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The Race Is On
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Usually let this tune slip on by but this one is really sweet ,even Donna sings in tune !
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Easy Wind
Feb. 27, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

On a run of listening to early 70 shows and this stopped me short,thought I'd find it atop the list.
23
Jack A Roe
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Calling Dr Beechwood first one ever and maybe perfect!
19
Cassidy
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Chill ,mellow tight version that is available on aa sweet "Betty Board" that puts the precussion front an center.There seems to be 3 other examples of
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Box of Rain
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Phil and Donna kick it out in a show that smokes from the China opener on as a bonus there is a top shelf CM soundboard for your listening pleasure
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The Music Never Stopped
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Great version from a criminally overlooked show.
Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Nasty freezing rain made getting into the city pure hell that night.Opening up what turned out to be perhaps the best show of the year with this smoking rain and snow turned it all to sunshine.
Jack Straw
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

I'm not crazy about the whole Barton Hall thing but this Jack Straw is downright profound,even after countless hearings I still get chills.
St. Stephen
April 23, 1969
The Ark

How the hell did anyone even vote for any post71 versions of this song?
Not Fade Away
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

I was at the englishtown show that tops the list but this version is just more interesting
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