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Grateful Dead   06/24/1970

Capitol Theater (Late), Port Chester, NY
Media FLAC - HD   1 disc
Notes Stereo audience recording
Taper: Ken & Judy Lee

Notes:

Sony TC124 with unknown Sony dynamic mics

Lineage:
Sony dynamic mics >
Sony TC124; Tascam 122 MK-III >
Lucid ADA1000 >
Tascam CDRW 700 >
Mac G4 Titanium Powerbook >
Peak 3.2.1 >
xACT V 1.2 >
FLAC16

Transferred by John Jay Hance, Peter G Type sound Venue Capitol Theater


In the first electic, we get an incredibly rocking, Pig-centric Good Lovin’
that includes both an opening and a mid-song drum solo.

Pig is relentless on the vocals, and the band backs him up with funky, down and dirty blues rock.

Following a couple more tunes, the boys bust out The Other One suite,
which is unreal and surely would have had people rushing to snatch up available tickets for the second round.

In the second electric set, things really get started with the hysterical lead up to Dark Star,
with Jerry explaining that Mickey is looking for his gong so they can go into Dark Star,
evoking raucous cheering from the faithful.

The Dark Star that follows strikes one as tribal, bringing the fellow travelers together
and binding them through ritual and a brilliant, epic incantation followed by mesmerizing space.

Then the band segues directly into a lovely Attics Of My Life and right back into Dark Star again.

The second Dark Star is less spacey and more of a romping ride, driving into a beastly jam at the end
before going seamlessly into a short and dirty Sugar Mags.

This too ends by returning once again to Dark Star.

And just as this final Dark Star finishes, the boys roll into a St Stephen that is so full of energy
it almost falls off the rails in the latter jam before gathering itself and coming back for the final chorus.

Without even stopping for a breath, the band follows that up by unleashing a blistering, psychedelic China Cat,
which transitions beautifully into a sensational I Know You Rider.

Closing with a sweet and rocking Uncle John’s, the boys come out for one final encore of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,
putting a soulful cap on the evening and all the wonderful music they put forth over the course of the day.

3 responses to “06-24-1970”

P_P_K
June 24, 2021
No other band has ever pulled off what the Dead accomplished from Dark Star on.

Dr Chrycy
June 24, 2022
Yessir

trippin n dreamin
June 24, 2024
when trading tapes in the late 70s, i found the dark star sequence and thought i found the holy grail!!
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