Wednesday, October 18, 1972

everybody knows that '72 is total peak-performance dead, but in a year of stunning shows, this is a real bad mutha. easy top 5 material. bobby is higher than usual in the mix, which actually ends up adding quite a bit to the overall vibe of the show... however, it's phil who will shatter yr brain on this one. he's colossal, and does'nt mind a bit, thank you very much. the first set is pretty darn great thanks to a raw jammin' Bird Song, great versions of Loser, Jack Straw & BRRB.

I became aware of this show along with 9/21/72 in 1995 when David Gans & Dick Latvala selected the Dark Stars for The Jerry Garcia Memorial on August 13th, 1995. So when the SB's became available in 1996 I went on a tape trading frenzy trying to seek these gems out. I remember playing those tapes at least 3 times a week for quite awhile. And when this particular show became available on the IA it was downloaded immediately for CD use, I still listen to it frequently.