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18
Till The Morning Comes
Oct. 4, 1970
Winterland Arena

38
Close Encounters Jam
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

A cool spacey Jam, and technically the best version, 'tis the only version.
7
You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

This version of a fun Loretta Lynn song is mandatory listening for any serious Donna fan!
7
Dire Wolf
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

First one ever! A short little acoustic one, which makes it sound like a Appalachian folk song.
4
Dark Star
June 7, 1969
Fillmore West

Not sure it's the best one, but this 20-minute Dark Star was mindblowing to me.
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Comments

Big Railroad Blues
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Plus this really funky groove!
Spanish Jam
Sept. 4, 1983
Park West Ski Resort

No... I'm sorry, the one with Day Tripper in '85 was the worst one of all time. This shows is far better! (Listen the the penultimate Scarlet>Fire!) Worst Show: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Grateful%20Dead%29%20AND%20date%3A1985-08-24
Victim Or The Crime
Feb. 27, 1990
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

I actually like this one better than the one above!
Jack Straw
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Jerry's hands must have been propelled by some kind of sonic musical motor.
Drums -> Space
April 19, 1982
Baltimore Civic Center

I dig that one too.
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