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Jack Straw
Jan. 28, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

“Half a mile from Tucson, other side of town” this one’s decent cept for that lol
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Jack Straw
Jan. 28, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

“Half a mile from Tucson, other side of town” this one’s decent cept for that lol
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Spoonful
Jan. 28, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

Bobby: “could’ve been a spoonful of diamond…. Coffee” this one’s got some decent jamming. In the middle. End jam’s sloppy. Better than later versions
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Spoonful
Jan. 28, 1987
San Francisco Civic Auditorium

Bobby: “could’ve been a spoonful of diamond…. Coffee” this one’s got some decent jamming. In the middle. End jam’s sloppy. Better than later versions
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I Need A Miracle
July 24, 1987
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

An absolute barnburner from what I consider to be the Dead’s most underrated year. ‘87 RULES! Jumps into Bertha quickly
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Comments

The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

I can't argue with this one sitting at the top. It crams in a gargantuan amount of emotion and power into its runtime. Every time I play it back I hear a little something I hadn't caught before, particularly from Garcia, who says so much with his playing here. I can think of a few '72 versions that sit above it, in my mind, especially in terms of complexity and inspiration. This one doesn't lack either whatsoever, but some others are just volcanic. Not mad that it sits at #1, though.
The Other One
May 24, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Fascinating start. Phil hits hard from the start while Jerry slowly leans into the thunder. Agree Garcia's muted playing at first is a tell—it almost always is. Good observation. Takes a jazzy detour early on, blowing into a perfectly cinematic production. Then you're in for an absolute nightmare. Seriously chilling stuff. Ends pretty powerfully. Great one. Top tier stuff. Heady heady heady
Promised Land
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Banger
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Back here. This one is really fantastic. The jam is an absolute monster.
Me and My Uncle
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

One of the most well-played I’ve heard
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