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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

The last halfstep of '76. After Rio Grandeo everyone including the crowd gets into it. The source is a B+ AUD.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Topical
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Ship of Fools
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Timely
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Franklin's Tower
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

Different types of solos at each turn: straightaway, Listen-to-the-music-play, spacey, bluegrassy
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Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

This one is fiery, especially the solo, in the vein of 8/24/80, including a hint of a Delilah Jones growl.
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Comes A Time
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

The top two on this list are my two favorites. There are some other lists for which I can't say the same, but there are two a+ versions on top here at least.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 14, 1981
Hartford Civic Center

I like several at the top of this list, but this has been my go to china rider for the last six months. This one is crystal clear, with Jerry playing loud and out in front, even though it's an AUD. It's one of the clearer audience recordings I know.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 2, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

I see that there were only 10 half steps in 1979. This one is not as good as its cousin 10/28 (which is cerebral, 13 and a half minutes and sounds like the summer), but there's a pretty nice peak after rio grandeo.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

I totally agree. I saw what excess said, knew what that meant and went straight to it. An awesome meandering summertime on either side of rio grandeo. Too bad the original recommendation was mute on the sweet ethereal jams herein.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 15, 1978
William and Mary College Hall

This was great - Garcia tears it up throughout and then eats his guitar post rio grandeo.
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