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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!!!
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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!"

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Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

9/21/72, 9/27/72, 10/19/73, and 9/10/74 walk all over cornell. I think 10/19/73 is the best of them all, but any one of these dews annihilates cornell. the 77 sound doesn't even come close to 72-74
Pretty Peggy O
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Definitely inferior to the 5/5/77 version. The guitar solo is nice, but nowhere near the peaks in the 5/5 version. That one is the gold standard.
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

I strongly believe this is the best version of this song. BTW is possibly my favorite non-jammer tune, and this version is flawless.
Morning Dew
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

Coming out of the best dark star ever played, this Dew is one of the best ever versions; however, the version from a week later on 9/27 at the Stanley is the best they ever played.
Dark Star
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

This dark star is clearly the pinnacle of human creation. This version is not just about the jam at the end; every moment of this dark star is intense, interesting, searching, pushing the boundaries of what anybody knew was possible. Keith is really the x-factor here; his playing on this dark star is absolutely mind blowing. This dark star is flawless, better than Veneta, and really the height of Grateful Dead music in my opinion.
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