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Bobby dazzler: a buyer’s guide
BOB WEIR
ACE WARNER BROS, 1972
A Dead album in all but name, adding to the band’s recent roots explorations in footloose style. “Playing In The Band”, first heard on ’71’s live Grateful Dead, became a centrepiece of Dead setlists, where most of this work seamlessly migrated. 7/10
KINGFISH
KINGFISH ROUND, 1976
Weir joined this breezy Bay Area band in 1974–76, sharing vocals with New Riders Of The Purple Sage’s Dave Torbert. “Lazy Lightnin’” and “Supplication” became a Dead medley, while Weir relishes country gunfight yarn “Big Iron”. 7/10