Dave's Picks Volume 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, NM 11/17/71

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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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June 5, 2018 - 5:08pm

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hendrixfreak

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I think Sara said he did not, in fact, witness the death

But it became lore. Like the story that aliens snatched off part of his finger... you heard that one, right? Jer wasn't intrinsically a tragic figure. As a rock star, he had access to things that weren't good for him. He got bored with the GD, tired of the iconic status he earned ("Playing like every night is New Years Eve gets to be a bit much," he once said after the GD became popular), and said he'd rather play with his own band. He actively disregarded his health and took the lazy path of feeling good through drugs alone, with the heaviness that heroin brings to one's existence, he dealt himself a very unhealthy hand. Add smoking, free-basing, coke/smack, a pitifully unhealthy diet, diabetes and constant touring with over-adulating fans and I can see that whole train wreck unfolding like the story of Casey Jones.
June 5, 2018 - 4:48pm

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stoltzfus

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Jerry and His Amazing Foibles

I have read that he witnessed his father drowning. maybe that somewhat influenced his later choices. well anyway, Jerry's been deceased for nigh on 23 years.
June 5, 2018 - 4:37pm

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hendrixfreak

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the box set wait may soon be over

The new GD e-newsletter states that the Aug. 1 MUATM will "reveal an exclusive look at the Dead's soon-to-be-announced 2018 boxed set." This implies that the announcement will come before Aug. 1 and they'll just add a little video hype for MUATM-goers. I'm rootin' for Summer '73, as you know, but as always, I'm ready for anything. Not to mention being sooooo ready for the fall '67, 1st red'd Mickey show. That's when the six-headed beast really began to stir.
June 5, 2018 - 4:01pm

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shirdeep

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June 5, 2018 - 3:56pm

#355

icecrmcnkd

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Palate cleanse

Hard Working AmericansWe’re All In This Together A very fine live album. Haven’t seen HWA without Neil. Hopefully it’s just as good.
June 5, 2018 - 3:52pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Fat heroin addict

Isn’t that an oxymoron? Haven’t spent any time with heroin addicts so what I see on tv is my only exposure. They generally look thin and scraggly. The fact that Jerry was fat confirms what others are saying about his other contributions to his poor health. But let’s not attack the fat man that we all love. He carried a heavy burden with all the expectations that the fans placed on him. And every 10 years or so a keyboardist dies. That can’t help.
June 5, 2018 - 2:52pm

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daverock

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It was the ice cream-Thin

Well, I wasn't stating that it was exclusively his diet/smoking/lack of exercise that killed Jerry, just that this was a major contributory factor. The fact that he suffered from diabetes meant that he needed to take better care of his health-which of course he didn't do. If you have diabetes and smoke and over eat a lot of sugary food you are placing your life at risk-whether you take heroin or not. There are degrees of everything, too. Not everyone who takes heroin looks like Jerry. Not everyone who follows a poor diet and smokes looks like Jerry. We all look different! If someone takes heroin, every negative thing that happens to themselves, their families and their communities can be laid at their door. This is often the result of prejudice rather than knowledge.
June 5, 2018 - 2:50pm

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direwulf

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MUATM2018

Show will be July 7, 1989. Already released as Crimson, White and Indigo but the MUATM version is going to be newly remastered? That was already high quality video and audio. I wonder what else they were able to pull out of it? Great show for sure but I wonder what if it's any indication that the new box will be a summer 89 showcase of some kind? I hope they aren't using the promise of new box info as means to sell tickets to something I can already watch at home and this presentation is truly an upgrade of some kind.
June 5, 2018 - 1:47pm

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danc

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Money and drugs....

...change people as nothing else can. Together? Whoa, potent. Since I now can't stomach much of any GD post-1980, I make the lazy, obnoxious, yet confident assumption that money and drugs tragically and eventually killed Jerry and gradually extinguished great Grateful Dead music along the way to 1995. Big scenes, stoned/buzzed band, Mickey's narcoleptic shuffle beat, witless new tunes (e.g. Standing On The Moon), rare rehearsals... these seem to add up to uninspiring arena rock-cheese that most definitely did not age well. Pre-1979? Almost all good: Vintage Dead
June 5, 2018 - 1:33pm

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Thin

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daverock/oxford88

daverock - you wrote: "I was under the impression that it was more diet, smoking, obesity and a range of health problems that eventually killed Jerry, rather than his heroin use" Oh really??? What's your source on THAT datapoint? Lots of people have a poor diet and smoke and they don't wind up looking like Jerry did in the mid-80's. All his vices certainly played a role, but once someone is on heroin they just don't give a f___ about anything else, leading to a runaway train of smoking/poor diet/health neglect. To say "it wasn't the heroin but his diet" is like saying "alcohol didn't kill the drunk driver - it was the tree he hit!." Just say No to trees, kids! And as for Jer's smile being the barometer for "how happy he was", I agree. But I'd say it's more a of a reflection of whether he was using heroin. Chin down and uncommunicative was his tell for heroin usage. He was happy and gregarious when clean, "grumpy cat" when using.

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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.

Not Easily Offended

Believe me, the locker room talk here is not bad. And I've been reading these forms for years, just not posting. But I did get so enthusiastic about not having to buy the bonus disc off of eBay I thought I would join conversation.

LAGTGD

Dave, Glad you revisited those shows. They have always been among my favorites. I've said before that I consider disk 4 to be one of the greatest single CDs the band has ever released. The ending of 2/18/71 was on Siris radio this week. Don't dismiss those Cap shows too quickly.

Dang

Did I post last night at 7:27. I almost remember doing it. I was in Europe in 1972 at the time.

Cumberland Blues

I have been meaning to ask for some time, VGuy.. First.. when Cumberland comes up it usually shakes you out of your slumber.. I recall you commenting that it was Cumberland Blues that pulled you into the orbit and got you on the bus. Do you recall which one? Re: GFar.. I was wondering who borrowed the riding mower and parked it haphazardly on my tulip bed.

Hippychic

Nice to see you on board. Once you subscribe, you'll never go back. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the crucially important philosophical dilemmas we grapple with here such as: 1) What will the next box set be? 1a) Why is it from that year instead of this other year that I was hoping for? 2) What will the next Dave's Pick be? 2b) Why wasn't it that other show from that same tour? 3) WTF is Bolo's last post all about? 4) What about Gainesville? If anyone is looking for a "palate cleanser" today -- check out WWOZ out of N'Awlins. They're playing live sets from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival all day long. I want to be there soooo badly right now. Mrs. Deadguy is out shopping for some andouille sausage as I write this. Still don't have 26 yet. But I do have every single April 71 show now thanks to Doc. So I guess that'll tide me over.

26 is out for delivery

My oh My

I am extremely impressed with this one lady. I am certain she may be the only fan that actually saw every Grateful Dead show. That is impressive. Now I haven't checked every show, but the few I have checked across years, she is there. Congrats! My lady. Maybe some one here actually knows her, her name is dubai-escorts-bunnies. I know it has been discussed some before. But I am shocked to see so much video coming out. I need to spend more time checking youtube for video. I have no idea how much, maybe someone here can enlighten me, wish voodoonola was one of our posters. Not sure how much of E72 was filmed, but I would be interested in buying some official video. If they filmed all of it, what a great investment in themselves and their progeny. I doubt they filmed it all because of the same budgetary constraints related to Sunshine Daydream. If memory serves, it was the same crew on E72 that filmed sunshine daydream, like E72 was a test hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn8XBEGt6-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jn58DZ6Fw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOTWLpSUBM8

Cumberland Blues-LAGTGD

I have always loved the Cumberland Blues on this set-everything about it is picture perfect. I am not sure which show it is from, but I think its the 28th. Jack-2/18/71 is my favourite of those Portchester shows-and maybe I will give it another listen after I've finished the April shows. I would also agree that the 4th cd in this set features some of the best playing of their life.

@KiethFan2112

Yeah, with combining tracks from officially released shows there are sound differences and other anamolies. For example 10/19/74 the bulk of tracks come from The GD Movie soundtrack, with some from Steal Your Face. Those two releases sound different. Also the Eyes on the movie soundtrack is edited so that one of the jams is taken out but then it does segue way into China Doll. However the full Eyes is on Disc 3 from the So Many Roads box. For things like that it boils down each person's preference I would think. For me, I want the full Eyes as I think that version is outstanding so I have that in my playlist. The downside is that it breaks in the playlist before China Doll. Obvoiusly the way to avoid all of this is just go and get a nice SBD of the whole show. Still I find this piecing shows together project as fun. Kind of like an Deadead Indiana Jones...minus all of danger of course.

YouTube and GD

Gary I agree with you Voodoonola is awesome. He/she has uploaded so many videos it blows my mind. Along with Charlie Miller, Voodonola are two people I bow to in gratitude for their contributions to the GD community. Of course I can't forget the tapers and the filmers. I can't believe how much was recorded. So many sources of shows out there for all us to enjoy. However it is especially cool to me when there is video.

Roguedeadguy/Hippychic

Rogue - you forgot 1 topic for Hippychic: last 5 listens which Simonrob contributed to earlier. I'm always interested in what others listen to. Hippychic - welcome aboard The Board! Daverock - try re-sequencing Ladies & Gentlemen (or for that matter DP7 / Go To Nassau or any comps.); I did so and wound up with 2 more (completely fictious) shows. Granted they never happened but it's fun to make up a complete set list. If you want a 1st set big jam you can do it since it's your show. I couldn't listen to DP7 for years due to the sequencing but rearranged the songs to better reflect a Dead show. It's in regular rotation now.

Tie-dyed record case

Bought one of these to store all my new vinyl. Looks great in my living room. https://www.google.com/search?q=victrola+tie-dyed+record+case&ie=UTF-8&…

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17662 Has landed in Philly listen to the music play. HAPPY SATURDAY

Ramble On Rose song order?

I was going through trying to order these shows correctly, and it appears that Ramble On Rose is the only song out of order for 11/17/71. The setlists I've found online show it as being the encore, but it's stuck between Saturday Night and Sugar Mags at the end of set 1. Either way, it would be on Disc 2, so I can't figure out why it was switched. Also, unless I'm incorrect, Ramble On Rose is the only song missing from 12/14/71. There's something spooky going on here with that song.....just like Frankenstein. Anyway... I gave number 11258 (and bonus disc) a first listen last night and really enjoyed both shows. It's pretty interesting hearing the contrast with/without Pigpen on very similar setlists a month apart. Looking forward to listening to this pair more closely in the coming days and hearing the Ann Arbor show in the proper order.

Out for delivery

That’s Grate because tracking says expected delivery 5/1. Hope they’re not toying with me.Still a few hours before the postal worker arrives. In the meantime, Dark Side of the Moon on 180g vinyl. Last 5 4-26-72 The Kinks - One for the Road, used vinyl ZZ Top - El Loco, used vinyl Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord,, used vinyl ZZ Top - Fandango, used vinyl. Took a dive into used vinyl, overall they sound mediocre. I washed them with an official record cleaning solution but that barely helped, so I used dish soap and water and that got them cleaner but they still have a lot of pops and crackles. El Loco also has scratches you can’t see but the needle still gets stuck. They also feel quite flimsy compared to 180g vinyl. Don’t think I’ll waste any more money on used vinyl. Out for delivery today also is Rush - Exit Stage Left, 200g vinyl Who - Leeds, don’t know the mass of vinyl used for this one. Oh, Side 1 just finished, time to flip the record. “Money, get away.....” Think I’ll spin Animals next.

Jerry solo Reuben & Cerise

I just copped this off reddit. I've never seen it before and it doesn't seem to be on youtube. Jerry solo performing Reuben and Cerise. Maybe this was Jerry only true solo show (without Kahn)? Doesn't Jerry look and sound great! http://www.concertvault.com/jerry-garcia-band/video/reuben-and-cerise_2…

Resequencing-Dave

I like that idea about re-sequencing shows. Ladies and Gentlemen.. always sounds a bit like two first sets, followed by two second sets. And after all, Live Dead was recorded from different shows to create a seamless flow of music. And it works perfectly. My last 5 listens have been; Ladies and Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead April 1971 Face To Face-mono cd The Kinks Rubber Soul-mono cd The Beatles KSAN San Francisco 4/30/70 blu ray Pink Floyd Live in Plymouth 5/11/71 King Crimson Stuck in the past? Me?

Vinyl has arrived

Leeds is 180g, made in Germany.It’s a single record so does not have all the songs that are on the single CD. Side 1 Young Man Substitute Summertime Blues Shakin All Over Side 2 My Generation Magic Bus Daverock, you’re not living in the past, you’re reliving the good memories of the past.

Recent listens?....

ABQ (duh)Stryper - God Damn Evil Black Flag - Slip It In Fleetwood Mac - Tusk Johnny Cash - Live At Folsum Prison.....

Early

Delivery date was Monday. Arrived on Friday. Love this pick .. picks. Disc 2 track 1 (Saturday Night) has two drop outs. No visible gunk, goo, or scratches. Anyone else hearing that? Now begins the process of getting a replacement.

12588/18000

Starting with this bonus disc. Sounds fantastic, Jeffrey!

Arrived in NY

Shipment arrived in my mailbox today... finished disc 1, movin’ on to #2... so far, it’s just exactly perfect! Great pick Dave

THIS landed in my YouTube feed today.....

Love I get so lost, sometimesDays pass and this emptiness fills my heart When I want to run away I drive off in my car But whichever way I go I come back to the place you are All my instincts, they return And the grand facade, so soon will burn Without a noise, without my pride I reach out from the inside In your eyes The light the heat In your eyes I am complete In your eyes I see the doorway to a thousand churches In your eyes The resolution of all the fruitless searches In your eyes I see the light and the heat In your eyes Oh, I want to be that complete I want to touch the light The heat I see in your eyes https://youtu.be/znNXG0Y2h8s Very, very nice....

got to admit

Exit Stage Left on 200g should be excellent!

Ramble On Rose

Does anybody have a copy of the missing Ramble On Rose from 12/14/71 in m4a or mp3? I would be eternally grateful!

Gary

It was quite nice.Unfortunately, I’m in an apartment and couldn’t turn it up to 11.

Re: tncorey / Ramble On...

I have a good soundboard of this show that includes Ramble On Rose. I have it as lossless .wav, it's about 65 MB. Its probably not worth the effort for me to convert it to m4a or mp3, just about everything plays wav files and it's not hard to convert to whatever you want it as.. PM me if your interested, I'm happy to send it on.

Holy Smokes

I just finished an uninterrupted listen of 11/17. It kicks some serious ass. The two words that come to mind are Instant Classic. In just one afternoon it has risen to one of the best shows of the series in my mind and I haven't began to dissect or give it multiple listens. The recording is simply amazing and the performance is a powerhouse. Rex.. if you're up there listening, many thanks. VGuy.. the Cumberland sizzles and The Other One is other worldly. What a great show and what a great release. Thanks to all.

# 14,999 lands in Denver

And we're going to spin it Sunday afternoon in the woodsy foothills outside Golden, Colo., with the finest a garden here can produce and a few well-chilled ales. I hope forensicdoc is happy with these pics -- the discs are packed to the gills with 75-79 minutes of music each. Naturally we'll start with the Ann Arbor show, due to Pigpen's return. Shameless plug: the subscription really is a great idea, particularly when Dave heads back to '71. Still rooting for Summer '73 box later this year........

No Ann Arbor yet...

....still relishing The Other Albuquerque One. I would have paid thirty bucks for that alone. The rest is bacon gravy....

Been texting with my cousin....

....who lives in Rio Rancho. Right outside of Albuquerque. Not about the Dead, but about hockey. Go Knights Go!! Coming, coming, coming around....she wants a Knights shirt. I'm happy to oblige.

Re: No Ann Arbor Yet.

Right. I am still slack jawed from the first listen. This is WowWow stuff.. I went with a crew and did 10 miles on the local river listening to it on good headphones through a waterproof system.. I kept paddling away from my friends because I wanted it cranked and didn't want to have to talk to anyone. Play it loud. It simply wowed me.. perhaps I was just in a good mood or something but they seemed truly inspired, everyone was on time and in tune and they came to play. The sound is exactly perfect. This blows the hell out of what currently circulates.

Check out Bill The Drummer mid TOO....

....Moon and Densmore take note....look out Austin.

Live at Leeds on vinyl

I bought this, back in the 1970s, but foolishly sold it some years later. I can remember it had all sorts of cool inserts.Another high energy album I sold at the same time was "Kick Out The Jams" by the MC5. Another blistering, high energy album. In fact its probably the closet a contemporaneous American band got to channelling the kind of energy that The Who did. The songs may not be as good- but it kicks ass.

#1786 touches down in Vermont

Step away from the vinyl... out of the rabbit hole into the sunlight. Seriously great audio/recording here for almost fifty years old, excellent mix, clarity and balance. You will hear everyone clean and clear. Even sibilants are silky smooth, not always the case in older recordings. Listening on thirty year old Klipsch, horns, sounds absolutely wonderful. Biding time music yesterday was disc three of GD movie soundtrack, a sweet wonderful jam into DS into Dew on 10/18/74. Now back on the shelf to be almost forgotten with DaP 26 arrived... and am only on the first disc. Thanks bunches to DL and the folks that make this happen, we have another winner. Cumberland so fine... Jerry says, don't applaud until you've had some. More, please.

Albuquerque....

....gets all the good show(s). dmcvt wants more. I have no rebuttal. Impeccible sound and playing.

#8507 / 18,000 Arrived in Mantou Springs Yesterday

And it has been splendid spinning since. Still getting down on the Albuquerque show. Still haven't thrown on the Ann Arbor show, yet. Really enjoying the first part alone so very, very much. Great god damned release from the Good Ol' Grateful God Damned Dead!

Excellent sound

I can see why Vguy likes that Cumberland. Think Keithfan will like it too. Thanks Rex, Dave, Jeff, and all involved. Phil is rocking it on Bobby McGee.

No word from Doc yet

Either he didn’t receive his yet, or he received it and is so blissed out that he can’t type.

Agreed

This one places at the top of the entire series. Right next to DaP5. Simply a stellar release.

Almost all positives for once?

My DaP 26 has been delivered but I won't be back home to pick it up for almost a month. In the meantime, super happy that, for once, it seems that it is almost all (or maybe all) POSITIVE FEEDBACK!! I do enjoy all posts even some of those that are critical of some performances, etc., but I do have to say I find more negativity than I sometimes would like to see - whether's its 80s bashing, Brent bashing, too many 70s shows released bashing or whatever. I don't really always understand it - given that I always assume that anyone who posts here actually loves the band and its music. 23 years on from 1995, we should be more Grateful that the releases keep coming IMHO. Also be Grateful that the band seems to pick up more fans over time, and that will help keep releases coming. Also, also be Grateful that there is lots of Vault left to mine!! Very very pleased to read so many positive reviews for once. I do think the band was flying on all cylinders in Oct-Dec 71 - Keith was playing awesome, as was Billy, as were Bob and Jerry. Also Phil kicks it on background vocals and is typically very clear in the mix. Can't wait to hear Dap26 when I get back!!

Word From Doc

No news from Doc. That can only mean one thing. There's burning, looting and deadly shooting in the sunshine state.. and somebody's got to stick around to clean up the mess and make sense of it all. I did get a rare PM from him after this was announced.. something to the effect that he has always had a high opinion of this show and considering the reported sonic upgrade, that he was stoked. So it came pre-approved by the good doctor. I'd be surprised if we don't hear from him during his next 5 am pint of surely high octane coffee.

4th spin in two days of the ABQ show...

They REALLY open the valve right up in Set Two, don't they? Start to finish a great show unto itself. Even if this was just a two disc set of 11/17/71 it would have been worth the $30. This was my first year subscribing, never skipping out on that again. Best investment I have made in years. As soon as we are done with the final rotation of Disc 2 for the final time today...I think...I think I can move on to Disc 3. Then maybe 4. Maybe. DaP26 in the top 5 DaP releases overall, for sure.

All positives from me

And I haven’t even left ABQ yet.Think I’ll save AA for tomorrow. Yes, cranking on all cyclinders in ABQ. Phil is thumping away on every song.

Got it!

Tracking said it would be delivered, but hope against hope, I checked my mail today, Saturday, and there it was..number 8325! Perfect! I get to hear it this weekend! Can't wait! Don't post too often, but I really enjoy hanging out with you guys and reading your insightful (mostly!) posts. Thanks so much! nitecat

Jerry solo!

Thanks so much for this! I remember an interview where he said he did a solo show and hated it so much that he flipped on the tour promoter and the next night John Kahn was up onstage with him. He sounds so great here that it's hard to believe he could have disliked it that much. I'm not sure I've ever heard a version I like better. Thanks again.

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