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Wharf Rat
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Dark Star> He's Gone > Wharf Rat > Truckin'. RFK 73. A great sequence at, in my opinion, the show of the year
8
Around and Around
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Right between a sweet Here Comes Sunshine and an all-time Dark Star, the boys rip a quick A&A. Nice interplay between Keith and Jer
1
Next Time You See Me
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

The boys do this classic justice, both Jer and Pig have some solid playing. Not as rippin' as some of Europe 72s, but it's the April 71 run!
4
Me and My Uncle
March 10, 1981
Madison Square Garden

The end of a Half-Step>Frankin's Tower>MAMU triptych, not too shabby.
6
Little Red Rooster
March 10, 1981
Madison Square Garden

It's the Dead at the Garden, plenty for the whole family to enjoy! Some inspired playing on display

Comments

The Other One
April 14, 1978
Cassell Coliseum - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

How is this so unloved?
The Other One
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

MASSIVELY underrated. Wow. I have to give it another few listens before I can be descriptive, but I had never heard a hes gone within an other one, although there are plenty of pairings of the two. SBD is not perfect, but it's all there is and it's certainly not a rough listen on this section. Great jamming, Phil's high in the mix, and the spacey points are wonderful, the landing into he's gone comes down from Pluto
The Music Never Stopped
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

Oh, lord, this is the best one. *I just heard 10/1/77 and I'll rescind this claim, gotta listen more but that definitely makes me rethink it
Feedback
Oct. 13, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

This actually is the 12th, the tape circulated for a long time as 10-13, but they are the same. Regardless, it's one of the best primal dead shows and the tape is super clean.
Deal
July 31, 1982
Manor Downs

Sloppy entrance into the jam, but Jerry does make up for it. It's pretty decent, but I wouldn't make the case for top 5. I kinda screwed myself by listening to the Tangled Up in Blue from 3/7/82 right before this which got me fiending for '82 dead. Jer's playing a nursery rhyme here by comparison, but still decent