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Grateful Dead Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace Daly City, CA | Listen on archive
13
Deal
Really Rockin Deal! The end of '76 into the magical 77! There some magic at this show. Great setlist selection by the band that night. really smart!
32
Scarlet Begonias
this is some great melodic soloing by Jerry; he takes all the time the song needs
16
Sugar Magnolia
Fun version! Follows the New Years countdown and followed by a raw Eyes of the World
44
Samson and Delilah
odd spacy intro. a tad slower and much less predecitable than latter era versions. smooth as 18 y/o scotch.
16
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Help> Slip no Frank but still incredible. The jam is amazing and at 3:06 Jerry just turns it on. Amazing
8
Not Fade Away
Totally hot version here in line with all the great 1977 versions. Surprised this is not on here. The guys were jacked all night.
11
Uncle John's Band
Another great one in encore slot. Great frickin show here. Found this release in the basement.
22
Help on the Way
One of the few without a Franklin's later on. FUnky Hot New Years Help->Slipknot->NFA.VERY Spacey Slipknot
4
One More Saturday Night
Rock -n- Roll performance by the finest band around, kick ass ending to a wonderful NYE. part of triple encore