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1
Promised Land
April 23, 1972
Lyceum Theater

2nd only to Venetta in 1972
2
Turn On Your Love Light
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Doot-doot-doo, doot-doot-doo, doot-doot-doo, doot-dat-dee
26
Deal
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

Egypt show - best 70s version. Closing 2 minutes of "Don't you let that Deal go down" coda is a raucous affair.
40
Uncle John's Band
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

From "Ladies and Gentlemen" Fantastic version, better than a dozen others I know from formally released shows and Dick's. Can't believe it's not here.
80
Sugar Magnolia
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Best version: Tight, up-tempo, great mix, Bob's guitar, Bob's vocal, Jerry's solo, Keith's piano, harmony vocals, Bill's drum fill at 3:27

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ysu
Blow Away
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

So good, it's like they ghosted it in. Check out the solo at 4:20....it doesn't get better than this.
Cold Rain and Snow
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Pretty tootin' good for post hiatus
Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Is this on an official release anywhere? How about the other one Grendel? Don't tell me the "best" is a crappy sounding tape. Lol just kidding of course but I would like a listen to the version that.is better than Ladies & Gentlemen from April '71, and the 2 from E72 4/17 & 5/24
Cumberland Blues
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

Underrated. You want to check this out. IMHO this song is won or lost with Jerry's soloing. If the Bluegrass Lightning is in play, this tune soars. It soars here. Which is why I'm here. And then there's Keith. Not to be sidelined, he breaks out the Rag Time Express and runs you sown from the other direction. Caught between the Electrical Storm and the Freight Train, there's nothing a Dead Head can do but draw one from the Bong and accept his fate.
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