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The Race Is On
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

The most shit-kickinest version I know. Real swagger and Phil bombs early in the set.
12
Eyes Of The World
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

Strong version from a forgotten show. Whole second set on this show is SB, not AUD. Worth multiple listenings, great jazzy jam.
9
Playin' In The Band
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

An intense, tight, and blisteringly hot version in a forgotten show. DO NOT IGNORE! Archive is SB, not AUD w/ decent sound. Listen to it!
2
Bird Song
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

Listen through the murk of the AUD recording and you find a beautiful exploratory version. Headphones only.
38
Playin' In The Band
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Intense energy and deep exploration coming after (!) a massive Dark Star and a shredding Eyes to close out one hell of a concert.
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Playin' In The Band
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

There, right there, at 11:15 in: Phil melts every single brain in the house. He does it again around 17:20.... Seriously, though it seems that Phil's interest in electronic sounds, leading to Seastones later this year, (and ultimately to the Space segment), starts becoming increasingly evident during this tour and this Playin' shows it.
Scarlet Begonias
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Fresh and energetic. Sounds like they'd been rehearsing it a lot for the Mars Hotel recordings. Donna reproduces her "solo" from record almost note for perfect note.
Greatest Story Ever Told
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

A song that never gets the love, but Jerry just shreds it so massively. We know the boys could soar, tweak, trip balls out, and steal your face, but they can also rock and rock hard. No further proof necessary, here it is.
The Eleven
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

A whole lotta Dead packed into this: '68 coming on like the big bang that shoots you out of a bright sparkling cannon until you land somewhere in the mid-70s....
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Somewhere in here they just take of and soar, transforming this from an interesting show into an epic one. Great version.
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