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Mexicali Blues
April 12, 1982
Nassau Coliseum

Very lively - one of the fstest, most rousing versions you will here.
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Mama Tried
April 12, 1982
Nassau Coliseum

Fiesty!
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I Need A Miracle
April 3, 1989
Civic Arena

Damn, I love this tune. The Dead'sbest song clocking in under 5 minutes.
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Drums -> Space
Oct. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

A very underrated run of shows.
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Mexicali Blues
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

Everybody polka!
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Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Get your headphones, because this is a real treat. When they get to the pre-SSDD jam, you can actually hear everybody clearly. You can even go - whoah - that's Billy on the left and Mickey on the right. It's actually a mentally draining experience, listening to 6 different musicians playing one piece of music at the same time. On almost every recording, someone is louder than someone else and you might have to strain to hear everybody,but hear you take it all in. Wonderful soundboard.
Big River
Nov. 10, 1979
Chrisler Arena

Jerry's jam during the first instrumental break does stop and continues all the way through the second verse. He usually drops that boogie and picks up something else.
Passenger
April 29, 1980
Fox Theatre

There are two instrumental breaks, with Jerry just going crazy. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard. Amazed that nobody has posted it yet.
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Aggressive drumming. High energy. Great pre-SSDD jam.
The Race Is On
Sept. 27, 1980
Warfield Theater

Most copies are clipped. It's not a great recording, but it's complete. https://archive.org/details/gd1980-09-27.nak300.walker-scotton.miller.89006.sbeok.flac16/gd80-09-27d1t02.flac
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