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Jack Straw
Nov. 10, 1973
Winterland Arena

As far as these pre-August 74 versions go, pretty darn good; certainly far better than Veneta
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Bertha
Nov. 9, 1973
Winterland Arena

Not the all-time best but surely deserves to be on the list
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Me and Bobby McGee
Oct. 27, 1973
Indianapolis State Fair Coliseum

What is this, chopped liver? Just listen to the solo
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Hot version at the end of a smoking sequence
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

What is this, chopped liver? Garcia goes to town!
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Mexicali Blues
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Very hot, as everything from this date seems to be---marred by a little cut early on
Bertha
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Jerry is a firehose on this one
Black Throated Wind
Nov. 14, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

This is a beautiful version of this song--as good as it gets, I'd say. The performances don't have a ton of variation, so it's hard to say something like "best ever," but there is none better! I suppose if anyone were to dissent it would be because they don't like Keith's wah piano....
Aiko Aiko
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

You know, I never understood late 70s Iko Iko for the longest time, but at this point in my life degenerate Dead that meanders is my absolute favorite music, and this is where it's at!
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Jerry sounds amazing on this one
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