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Playin' In The Band
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

A good cure for those 'No 'Cid Blues'. This one is a gem.
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Morning Dew
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Part of the first Playin' sandwich. The transition back into Playin' is like the cops kicking your door in at 4 a.m. it is so sudden and surprising.
2
Turn On Your Love Light
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

An aural honeypot capping a dynamite show.
12
Dark Star
Nov. 7, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

A breezy and pleasant intro gives way to a monstrous intra-verse portion that features some 'Uncle John's Band'-themed jamming.
13
Dark Star
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

Serene, frenetic, diffuse, cluttered--in short, this one goes through more changes than David Bowie's hair. Pheatures a phleshed out 'Philo Stomp'.
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Comments

Cassidy
Oct. 19, 1989
The Spectrum

Maybe I’ve just heard this one so many times, I don’t know, but this is the version by which I judge all other versions.
The Music Never Stopped
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Incredible stuff. The only reason this is not offically recognized as the ‘headiest’ version in these pages is that 4/24/78 is not as well-known as 5/9/77.
Promised Land
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

This makes me wanna be in a ’78 Ford 150 pickup with Latvala and a lid of his Hawaiian green going down a dirt road with the tune boomin’, the sun shinin’, and talkin’ ‘bout nothin’ but the Dead. Awesome version.
The Wheel
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

Mistakenly put this up for 2/5/78, but all is right now.
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

A generally laid-back and meandering version. The reprise however, is twangy and driving.
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