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Eyes Of The World
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Dick's Picks 19. Otherworldly jamming leading up to a soulful stella, Jerry sounds incredible!
23
The Eleven
April 27, 1969
Labor Temple

Dick's Picks 26. Unparalled energy. You can literally hear the crowd going nuts during the Everest-sized peaks!!
7
The Eleven
April 13, 1969
Ballroom

Long, sweet and jazzy. Ebbs and peaks.
16
Truckin'
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Oh man can't forget this one! Electric Truckin' jam into some awesome, spacey almost Playin' territory before they land on a great Let It Grow
18
Jack Straw
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Bridge jam really goes for it!
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Comments

Truckin'
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Excellent version of Truckin', but what really makes it is the Nobody's/MLB segments and subsequent jamming around these themes. Just amazing exploration with lots of energy to go around. They change gears with such skillful ease that they almost make it sound easy.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 16, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Oops! That's supposed to be 10-16-74.
Scarlet Begonias
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Hot version from an underrated 1st set that, for whatever reason, wasn't included on the official release (Dick's Picks 12). This show as a whole just might be a little better than 6/28.
St. Stephen
April 23, 1969
The Ark

I'm a die hard pre-hiatus guy, but I second grendel's rec and will throw 10/15/77 and 1/22/78 into the mix. Guarantee they'll change your minds! ;)
Eyes Of The World
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Very strong version with lots of big time Phil, though this doesn't quite reach the majestic heights of, say, 6/20, 8/6, or 9/11/74.
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