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Jack Straw
Dec. 31, 1977
Winterland Arena

Piston Pumpin' version to close '77. Overlooked? This is the 244th version listed. Deserves to climb the pile.
2
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Sept. 16, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

From the Hearth (Avalon - Historic/ Vintage Album Version)
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Aug. 29, 1983
Silva Hall, Hult Center

Attacked with precision and exuberance by the ensemble, who bat this one on down the road in viscous and youthful ’83 style.
1
The Wheel
July 1, 1971
Wally Heider's Studio

Version from Garcia's first album - the first and the best
3
Jack Straw
Nov. 7, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

Brisk, optimistic, and bubbling with noodlage
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Comments

Me and My Uncle
April 20, 1983
Providence Civic Center

Check. Like a pinball stuck in the Jerry & Phil Bumpers.
Caution
Dec. 12, 1969
Thelma Theater

Yup, it's the jam that brings us to Caution that gets me to vote for this one.
Blow Away
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

And that none of this seemed to matter to ‘naked pole guy’, as he is known on other websites, who just kept right on getting a sunshine daydream sunburn…
King Solomon's Marbles
March 23, 1975
Kezar Stadium

What you all said and more. One of the -- if not the -- most energetic jam. Insistent, unrelenting...
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Yes, and you realize that anew each time, it seems. In this case, the He's Gone gave me a chance to pick up the marbles.
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