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The Eleven
Feb. 24, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

RAGING. 'nuff said. Goes into 'Drums', then 'Alligator', and can be found on 'Dick's Picks Vol. 22'.
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Two Souls in Communion
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

C'mon, this is SURELY the definitive version?! Pigpen is so strong yet so poignantly vulnerable in this cut, with perfect fills from Jerry and Bill.
12
Morning Dew
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Intense stuff; brisk but heartfelt. Real acid rock. The venue people cut off the power at the end, but 'til then, it's still 7 great minutes.
35
Turn On Your Love Light
Jan. 26, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

I know Deadheads try to prove themselves by choosing more obscure versions, but the 'Live/Dead' version is EASILY in the Top 5 'Love Lights' ever.

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Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

A wonderful version before and after that horrendous cut/fade. Committed and vivacious.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

The chorus is (beauti)fully sung, and Jerry nails the solo after it.
The Race Is On
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Keith's stunning piano flourishes make this one a must-listen.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

The "China Cat Sunflower" part is truly sublime. Stunning guitar tone, confident, creative, dazzlingly quick, nimble, playful -- and contains a lovely MLB jam. What more could you ask of a CCS?
Row Jimmy
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

This has greater peaks of guitar emotion than Winterland. There are bits where Jerry makes his strings weep and moan in ways that just aren't there on the Winterland version.
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