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Passenger
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Huge + screaming + stunning ‘81 version!!!
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Drums -> Space
Aug. 12, 1981
Salt Palace

Spanish Space: “Estimated Prophet>Eyes of the World>Drums>Space>Spanish Jam>Truckin’>Morning Dew>Around and Around>Good Lovin’”!!!
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Good Lovin'
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Super-fun + life-affirming closer to a blast of a show!
3
El Paso
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Powerful version from another under-appreciated spring ‘78 show.
2
Tennessee Jed
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RPI ‘78! The best show you’ve never heard!

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Beat it on Down The Line
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

I pretty much never shit on much of anything, but the show is going well until they hit this “Beat It”. Awful version. Off-kilter + off-speed + the coca isn’t working. Good show to this point, too, and more goodness too come. If you think this is definitive, we should talk. Lotsa 70’s to discuss. Yikes!
Jack Straw
Nov. 25, 1979
Pauly Pavillion

Scorcher…! In the zone from the get-go.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Top-5 pantheon version. Easy. After this, they mostly fall off until the fall and into ‘78, with the exception of 5/13.
Terrapin Station
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

Holy smokes…! Positively going HAM on these early versions (#6)!
Terrapin Station
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

The boppin’est version ever! For real! It bops + hops! Less epic than versions later on in the spring/summer, but different + that ain’t a bad thing. Hunter was tripping on stage, witnessing his + Jerr’s creation come to life. Can’t be beat from a historical standpoint.
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