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Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Another example of how Sugaree thrived in 6/76: Garcia's sweet, mellow, bubbly silver thread guitar and group dynamics both jaunty & subtle. Primo.
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Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

If possible, a very contemplative TJ. Everyone's in apex '73 form, esp. Godchaux who's mixed fairly high to good effect.
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St. Stephen
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Of the heavenly 1970 Capitol Theater St. Stephens. Just a beautiful union between audience and group. Killer Stephen! CRUNCH!
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Here Comes Sunshine
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Show opener - the perseverence is what really sells me on this one. A struggle, but a worthy one b/c the spoils are lush. Sneaky great.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Never been much for '84 [actually prefer '85 by quite a bit, in general], but this S>F has some great jump and Garcia is super plugged in. By this point, Lesh and Weir seem to have stopped worrying about being audible, but Garcia takes up the slack both vocally and on guitar and frequently dazzles. Easy to overlook, but worth your time. Entertaining and ballsy.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Fantastic revisit. Just a complex but smooth S>F. A definite favorite.
Playin' In The Band
March 22, 1972
Academy of Music

What a great re-visit. A classic. Sadly underappreciated. Sadly's probably a little much - let's just say <should have more votes>.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Even with Weir's false start, this is The One. Garcia's push-button sounding guitar is insane.
Playin' In The Band
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Very underrated Playin' - not its fault it shares the stage with an epic Truckin'.
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