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China Doll
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

A dreamy, airy, beauty right here...Phil riffs all over it Jerry's vocal and the harmonies are special.
14
Pretty Peggy O
May 6, 1980
Rec Hall, Penn State U

Check out the whole show - upfront nice qual aud here for a great show. Road Trips v.3#4
18
Wharf Rat
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Dank and Dirty - this deserves to be heard as well as 4/21/84 both are MONSTERS. Source: SBD, CM
8
Estimated Prophet
June 13, 1987
Ventura County Fairgrounds

The Boys loved to crush this one at the fairground (not far from the beach!) yea screaming too.
6
Ship of Fools
July 14, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Stunning work here - they loved playing this at Ventura.
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Comments

Dark Star
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Just to be clear Billy the Kidd was an excellent jazz drummer.... Earl Klugh is also a nice and right reference Gman. I prefer the straight ahead 69-70 verisons of Dark Star myself but this caught my attention then it drifted during the short nap/space section after the aforementioned Klugh styled interlude. Overall a different and as noted previously nice mellow trip.
To Lay Me Down
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

Dreamy and in no hurry.... tres bien.
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 17, 1970
The Matrix

I went back and listened to 12/23/70 which I believe is also mislabeled as well (same version from what I can hear) so I took that down - whatever the correct date is, this is a shining version for this era and should be in consideration for a perch much higher on the list. Locked in Phil, crazy beats and cranky Jerry with perfect Bobby touches.The playing and mix are stellar.
Feel Like A Stranger
Dec. 2, 1981
Assembly Hall

Brent showcase - with Jer throwing Shakedown riffs and some Shaft jammy thing happening. Different and cool nice call.
Eyes Of The World
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

Like this one for 80's style...sounds as tho Jer is playing off a bit of the MNS riff.
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