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Loose Lucy
May 5, 1990
California State University Dominguez Hills

Sweet, powerful latter-day version on a hot afternoon on the soccer field at Cal State.
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Hard to Handle
April 17, 1969
Washington U.

Fantastic early H2H when Jer was still rippin' it with the slide!
4
Good Lovin'
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Why isn't this rager on here yet?! Maybe not as long as some, but full of that early Dead energy that we love so much!
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Mason's Children
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Absolutely ROCKIN' Mason's kicks off the eeeelectric portion of this show. This might be the first one ever played...they rip it up!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1973
Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois

Rippin' C>R from when they were first starting to open it up...'73 goodness.
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Dancin' in the Streets
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

My 7th birthday! Wow...this is a truly smokin' jam! Dancin'>Mojo>Dancin'>Wheel? Yes please.
Cumberland Blues
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

FOUR votes? C'mon people... this one's a smoker!
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Aw jeez...what can I add? This is the one you've been looking for, no doubt. If you ever wondered what it would sound like if Jerry was in a metal band, and they played U.S. Blues, here you go. You gotta see the video, though. STARTLING to see Jerry move like that on stage. I love it. Not the tightest, but ol' Jer clearly had ALL of his mixes dialed that night. Just exactly perfect.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 14, 1971
Davis Gym, Bucknell University

This one is a SMOKER. I think this is close to the prototype version of China>Rider in it's peak period. They got jammier later on, but they were never this punchy again. Sounds great on 30DoD from 2012...
He's Gone
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

An amazing jam emerges out of this one...almost 10 minutes worth of unique goodness!
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