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China Doll
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Achingly beautiful
22
St. Stephen
Feb. 28, 1969
Fillmore West

Amazingly good
6
Dire Wolf
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Bouncy, happy version
12
Doin' That Rag
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

pure psychedelic energy
20
The Eleven
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

After THE Dark Star and probably the best St. Stephen. How is this not here?
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Scarlet Begonias
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Best stand-alone version for sure. Goes into a beautiful IMHBTR
He's Gone
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Excellent jamming
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The final part when they come back to the verse is crazy, I don't think I ever heard something like it.
Here Comes Sunshine
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

What a perfect way to start the DIck's Picks series, this is insane.
Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Stars out really quiet and mellow, very contemplative. After the first verse the band falls quiet, the silence is filled with electricity and expectation, until they finally release all the withheld energy and they never look back. When you think they are done they fall into a very short but delightful Feelin' Groovy Jam, the whole rest of the song is one tremendous peak. Just before they fall into second verse Jerry throws in some beautiful passages. Beautiful is just the word to describe this version.
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