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3
Spanish Jam
Sept. 17, 1982
Cumberland County Civic Center

Very tasty Spanish jam out of space running seamlessly into TOO> GDTRFB>Dew. Great second set !
3
Mexicali Blues
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Magic in Saratoga! You can tell when Jerry chips in on the refrain, he's having a good old time.
25
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

VERY laid back version with subdued guitar work letting Keith and Phil shine through.Not sure I've heard another like this.
4
Big River
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Great Jerry/Brent interplay. This whole damn show smokes if you can get past the lack of a SBD. The Huston/Miller remaster ain't too shabby.
4
Around and Around
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

Comments

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.