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Wharf Rat
Dec. 27, 1977
Winterland Arena

12 minutes of '77 magic from an under rated show
5
Ship of Fools
July 14, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Sweet Jerry vocals. A delicate ship setting sail into the post 1974 seas. Good harmonies from Bob and Donna. An overlooked show from an overlooked yea
4
Deal
Aug. 5, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Arena

One of best of 1974. Tight, Jerry inventive and confident, good soloing. Everything a Deal should be. Give it a listen.
4
Johnny B. Goode
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Nice Keith solo at the end to end a superb show from start to end.
3
Row Jimmy
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Comes out of a MLB jam, a big fat mellow groove sets out what is one of those weeks of really good versions.
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Sugaree
May 3, 1977
The Palladium

Brilliant quality aud recording from Glassberg. https://archive.org/details/gd1977-05-03.aud.glassberg.motb.0042.86241.flac16 Give the whole show a whirl, even by May '77 standards it's good.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Probably because the SQ of this show is poor up until Jack Straw means many people probably just miss out. This starts just '72 good like any of the above shows then Jerry goes shredding mad!!! Also listen out for the Dark Star from this show-also V.G
Box of Rain
Nov. 1, 1970
Waly Heider Studios

Thing is Phil's voice was always a bit dodgy,and after 1973 isn't up to it. Maybe they should have let Jerry and Donna sing it.
He's Gone
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

After looking down this list, I went to this show and started at the beginning. Wow,what a good He's Gone, but what a good show all in all. A Candyman(rare for 73, Jerry flubbs the lyrics but makes up for it. Great show.
He's Gone
Sept. 26, 1972
Stanley Theatre

this gets played each of the three nights of this mini run. All are stellar. 1972 is such a fine year for the Dead and this song. I can't pick the best 3 from the September run of shows let alone from the whole year. My brain hurts again.........
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