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Submissions

52
To Lay Me Down
Sept. 26, 1980
Warfield Theater

dead reckoning. am i the only one that believes this is the definitive version??? so beautiful.
7
King Bee
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

2/11/69 album. not very long, but the best pig vocals i've ever heard on this tune. very satisfying.
16
Spanish Jam
Feb. 23, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

DP22 version. very creative, gets out there.
10
Cream Puff War
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

so many roads box set version. definitive. tight, smokin' solo to boot.
1
Sitting on Top of the World
July 1, 1966
Unknown (perhaps Fillmore Auditorium)

birth of the dead version - tight! vocals are decent, too.
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Comments

Terrapin Station
Oct. 22, 1983
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

Solid. I'm all about the underdog, +1.
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Glad to see this show (and movie) finally getting released! (Called Sunshine Daydream, if you didn't already know.)
Visions of Johanna
March 18, 1995
The Spectrum

Great version. Released on Fallout From The Phil Zone.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

btw- an amazing soundboard of some of this show (1 CD's worth) was released as a bonus disc with the Winterland '77 box pre-order. That's where I first heard this killer 1/2 Step.
Eternity
April 2, 1995
The Pyramid

Agreed, clarson!
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