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Morning Dew
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Despite a buzzkill audience patch, this one is as classic as they come
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Morning Dew
April 22, 1969
The Ark

Really awesome early Dew, Jerry can't be stopped!
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He's Gone
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

Garcia on slide guitar during the outtro!
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The Other One
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Hundred Year Hall - One of the longest and spaciest ever, cool Clementine style riff in the middle
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The Other One
Nov. 14, 1973
San Diego International Sports Arena

Epic triple Other One sandwich. This one goes off in a million great jazzy directions, watch out!
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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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