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Big River
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Outrageous version. Takes a second to get the mix dialed in, but man they blow the roof off. This has to be one of the best Wall of Sound shows.
5
Mexicali Blues
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

My lord! This mexicali is insane!! If you doubt the power of the cowboy tunes listen to this Wall of Sound beauty!!!
16
Dark Star
Feb. 23, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

Dick's Picks 22 anyone?? 68 tone is honestly incredible, and this is a perfect example
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

How is this not here?? Dicks picks 4... a classic primal china>rider no doubt.
13
Promised Land
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Grate version... listen carefully at the beginning you can hear Jerry yell "put your acid in!"

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

This is definitely one of if not my favorite version ever. Hard to say since there are so many good ones, but this one is outrageous! Balls to the walls intensity, flowing in and out of the theme. This is as psychedelic as psychedelic gets.
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

I'm glad that this is the top version now. Although it's not quite my favorite (10/19/73), this one is really excellent. Definitely much better than 3/29/90.
Jack Straw
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Sloppy, no upvote
St. Stephen
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

The best ever
Don't Ease Me In
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Gotta solidly disagree with Donnie here. This is indeed a killin version of this song, one of the best ever, but the whole show up to this point was a complete monster. Each song is played spectacularly, although the Tennessee Jed and LLR both stand out as potential best ever versions.
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