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St. Stephen
Dec. 29, 1968
Gulfstream Park Race Track

Dark Star < St. Stephen < The eleven. A ridiculously good seamlessly flowing jam segment. The Stephen is fast paced and ferocious.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 15, 1985
Greek Theater

Awesome China<Rider from a great show
16
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 30, 1973
Boston Music Hall

Bobby screams the lyrics, and Jerry picks to perfection. A hot and energetic version.
24
Eyes Of The World
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Superb Estimated<Eyes from a fantastic show
12
Jack Straw
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

Jerry goes off and the solos are just insane

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 27, 1983
Civic Auditorium

BTW, check out the great video of this on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Et-xVuLgU
Turn On Your Love Light
Jan. 26, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Agree with all said above. Quite surprised this hadn't been posted yet. Good catch. Live/Dead is a fantastic compilation, this lovelight has a real infectious tone. Pigpen's rap is a classic, but the real reason that this version is kept in such high regard is the thunderous jamming.
Casey Jones
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

A ripper for sure. This is probably one of the longest version they ever played, but they nail it. What a fucking bust out!!!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

This show is easily one of my favorites of 1977. Superb performance, and this Scarlet<Fire deserves of a spot in the all-time greats. Slinky and stealthy transition that will steal your face no matter what.
The Other One
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

They slammed the gas and never let up this show, torrent of heavy psychedelic notes.