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Playin' In The Band
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Wickedly jazzy and powerful; not as wild as 8/27, but it can hardly be faulted for that!
28
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 22, 1973
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois

Amazingly hot; Jerry and Keith kick things up a notch about halfway thru the jam and it never lets up!
14
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 25, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Tight, jazzy and a little freaky too. An underappreciated highlight of a great show.
48
Dark Star
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Two from the Vault. Sharp and energetic. For its time, Garcia and Lesh hit a new level on this one .
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Dark Star
Oct. 25, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

A beautiful MLB jam followed by some of the freakest DS space you'll ever hear. Careful around this one...

Comments

Morning Dew
Aug. 24, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Yes! One of the great lesser-known versions from '72.
The Other One
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Wow this one really moved up! Nice to see it near the top where it deserves to be :)
Dark Star
Aug. 24, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Great pre verse jams on this one...very jazzy. The post verse tiger/space gets pretty nuts.
Dark Star
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Amazing, the post verse jams are some of the wildest and trippiest of all time...Keith and Jerry wail!!!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 11, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

A beautiful, jazzy, and mellow rendition with a nice unique intro by Jerry. Love how fresh they kept this song in this era.