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Stella Blue
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

Holy crap....how did I miss this show? Beautiful, soaring version from a very "on" night for Jer and the boys
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Let It Grow
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

I don't believe this one's not represented!! 22 minutes long, Brent's first, Jerry's jammin at warp speed....slowing into powerful drums
44
The Other One
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

Awesomely Scary Jam sandwich covering 35+ minutes with a Me and Bobby McGee middle
22
Two Souls in Communion
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

'cause I hated seeing a 0 here....From the Netherlends, a great show
35
Throwing Stones
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Maybe not "greatest" but an interesting discordant sort of jam makes this early version worth a listen
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Looks Like Rain
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Shoo enuff........@3:34 sounds like Bobby just about busted out. Good stuff, very heartfelt....Yeah....I can take a little rain.
Playin' In The Band
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Right on. Incredibly spacey. The second set of this show is ripe with nuggets.
Estimated Prophet
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

I've got a love/hate thing for Estimated. When it's on, it's a great time. When it's off it can stink like road kill. This version is all-the-way-on. Spacey, trippy, marshmellowy notes ooze from Jerry's axe as Estimated starts a run that follows with: Playin>Terrapin>NFA>Wharf>Playin> Un freakin' real show
Sugaree
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Great pick. This one's a major contender. I never liked the Civic Center all that much but the boys sure did. It's hard to find fault with almost any Hartford show
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 14, 1984
Hartford Civic Center

This is the wrong date for the show and leads to a dead link (no pun intended) The Dead played Hartford on 1984-10-14 but no Scarlet Fire that show. The great Hartford Scarlet/Fire was from 1983-10-14 and a freaking Epic one it was.
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