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The Wheel
Oct. 30, 1977
Assembly Hall - Indiana University

A crisp version with a PITB jam outro before Wharf Rat.
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And We Bid You Goodnight
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

About 3 minutes before Alligator ends, there is a really aggressive run through we bid you goodnight.
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Mountain Jam
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

15.5 minutes after Alligator begins, or at the 5:00 mark of the 2nd "Alligator" there is a mountain.
4
Mountain Jam
Dec. 12, 1980
Swing Auditorium

It's just one "First there is a mountain, then there is a mountain and then there is" in the CCS>IKYR transition.
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Sugaree
May 2, 1981
The Spectrum

The 2nd solo is great. Nothing never heard before, but constructed perfectly.
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Comments

Jack A Roe
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

And here is an epic battle. Was the song best played on the 17th, 18th or 21st of a particular month (May 1977) in a 30 year career? And yet I'm guilty of the same old thing. I like this one best - and probably because dp29 was when this song hit me for the first time. Is there a sick nonsweetspot version out there? I guess we'll see.
He's Gone
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

I listened on the strength of freedomhaul's recommendation. This version is pristine, and an excellent example of the 1977 aesthetic that has had some on this site so irritated as of late. This one is perfect, if you like that kind of thing.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

This is the opener, the radio transmission with video is available on YouTube and I am so happy to have found this one.
Jack Straw
June 4, 1978
Campus Stadium - University Of California

Charged up, yet balanced version that retains the sweet episodes but still hits Jack Straw from Wichita like a locomotive.
Sugaree
July 1, 1979
Seattle Center Coliseum

The third solo break is where this second set Sugaree finally gets good.
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