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52
To Lay Me Down
Sept. 26, 1980
Warfield Theater

dead reckoning. am i the only one that believes this is the definitive version??? so beautiful.
6
King Bee
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

2/11/69 album. not very long, but the best pig vocals i've ever heard on this tune. very satisfying.
16
Spanish Jam
Feb. 23, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

DP22 version. very creative, gets out there.
10
Cream Puff War
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

so many roads box set version. definitive. tight, smokin' solo to boot.
1
Sitting on Top of the World
July 1, 1966
Unknown (perhaps Fillmore Auditorium)

birth of the dead version - tight! vocals are decent, too.
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Comments

Good Lovin'
April 25, 1971
Fillmore East

LOL ^
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 28, 1972
Stanley Theatre

I'm generally skeptical of versions rated highly for gimmicks. (St. Stephen jam, 80,524 beat intro to BIODTL, etc...) but this version smokes even without the nod to Stephen. I think my vote just tied this for first place with Veneta, 16-16.
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 20, 1974
Winterland Arena

Why was this left off the GD Movie soundtrack?!?!?
Pretty Peggy O
June 17, 1975
Winterland Arena

Wow, thanks for this suggestion. Very nice.
Cassidy
Feb. 27, 1981
Uptown Theater

Clean is right- a sleeper for sure, except for coming out of the last solo... I swear they miss the cue on that more than they don't... But still a great one, and better than most above this. Thanks for introducing me to it.
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