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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!
1
Pretty Peggy O
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

One of the best post Keith - jam is great and Bobby is so good!
2
El Paso
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

Smoker
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Greatest Story Ever Told
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Off the charts! Absolute smoker!
3
El Paso
May 12, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Very nice late version. Phill is droppin’ bombs!
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Comments

Let The Good Times Roll
Dec. 31, 1988
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Really? Some bad flubs here. I'd put this at the bottom of the list. The whole things sounds barely held together.
Lost Sailor
Aug. 4, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

First version played and I genuinely think this is the best Lost Sailor i’ve heard instrumentally. Jerry is just rentless, like stones skipping across the water… or bullets.
Mexicali Blues
Oct. 26, 1971
The Palestra, U. of Rochester

Wow
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!!!!
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