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Submissions

1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
March 28, 1993
Knickerbocker Arena

Another heartfelt rendition (4th to last)
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

More '71 vitamins...
2
Bertha
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Turn sunburst orange, blue, and white all over again
5
Don't Ease Me In
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Ah the joy, in them tearing it up and us getting to listen!
3
El Paso
Oct. 19, 1973
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena

Another rein-whipping galloper for the list
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Comments

Cold Rain and Snow
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Yeah, another sequence burned into my psyche... great transition going in, punctuated by two Phil power cords Bahmmp - Baah!
Wharf Rat
Sept. 16, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Slip through the plane for sure
Row Jimmy
Nov. 7, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

The beautifully flowing bubbly noodlage really marks this version.
Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Standout version - my favorite
Throwing Stones
Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Ah, the chaos of the early version jams, before they rounded it up into Ashes to Samson.
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