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Estimated Prophet
April 19, 1982
Baltimore Civic Center

From the famous "ravenspace" show; the only version in which the main theme is reprised+lots of Bob yelling
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Ship of Fools
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Perfection. The "comes a time" for this show gets all the attention but this SOF is just as grand
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Uncle John's Band
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Part of a 2nd set for the ages; flows in & out of PITB teases & then reprises into killer Dew
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Terrapin Station
Dec. 31, 1987
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Hold on tight!
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Bertha
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

Sweet bass drop-ins by Phil on intro; extended Garcia solos in bridge jam; very intense and fun
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Shakedown Street
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

Also amazed this isn't at least double digits yet. Emerges seamlessly from PITB in the 2nd set, post-drums! Fantastic funkfest.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

^^^^Thx for the link ed_bob. Will take a look, Glad you agree on this version. It copuld very well be the best of May '77 and thus worthy of all-time consideration.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Took a serious re-listen and if nothing else this version contains one of the for sure greatest transitions from Scarlet into Fire ever performed. It’s seamless powerful beautiful all rolled into one.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 17, 1978
Winterland Arena

Yes to the matrix & YES to this version as grand '78 headiness. I'm at a loss as to why this wasn't on the big board until now. Great year, great tune, great run of shows....the Dusborne matrix is a revelation. Unbounded listening pleasure here and an easy +1.
Estimated Prophet
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

^^^^Ya. The US Blues gets a lot of attention for this show but it's so much more than that. Fine Estimated here. April is to 1978 what May was to 1977.
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