Lucky enough to be at this show. Candyman blew everyone away--best song played that night. Awesome trippy guitar jam &Jer belts out vocals

Gorgeous, incredible, up and down, carnival-like bridge jam by Jerry. Picture perfect version--no flaws

April '78 S>F's often mentioned are 4/16 and 4/24 (rightly so) but this one is every bit as good. Superior transition jam--, beautiful, & powerful

Starts out Jazzy, explorative, takes its time, 3 minute intro, then blasts off into the stratosphere with intense Garcia-led jamming

Hey Sleuth, I'm thrilled someone finally paid this version proper notice. No other I've heard before or since packs in such perfect jamming from take off to touch down, and by '83 they had added that extra jam section that broadens the song's range-- not unlike how Jack Straw expanded its horizons from a mellow compact tune from '72-'74 into a jamming barn burner by '77. Maybe this version will get some more love now that you've nudged it along!

From a very very good show, as was the previous night at Lehigh. This is a rocked out but still blues-rooted CC. Up worthy.

Try the previous night's Miracle. IMO even better than this one, which is quite good.

Love these early ones even if they meander a bit at the end. The slinky funk as you say is undeniable and they have their own special charm even if they're not as a complete package polished as later versions.

Klaussmith has submitted exhibit A for why you need to check out many of the unheralded "lower ranked versions" to find some pure gems. Yes, Bobby struggled with the lyrics in spots (file under: "wow. really? is the sun coming up in the morning as well?") , but this version is SO GOOD it should rank only half a point off, with the rest more than making up for it in degree of difficulty, What's funny tho' is that in Bob's first brain freeze the rest of the band actually plows ahead with the correct lyrics even as he sings the wrong ones and by the end of the verse he actually gets put back on the right track and finishes with the proper words! It's better than the awkward silences or mumblings that usually accompany his missed lyrics. Later in the tune he screws up more blatantly but I've spent too much time on this already b/c it truly doesn't matter. Post-lyrics the band hits 2 peaks--one, the traditional wind up/splash down that Garcia nails perfectly followed immediately by another that is different yet equally as dramatic. It's simply awesome,,,and then that flows seamlessly into a "Nobody's Fault" jam that's brief but beautiful and rounds out a seriously great version. It's not to the level of 11/6/77, mind you, but it's not far off either. Honestly, give this one a try and see if you're not immediately inclined to hike it up on the list.