2-2-69 Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sunday, February 2nd, finds the band rolling into Minneapolis for the grand opening of the Labor Temple. The currently circulating copy with some unfortunate cuts and a bit of hiss. Not to mention an unfortunate mix in which Jerry is very loud but not so much for everyone else. However, the show itself is very good and deserves a place in anyone's collection.

The show starts with a grungy Good Morning Little Schoolgirl with Pigpen blowing away on his harp. We then get some stage banter while the band gets ready for the next song including a funny comment from Jerry about Louie, Louie. The following jam of Dark Star->Saint Stephen->The Eleven->Death Don't Have No Mercy is very strong dispite the fact that The Eleven ending and cuts into an already started Death Don't Have No Mercy. That's It For The Other One is very long and involved with some blistering rushes before heading into a great Turn On Your Lovelight with Pig in fine form.