at Ann Arbor, MI, 12/14/71. Subscribers will get nearly all of the complete show as this year's bonus disc.

    As always, Dave's Picks Volume 26 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the original analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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    80’s Fan - Is my avatar the shirt u speak of? I got it in Hartford @ The Other Ones show in 2000 Rock on
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    I won't bore you (or everyone else) with a repost of my lengthy comment on the Sabres. I grew up a Sabres fan and was there for all the playoff games during the ill-fated run to the cup in 1999. Ultimately, I was forced to change allegiance due to utter incompetence and mismanagement in the front office. I just like the Red Wings style of play. Plus they have one of the coolest jerseys in all of sports, along with the Blackhawks. But, Chicago has that punk Patrick Kane, so I can't root for them.
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    Ha, I remember that hockey/dead shirt too! I think my favorite one however was the Space Your Face shirt (think I even still have it somewhere)...which I'd post if I remembered how to do it... Speaking of Hockey, I'm a flyers fan so not much to root for right now. I'm probably going to root for Vegas though since it's a pretty cool story. Has any first year team ever gotten this far in their first year? Anyone even close? I think the Marlins won the World Series in their 4th year of existence but can't remember anyone else doing it that fast
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    ....i loved that shirt.
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    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/grateful-dead-after-jerry-g… this shows it is about the music. that's what matters. behind-the-scenes GD seems like a roiling bucket of maggots. separate the art from the artist(s). listen to the music play, and never mind the bollocks.
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    Okay I'm a day behind can, but hippie chick, to answer your question about Keith on Bertha, no I've never heard of him sitting out on songs, nor playing the organ in 1972. He did play a little bit of organ in late 71 after he joined. I believe there are some tracks on Dave's Picks Volume 3, Earthquake in the Phil Zone. What I found while working on my Ph.D in Europe 72, is that Keith was not always Audible in the mix. On some shows he's very much present, in other shows you wonder if he's even in the band. It's a tragedy, I know. It was long rumored that Jeffrey Norman was rushed to engineer this box set. Sure enough, a couple of years ago, the great mr. Norman himself came to this very message board to discuss some comments that have been made about what many thought was a significant Improvement in the sound quality of the Dave's Picks releases. He thanked everyone for their feedback, and it was in that Exchange that somebody one man in particular, asked him about whether he would want to have a do-over with the master tapes of Europe 72. Mr Norman said yes he would love to. I took that to mean that he acknowledges some inadequacies. It is also very obvious to me that the liner notes 4 the April 24th show deliberately talk up Keith God shows contribution to this particular show. And the history of course, is that this show was engineered and released years before the year of 72 box set, and that's the mix that they used. So, what I clean from all this is that he had plenty of time to get Rockin the rhein just exactly perfect, Keith is high in the mix, and this is the mix that they used for Europe 72 box set at least 4 the part of the show that includes Dark Star and sugar magnolia I've compared those side by side and with the exception of slightly different placements of the track markers, there's no difference in the audio. I know of one man who did a little more analysis and determined that part of that show was remixed for Europe 72. But my point is, and I apologize that I'm taking such a long time to get to it, but I'm driving right now, is that they know that Keith is low in a lot of these mixes, so they talked up the show where he was best represented add an audio level, which is April 24th. That is plenty of Babel from me. Good day sir! Or I'm sorry ma'am. The hair under the arms distracted me a moment. Not that it's a bad thing. You wear it well:D One pleasant anomaly about this May 10th show at 420 Amsterdam Street, is that there is extra reverb, which sounds good. Not so much on the vocals but definitely on the guitars.
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    GFar - don't even think about it; do it! Just do it. Just drop ten bucks and you get two great Dead & Company shows. The Saturday night show (2/17) was an absolute highlight for me personally (was tripping pretty hard starting about half way into the 21 minute(!) Shakedown). The entire show was MAGIC. I am looking forward to taking them both in again this weekend for sure. Jimmy you actually reposted the first night 2/15 which they streamed last week. I think you're missing the last night which was 2/18...and your DEW: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18th ONE SAMSON AND DELILAH MISSISSIPPI HALF-STEP UPTOWN TOODELOO THEY LOVE EACH OTHER GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD IF I HAD THE WORLD TO GIVE RAMBLE ON ROSE BIRD SONG TWO ST. STEPHEN> FRANKLIN'S TOWER U.S. BLUES TERRAPIN STATION> DRUMS> SPACE> THE OTHER ONE> MORNING DEW> NOT FADE AWAY E: BROWKEDOWN PALACE> PLAYIN IN THE SAND Happy streaming and overall listening, people. Sixtus
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    Just remember, the Red Wings USED to be the Prguins i.e., EVERYBODY hated them, but now they suck, so nobody cares, actually I think most people hate the Pens more ; ) Besides, it sounds like your all a bunch of fair weather fans........a true fan loves their team because their the worst team in the league, again! GO SABRES!!!
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The unexpected return of the masters of the Grateful Dead's triumphant show at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, November 17, 1971, yields great rewards. The Dead came in HOT for their first New Mexico show. Aided by clarity and precision and abetted by confidence and focus, they finessed old standards with definitive takes. With Keith now blending in seamlessly on keys, the first set offered up a triple shot of electric Blues, an exceptional "You Win Again," and a stellar "One More Saturday Night" to wrap things up. And the second set, well, it might just be unlike any you've ever heard. Archivist David Lemieux urges you to turn it up and do it loudly. We won't dare spoil all the surprises, but pay special attention to the rippin' "Sugar Magnolia," the aggressively monstrous "The Other One," and the highly-danceable "Not Fade>GDTRFB>Not Fade." Rounding out the 3CDs, you'll find selections from Pigpen's return tour at Ann Arbor, MI, 12/14/71. Subscribers will get nearly all of the complete show as this year's bonus disc.

As always, Dave's Picks Volume 26 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the original analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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I have to say that DaP 26 is just a continuation of one the best things that has been done in Grateful Dead releases. First I never heard either of these shows so that alone is cool. I like how we are getting basically two complete shows, of which one has Pigpen. I was appreciative of the bonus disc explanation- makes sense. Plus I trust Dave; he is one of us so he does have the best interests of all of us at heart. I know that these releases don't always have the variety that some would like, and I can understand that. Yet we are getting great sounding shows, many of which are these recently returned tapes. Getting that music out is huge my opinion. Along with the many things I look for in a release, if we are getting the best quality shows both in performance and sound we are good to go. Dave and CO could have elected to go a different route with some these recent releases, but then again why wait to opt out this recently returned tapes? The other part is that this Dave's Picks series gives us 4 new shows (sometimes 5 with bonus discs) per year. I just can't think of a better way to approach this, at least in way that provides a consistent release pattern. The subscription is a golden ticket. I have it allotted in my budget every year, just as if it was another bill. The only risk is that I may not like a release that comes out. I can say the DaP 20 was one that really didn't do it for me- it wasn't terrible but not high in my rotation of shows. Conversely I missed out on releases 1-12 and I have regretted it ever since. I have managed to go back and get 6, and 9-12, of course at a high cost. DaP 5 still eludes me as I haven't quite been able to convince myself to pull the trigger on the $200-$275 range it sees to go for these days. I have to get it tough- it is my birthday show. I really dig the build up to the announcement, the subsequent discussion prior to the shipping date, and the the reviews after we get them in our hands. Having these releases and then a box set, plus a few other releases every year is wonderful. Between this, my better half, working out, and Brazilian jiu jitsu that is how I enjoy life. Also throw in the outdoors too. Good times!
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You really summed things up nicely, especially, "Plus I trust Dave; he is one of us so he does have the best interests of all of us at heart." Indeed, he is one of us.
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I guess this has now officially turned into the Who 69-73 thread. Thanks for posting the videos. As far as the SG with single coil P 90's, man that is the sound. There was a description for Pete's lead in Heaven and Hell as vicious. Yes it's that but it's also crude sounding cause he strays out of key and gets kind of lost. A few clam notes are okay but there are times when I just say to myself he should not be attempting to go there. I think a couple single note licks here and there work but it's probably best to leave the lead playing to the Ox. Pete's rhythm/power chord playing is a thing of raw beauty & Pete is a tremendous songwriter. I still love the Ooo, flaws and all Edit: I gave it a relisten on a computer where I can hear the bass a bit better. Pete was not as off as I initially thought. On key for the most part. He may not be as lickety split a guitarist as Clapton & Page but the feel is great.
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Agreed. The discussion is getting old. It's like debating which is a better pet. A guinea pig or a turtle. The answer is neither. It's a dog. I never saw the Doors live, but here are the bands from Canadaland I have seen that were better than the Who. The Band Neil Young The Tragically Hip Blue Rodeo Cowboy Junkies Bruce Cockburn I chose Canadaland as a nod to the Stanley Cup playoffs. And my beloved Winnipeg Jets. I've been a Jets fan for almost a week now.
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I haven’t disliked any DaP. When I first got on the bus (4-6-89, although I was aware of them years earlier and had cassettes of studio albums, but they didn’t come to my geographic area regularly - 84, then absent until 88, but I didn’t know about the 88 show until afterwards) there were few official live recordings. So, I started collecting cassette tapes of shows, and at the beginning they were really hissy. I spent many, many hours listening to hissy cassettes with muddy sound. And all it did was convince me that I needed more cassettes and that I needed to see more shows. Fast forward to present - these official releases sound amazing, and often are shows that weren’t in circulation. They are a blessing! And the shows that I previously had on cassette and are now being released in Full-Norman are also a blessing. Bring on more blessings!!!!! Thanks Dave and Company!
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I personally love DaP20. I have turned a lot of folks onto this show. We have all heard plenty of Dead tapes where they might shit the bed in a few sections throughout the show and we love it....why the hate for this one? Once they blow it to hell with the Jack Straw it is almost like they spend the rest of the show trying to make up for one SNAFU and they ABSOLUTELY DESTROY the rest of the show. I listen to more 80's Dead than you can shake a stick at so I am very biased, I understand this. But really...why all the hate?
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Canadaland bands I have seen:The Guess Who (2x) Rush (3x) The Band (didn’t actually ‘see’ them, I listened to them from outside of Soldier Field 7-8,9-95 and went in after they were done).
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....going to break out the brooms tonight against the Queens boyz. Someone needs to make up some "I Trust Dave" stealie stickers. Etsy?
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And, you're welcome.
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I too am a fan of this show. After the melt down during Jack Straw, they are on fire! I don’t consider myself an 80’s head or a 70’s head, or any particular era. I love it all. I only got to see them with Jerry twice in the 90’s and I consider myself very lucky I got to see them the two times I did. I wish it could have been 1000 times, but at least I get to hear what I missed with these great releases. So, bring it on. 80’s - hell yes, 90’s - hell yes. Keith? Brent? Vince? Yes! I want it all! Dave, keep up the good work!
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....there should have been 26 balloons on the Albuquerque cover. I count 22. Just an observation. Side effect of my OCD.
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...’When the mind is wild with mockery And filled with pride and haughty arrogance, And when you want to show the hidden faults of others, To bring up old dissensions or to act deceitfully, And when you want to fish for praise, Or criticize and spoil another’s name, Or use harsh language, sparring for a fight, It’s then that like a log you should remain.’... https://www.tibetanbuddhistaltar.org/vigilance-from-the-way-of-the-bodh… Vigilance: From “The Way of the Bodhisattva” by Shantideva :)
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...’When the mind is wild with mockery And filled with pride and haughty arrogance, And when you want to show the hidden faults of others, To bring up old dissensions or to act deceitfully, And when you want to fish for praise, Or criticize and spoil another’s name, Or use harsh language, sparring for a fight, It’s then that like a log you should remain.’... https://www.tibetanbuddhistaltar.org/vigilance-from-the-way-of-the-bodh… Vigilance: From “The Way of the Bodhisattva” by Shantideva :)
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There is a Dave's picks 5 currently listed at a low bid. Maybe this is a good week, with deadheads spending on DaP 26. Also a new E72 show for cheap 49.99. Dave's picks 5 But is $36.99 EBay item # 302704972702 Grateful Dead Europe '72 5/11/72 bid is $49.99 EBay Item number 202289833585 I noticed Pete too on that solo, and it was very uncharacteristic. Not saying he was a virtuoso by any means, but that wasin no way typical. It was so unusual I took note and replayed it. It looks like Pete went off track in the guitar solo because Entwistle was fixing a broken string. The base clearly dropped out and it was just Townshend and then Moon playing, and you can see Entwistle sort of side stage.
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Forgot a few things. Dave's picks 5. By all means, grab that one. The best release of the entire series, IMHO. Tom Petty. Never got into the band. Not sure why. Although I do think Mudcrutch is very good. Petty's songs always seemed a bit too much "pop" for me. Or it could be when he and Bob Dylan toured with the GD, his band played "Hey Spike, what do you like" every night. Plus it took an entire squad to bring out his top hat. Or maybe it was the Silence of the Lambs soundtrack. It puts the lotion in the basket.
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I was pleasantly surprised that the carry over thought from DAP 25 or whatever the fuck it was continued right up this Who/Doors tangent. I don't get tired of it. I try to maintain the excitement and enthusiasms for life as I did as a wee lad, and later, why just earlier tonight the wife gave me the crooked smile... People here like Duryea, publicly, lay down the most awesomest of Deadposts I can't even begin to contribute on that level. But I sense hockey fans here, probably (gasp!) football fans and creatures of all colours who cling desperately to the Grateful Dead. For reasons their own... count me among them. The Who, the Doors, Pink Floyd Neil Young Bob and the Beatles and what's his name, Mick... It is all good. Talk will turn back to the next Dead release when the needle drops. Best,
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I guess you didn't count the birds! I can see 26 birds!How deadicated are we?? Romeo Nathan
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...delivered big time with Quadrophenia and nearly with By Numbers, i think. 1) Quadrophenia is among the best ever conceived and played works of the rock genre. Like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper ever. Thrill to Who rock, riffing and pounding about on the utter pain and loneliness from really looking in the mirror, if you don't know this ambitious work that has aged incredibly well, dive in immediately. 2) At least half of By Numbers (side 1 plus Blue Red and Grey) is pretty fucking great, perfectly styled and dynamic Who music and right in tune with Pete's earlier growing-old-sucks rant. Good treasure those two records.
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I hear you, AJS. Tom sat on the pop side of the scale for sure, though he and the band could jam live when they had a mind to. I connected with his music when I was young, like I did with the Dead, and he rolled with me until now. Check out his cover of "Friend of the Devil" on his live anthology though. It's pretty sweet. In fact, the whole live anthology might give you a different perspective on his music in general.
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...obviously validating their own self pity. Not everyone can get it. That's life. Just glad i'm on the good side of the fence and will continue to be! (Thanks to a good job and being smart with money early on.) Now bring on that lovely Summer '73 Box Set announcement. It's time.
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Thanks for the heads up. Like I said, his material that is not mainstream is actually quite good.
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Looks like it might be somewhere in Philly, because of train and weeds, looks about 1973.Jim
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Dave is waaaaay overdue for a '74 show in the series. I nominate 5-19-74 P-town Wall of Sound Bobby's rhythm guitar really dialed in....and count down to Lift-Off in.... Erm. Too soon ?!? Lols.
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Congrats. Wow. Unreal sweep. The Kings had Brown, Carter and Kopitar. All jammers. Not sissy ass pricks like cindy. These guys are grinders. Real grinders. And you beat them. Good for you. And how did you get Fleury again? Hot goalie wins the cup.
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Love Quadrophenia...I have an MFSL Gold Disc, sound is incredible/Bass playing...Who By Numbers is an overlooked Gem. #60 danc Offline Joined: Sep 11 2007 The Who... ...delivered big time with Quadrophenia and nearly with By Numbers, i think. 1) Quadrophenia is among the best ever conceived and played works of the rock genre. Like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper ever. Thrill to Who rock, riffing and pounding about on the utter pain and loneliness from really looking in the mirror, if you don't know this ambitious work that has aged incredibly well, dive in immediately. 2) At least half of By Numbers (side 1 plus Blue Red and Grey) is pretty fucking great, perfectly styled and dynamic Who music and right in tune with Pete's earlier growing-old-sucks rant. Good treasure those two records.
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Love Quadrophenia...I have an MFSL Gold Disc, sound is incredible/Bass playing...Who By Numbers is an overlooked Gem. #60 danc Offline Joined: Sep 11 2007 The Who... ...delivered big time with Quadrophenia and nearly with By Numbers, i think. 1) Quadrophenia is among the best ever conceived and played works of the rock genre. Like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper ever. Thrill to Who rock, riffing and pounding about on the utter pain and loneliness from really looking in the mirror, if you don't know this ambitious work that has aged incredibly well, dive in immediately. 2) At least half of By Numbers (side 1 plus Blue Red and Grey) is pretty fucking great, perfectly styled and dynamic Who music and right in tune with Pete's earlier growing-old-sucks rant. Good treasure those two records.
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Nice tip of the hat by Reijo29 to the Kinks yesterday. They had an incredible run of singles in the 60s that were definitely as good, if not better than those cut by any band that weren't The Beatles. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to adapt to the more aggressive landscape of the 70s too well. And that song, Waterloo Sunset, is one of the most beautiful records of any era. There was a great rendition of the song in a play shown on television in 1971, called Edna The Inebriate Woman. Its about an older woman who is homeless and has an alcohol problem, and the play follows her in her downward trajectory through hospital, prison etc. etc At the end of the play-still suffering from problems-she sits down at a piano, maybe in a hostel, and sings Waterloo Sunset with her cracked and damaged voice. And it is beautiful. I haven't watched Daves chat yet. But I am sure that is beautiful too.
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I'm a sucker for anniversary show dates, none more than Europe '72. I think 4/17 is one of the premier shows. There are a lot of shows in this set where you can't hear Keith too much, but he is ever-present on this one. Trivia question - what do Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) and Good Lovin' have in common? Answer - she got her leg up against the wall.
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I am excited for this release- the good Doctor has shown me the light of '71 Dead as he has many others, I'm sure, and this one looks like a phenomenal release. To prepare, I listened to Austin Road Trips yesterday and it's just awesome. Dave spoke about it a little bit in the basement chat, but the first set Dark Star and the Chinacat jam in NFA>GDTRFB is really cool along with just about the whole dang show! I don't mind breaking up the Ann Arbor setlist (seems mostly to be for business reasons); it should be easy enough to piece it together, but I do wish they would've cut Run Run Rudolph instead of whatever else it was that they cut. The boys do a good version of Rudolph, but the one from last year was enough for me. Anyway, what about Gainesville? Hofheinz Vinyl is the truth! RSD--> take my money!! Happy Wednesday, all.
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true saying, all that shines is not gold.Like the good book says, you gotta reap what you sow.
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As most of us know the PTB have used the Bonus Disc as a carrot to entice salesAnd as such they represent a unique set of releases. I am glad I was able to be able to purchase the Road Trip series as they were released. And similarly with the Dave's Picks series (Dick's Picks needed no extras as it was unique at the time) With the Dave's Picks Bonuses There are quite a few covers Like 2012 Nobody's Fault But Mine 2013 Smokestack Lightning I Know You Rider Good Lovin' 2014 Clear 2015 I Know You Rider 2016 Clear 2017 I Know You Rider Road Trips Even More So 1.1 I Know You Rider 1.2 Iko Iko 1.3 Hard To Handle Sing Me Back Home Big Boss Man Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Turn On Your Lovelight 1.4 Good Lovin' 2.1 Clear 2.2 Viola Lee Blues Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Turn On Your Lovelight 2.3 Morning Dew Around And Around Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 2.4 Gloria Broken Arrow Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 3.1 Clear 3.2 I Know You Rider Me And My Uncle 3.3 Cold Jordan Beat It On Down The Line Next Time You See Me Not Fade Away > Turn On Your Lovelight 3.4 Clear 4.1 No Bonus 4.2 No Bonus 4.3 I Know You Rider 4.4 No Bonus 4.5 No Bonus Oh and for those that made it this far GDRadio is playing 12/15/71 right now
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Confused by this too. Was never an issue in the past. Why now? Ahhh, lawyers , guns and money involved no doubt. Hence Dave lying low in the basement. Fired up for the ‘71 shows and pending mystery (Spring 73!?) box set.
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