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12
Caution
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

Sick
10
Cryptical Envelopment
Oct. 22, 1967
Unknown

Monster reprise, longer than many from '68.
5
Bird Song
March 23, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Beautiful, flowing, spacey version, reminiscent of 3/7/81 from a couple weeks earlier.
8
Franklin's Tower
March 12, 1981
Boston Garden

SHRRREADS!
4
Big River
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Mega got version, Jer's second solo just burns and burns!
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1973
Omaha Civic Auditorium

Just have to add that I think this medley is a little better than the version they did on 10/27/73; Playin' reprise gets especially wild!
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Really intense, jazzy version...Garcia is on fire for the whole show, which is one of the best of the year IMO.
Scarlet Begonias
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

This transition is as perfect as it gets and one of the best of the '80s, if not all time!
The Other One
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

I think this version as a whole is a bit underwhelming, but the Tiger/feedback section deserves special mention as one of the greatest "spaces" ever performed.
The Other One
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

"It's really too weird up here, it really is..."
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