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Big River
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

An explosive reading of the tune. Maybe Billy had an inkling beforehand and just wanted to be sure ya'll knew it was still a cowboy number.
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Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
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The Other One
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Proud and upstanding part of a great sequence. Phil is at the top of his game in one of his greatest of bass-playing years.
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The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

This is most notable, I'd say, for the absolutely nuclear bomb that Phil drops during the 'Space' portion. Play it loud on a big rig!
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Alabama Getaway
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Recently got my paws on this Road Trips. There aren't too many good sounding SBDs with this tune from its early vintage out there but this here is certainly one of them. Nice segue into GSET.
The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

Some of Phil's most legendary 'Phil bombs' are from this tour--a result of many factors: great live sound system, beer, well-recorded SBDs, the band at a peak, etc.--and this is a pretty remarkable one. Check out the 'Dark Star' from 10/25/73 for maybe the mother of all Spaces from the Fall '73 tour. Now there's a version that should probably have about 5 times as many votes as it's got now.
Row Jimmy
Jan. 1, 1965
Rich Stadium

Love is a many-splendored thing! Have fun! Now, this here 'Row Jimmy' just might be the very definition of heady...but no up-vote here, 'cause it just don't feel right votin' for sumthin' I ain't never listened to.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

This is one of the shows for which I am most curious about in the 30 Trips box. Will they patch the Rider with the AUD, the SBD of another show, or do they have the complete Rider in the vault?
Row Jimmy
Jan. 1, 1965
Rich Stadium

Grendel is right: explain. It would be best, maybe, if every version was listed-- even the shittiest or worse than that--but had a collection of thoughtful comments about it. A conversation, of sorts. The votes probably speak for themselves which trails are most worth exploring (although there are some duds--- good topic for other online conversations, 'The most out of whack ratings on headyversion'-and plenty of under-the-radar stuff).
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