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Terrapin Station
June 28, 1995
The Palace

Not particularly heady, but a notably not-too-bad later version with nice Vince vox
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Cassidy
Sept. 29, 1980
Warfield Theater

Perfect acoustic version
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The Other One
March 18, 1994
Rosemont Horizon

Weird, jazzy 90s version. Remarkably good!
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Mexicali Blues
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Often a throwaway, this super bouncy version from a top 10 show sparkles.

Comments

Deal
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

I'm a huge fan of this show, but this is one song that I feel like genuinely improved by the late 80s. This one is not quite as ripping as the best of those, and Garcia's a bit sloppy in parts.
He's Gone
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

He's Gone
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

He's Gone
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Very strong. The jam is very "Truckin'/Other One" but precedes the actual TOO (both are separated anyways by "Drums") and has its own identity. Very nice--a different way entirely to dress up the end of the song than the "vocal jam" (which I also love).
Estimated Prophet
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

This version feels quite muted and noodly to me relative to the 1978 versions. This one isn't unlikeable at all, and the transition into "He's Gone" almost works seamlessly, but I would say this makes for good, not revelatory, listening.
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