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7
Big River
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Segues perfectly out of MAMU and rolls along beautifully til Jerry goes ballistic on the last solo. Must hear.
5
China Cat Sunflower
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Nice early stand alone with a long intro. You can hear the transition from the old intro to the more familiar pickings of later versions.
5
Darkness Jam
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Not really a darkness jam but more of a dark star jam than what it's listed as (PITB) leads into Wharf Rat & is beyond beautiful.
8
Wang Dang Doodle
Oct. 22, 1983
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

The boys really "throw a mess" on this one, making the carrier dome sound like a down and dirty old time saloon. Slinky sick stuff
2
Row Jimmy
April 18, 1987
Irvine Meadows

Check out Jerry's "giddy-up" riffs in the final "Row" choruses!
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Ah yes! Overshadowed I think by the Eyes from this show, this UJB def. deserves a higher ranking.
Pretty Peggy O
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Love the extended intro on this one & like nearly every version from '77 this is just gorgeous--vocally & instrumentally. Jerry's solo doesn't quite hit the heights of 5/5/77, 12/27/77, or 519/77, but is nevertheless superb & is still an easy +1 for the board.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 11, 1981
Coliseum

Who's in the mood for a hidden gem ScarFire from a year that has scads of 'em hiding in plain sight? Check this one out--full lush reading of both tunes and like much of '81, if you're a Brent fan, you'll want to give this a serious listen .
Eyes Of The World
June 4, 1977
The Forum

Glad Melvin is still groovin'...may have to check that out--thx!
Bird Song
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

Another winner from the most consistently great Birdsong Year of 1972. This is a surehanded confident beautifully sung silk-smooth rendition, not a note wasted. Wonderful.
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