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Caution
May 12, 1980
Boston Garden

This is a pretty intense early 80s-style Caution jam. I was surprised to find this just now.
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The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

A unique beginning with nice peaks to both the mid jam and the outro.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Feb. 4, 1979
Dane County Coliseum

The final Keith and Donna Half Step stands up well, even though there's one lonely AUD.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 11, 1979
Billerica Forum

An early Brent Mydland Half Step with electric piano pre rio grandeo and a joyful Garcia solo afterwards.
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Sugaree
Oct. 18, 1978
Winterland Arena

No fanning or soaring peaks, but solo 3 (7:45-12:45 on CM's SBD) is a new favorite - sublime, mellow, laid back.
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Aiko Aiko
July 26, 1987
Anaheim Stadium

Yes, this is summery for sure. The linked source sounds great and everything is tight as can be, even if it is short.
Sugaree
July 27, 1973
Grand Prix Racecourse

A great early version and the half step is sweet too. That 11/30/79 Terrapin, Watkins Glen and that 12/31/76 Good Lovin>Samson were the highlights of an amazing day on Cape Hatteras. There’s nothing like summer and the Grateful Dead.
Good Lovin'
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

One of a kind with a jam that prefigures the anomalous Samson that follows. It was on Sirius today. The Samson is smoked and represents a perfect mix of 76 and 77.
Midnight Hour
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Darkstar, you're right as rain, as usual. Recently I was reminded of that theory that 10,000 hours of practice can produce expert-level knowledge or virtuosity or whatever. These guys had been at it for a while at this point and so as gritty as this sounds compared to '74 or '76, the band is moving in unison in very much the same way. And some mountain jam flavors are there too - beautiful, major-scale stuff. Thanks, bro.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

This is the first really good one of the golden era. The 77s that come before it aren’t as good, though they are still of the same sort. But this is right there with 5/7, 5/12, 5/17, 5/25 and 6/9.
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