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In the top third of the 20 NYE shows. It actually all takes place in '73, which is interesting because it SOUNDS like a '73. There's a big, 2½ hour second set. In typically weird GD fashion, at 3AM they suddenly take off. Unfortunately there were crowd injuries and the city almost shut down Bill Graham and/or Winterland. The show is also known for no Pigpen, and the guy that was found hanging high up under the ceiling, stopping the show.First Set.is uptempo, but that's not advantageous and byit's a bit sloppy.are good but it's not until the end (a great) that things stand out as above average.has some Donnaskreech™ but is still a way nice, big one and Billy is hot. The official version not only cuts the ending but has a weird tape waver not on this source.is almost a perfect version - though it didn't vary much at the time, Jer finds an approach and check Keith.Second Set. Jer rushes- no solo - to get to a great, but then he's mixed too low for. Thejam doesn't go many places but is played well. Post-Drums is where the show really takes off. The Drum & Bass jam has Keith joining in, then Jer, and goes way out there for '72/'73.makes it over 33min before the lyrics (is that a record?). Theisn't the biggest but has great tones. Then the guy stuck way up high, hanging under the ceiling thing happens.is fantastic and sounds like a '74.is a quintessential version - if it has fans, then pretty sure this is better than the E72s.is well-played, with no Donnaskreech™, but the final two are great. Wedged between two rockers,is infected - upbeat and with Billy double-timing. The existing recordings ofaren't great but Jer is.: C+: BOverall = 3½ StarsHighlights:Playing in the Band - big versionCasey Jones - Jer makes the effort; check KeithMississippi Half-Step - about to be a big '73 songJam>The Other One - big post-Drums TOOSugar Mag - anachronistically like a '74Sing Me Back - probably as good as it ever gotUncle John's Band - more of a rock versionOne More Saturday Night - wee-hour energy leaving it all on the stageSOURCES: The Bertha is the most complete source, though the last three songs are pitched slow (JBG & UJBand 1MSN). The wier.6340 has better clarity and is brighter, but also slightly noisier, with less image, pitch discrepancies, and lots of cuts (the unknown.1563 is the same source but out of order). Playing in the Band is a bonus on(albeit with the final half minute inexplicably edited), which also has a hidden cut of Bill Graham talking to the rafter guy.