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Very Grateful.

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Wow! Smokin! Jerry whips up an amazing transition before crossing into Rider. Playing is tight and fast. Heady af!
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Liberty
March 24, 1994
Nassau Coleseum

Most underrated version ever. Don’t get turned off by the fact that it’s an audience recording.
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Sugar Magnolia
July 4, 1990
Sandstone Amphitheatre

Hot version!
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Pretty Peggy O
Dec. 27, 1987
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

Really nice version! Needs more votes
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Sugar Magnolia
Aug. 4, 1989
Cal Expo

WTH! Hot as shit! Most versions in this time period are 8 mins, but there’s almost a full minute worth of extra jamminess! Heady!
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Comments

Casey Jones
March 1, 1992
The Omni

Respectfully, you couldn’t have made a post on the Grateful Dead subreddit or any other forum? This website is for performance rankings, not Q&A. it’s misleading, Casey Jones was never played on this date. The show you’re thinking of is 6/20/92 RFK
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Best China > Rider of the 80s? Hot version!!!!
Morning Dew
Sept. 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Crazy! Hell breakin' loose!
St. Stephen
Oct. 15, 1977
Moody Coliseum - Southern Methodist University

SERIOUSLY! Beautiful Jam!
Sugar Magnolia
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Holy rippah!
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