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3
Truckin'
March 7, 1981
Cole Field House

From a kind of under the radar show: Truckin out of space winds down into a spacey jam, atypical of the period.
6
Cryptical Envelopment
Sept. 3, 1985
Starlight Theater

Really, none of these '85 versions are all that great (except as novelties), but this one is probably the strongest. JG gets all the words right!
5
Bertha
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Okay, so maybe Garcia drops some words (& even verses) here and there...it gives him an opportunity for an extra long solo, which winds around nicely.
13
Ripple
Dec. 6, 1980
Mill Valley Recreation Center

With the small crowd you can actually hear the band sing!
6
Crazy Fingers
Sept. 7, 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Classic version. Segues into Samson.
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Comments

Mason's Children
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

Surely the most "out-there" Mason's ever done: points in some interesting dimensions that the band went in 1970, and some that they sadly didn't get to explore.
China Doll
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

All of the elements which make a version strong are here in excess.
Bertha
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Definitive.
Row Jimmy
May 16, 1993
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Good use of MIDI on this late-afternoon version.
You Don't Have To Ask
March 25, 1966
Trouper's Hall

This is one of our earliest examples of the band really stretching out on a song; you can see the steps they're taking toward the Cream Puffs of '66 (and of course Viola Lee).
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