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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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Dark Star
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Newpot is right. TFTV = 8/24/68 ONLY. The album mislabeled the date as 8/23-24.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Right after the MLB Phil drives them into a brief Other One-ish jam as well.
Weather Report Suite
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Not played this night
Eyes Of The World
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Next to 10/29/73, this is one of the tightest (and best) versions ever played. Phil owns his solo and the post song minor key sections really sparkle.
Dark Star
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

The pre verse portion of this DS is amazing with supple, jazzy ensemble playing, that wanders through many different themes. Things start to really cook around 15 mins. With Garcia leading the charge through a fast paced, bebop type passage that sounds like it might break into an MLB jam. The post verse space is very minimalistic, but segues into a hard hitting Eyes of the World. All in all this is one of the best Dark Stars of the year, and this full suite of second set jams maybe some of the best of all time.
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