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Submissions

2
Promised Land
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Picks right back up on the C Berry rock-n-roll, a la ‘74
2
Big River
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

Cavortin Ivories
1
Casey Jones
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Caps a helluva show in fine form
3
Around and Around
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

I just had to dance
2
Hey Pocky Way
Sept. 12, 1987
Capital Centre

New song, hits the track running, and diversifies the repertoire
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Comments

Samson and Delilah
Aug. 4, 1976
Roosevelt Stadium

Hang on for the ride everyone – with Phil at the helm.
Bertha
July 24, 1987
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Throw me in the jailhouse!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 31, 1977
Winterland Arena

There's a good handful of versions with the skipped verse; 9/2/78 and 7/16/90 come to mind.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

The common source for this show is strong on the Bobby channel, but this China->Rider really showcases his masterful contributions. And the patience exercised in the drifty transition sends the music on a sweet boomerang journey.
Throwing Stones
Sept. 21, 1982
Madison Square Garden

Embryonic and sprightly with an unfettered jam, it joins for the 1st time with a (frantic) NFA
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