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Greatest Story Ever Told
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Top notch version. Builds and builds and builds.
7
Jack Straw
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Unique version from an excellent show. Has a different groove to it from other JSs from the era. Several listens and it still stands out.
3
Tennessee Jed
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Tight and groovy - doesn't drag ass at all. Great show in all directions.
19
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Beautiful. One of those rare gems where the Rider seems altogether tighter than the China Cat. What more can a head want?
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 26, 1973
Seattle Center Coliseum

Super mellow and smooth, understated grace - like the rest of the first set here - and one cool '73 beauty of a transition to Rider. Overlooked!
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Dark Star
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

This is a real killer. About seven minutes in, right after the first chorus, Jerry flips a switch and warms us up with a repeating rhythmic figure for about a minute that then blisters your brain like a flying Warthog. This is a muscular, aggressive, heavy jam. Acid rock - not peace and love.
Mountains of the Moon
July 10, 1969
Playboy After Dark

This was the show's release date. The Jan. 18th date above was the recording, apparently.
Mountains of the Moon
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

Slightly more muscular and driven than others, without the -> into Dark Star. It's the second-to-last time performed, too, as the date of the Playboy version is its release date rather than its recording. Why did they drop it? Such a beautiful sweet song, and interesting to me that they pulled it out for the '15 tour after all that time.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Slipknot teases sneak their way in perfectly just after nine minutes in this colossus of a jam.
Dark Star
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

cgarces is right again. The jam at 35 minutes is a focused Phil-driven Miles-inspired and Seastoned-predicting enormity. This is advanced Grateful Dead. Do not try to convince your new girlfriend to listen to this band with this one unless she's a already an avant guard conceptual artist or jazz drummer....
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