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6
Dire Wolf
Dec. 28, 1983
Civic Auditorium

Distortion and Wammy bar Weir on this tour. This Dire is very solid.
20
Big River
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

I love how Jerry tricks out his background vocals on this one.
8
Day Tripper
March 31, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Ok there were 5 of them. 2 out of 5 is not so bad. Playin'>Day Tripper is good stuff. I for one wanted more.
9
Take A Step Back
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Phil-directed, Healy-ized trippy start to Set 2.
32
China Doll
Oct. 11, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Bertha>jam>China Doll. So very sweet.
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Comments

Little Red Rooster
March 13, 1981
Utica Coliseum

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Shakedown Street
Sept. 16, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

Heard this for the first time recently. It might not be as put together as later versions, but it is a clean version with lots of cool improvs. Sounds almost like a studio outtake. An instant fav for me.
Shakedown Street
May 16, 1981
Barton Hall - Cornell University

I love the vocal jam from this one. It really could have gone forever if I was making the decisions.
Sugaree
March 14, 1981
Hartford Civic Center

Wow how did I miss this one for so.many years. Charged up is right and with the JerBear clearly in charge.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 17, 1973
Pauley Pavilion - University of California

They were on fire no doubt! The transition jam has many unique phrases, and is one of the best ever done for sure. This needs to be much, much higher up on the list.
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