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Mexicali Blues
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Second song of this great show, continuing the hot start after a rare Big Railroad opener...
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Drums
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Billy and Butch Trucks...towards the end of the longest show of their career!
1
Drums
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Part of a great jam suite at an all-time great show...
2
Drums
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Part of a great jam suite, on Billy's birthday!
2
Casey Jones
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Caps the early show of this legendary evening in style!
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Comments

He's Gone
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Seems to have a bit more punch to it than usual...nice!
Next Time You See Me
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Back to its usual tempo after the cool slow version in Hamburg a few days earlier, this seems like one of the better ones...
Casey Jones
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Crazy to think that Jerry's lyrical flub in this otherwise excellent version is probably the biggest "mistake" of this entire 3h 41m masterpiece of a show...
Sing Me Back Home
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

The one from the following night is my all-time fav, but this one is excellent too!
He's Gone
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

^Most of the show has that feel — to my ears at least — which makes it sound fresh. It's a nice little palette-cleanser before Paris and beyond...
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