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Eyes Of The World
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

There's a beautiful 16mm video of this on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1dNTexCL4. Some absolutely beautiful runs by Jerry here
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Turn On Your Love Light
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Not the best sound quality, but the quality shines through. Deserves a listing. Jerry and Bill K. on top form
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Me and My Uncle
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

This needs more votes. It's confident, solid, well-delivered, and bouncy as hell.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 7, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Dynamic. Not the best, perhaps, but a 25-minute version from DP16 that's definitely worth listing.
21
Caution
Feb. 24, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

An absolute monster. From 'Dick's Picks Vol. 22'. The way Pigpen's vocals are recorded, weaving in and out of the rhythm tracks, is truly haunting.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Very cleanly recorded, but feels like a slightly hollow demo. 1969-'72 (mainly '69) were this song's peak years; it was still embryonic in August '68.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Wonderfully dynamic in its movement, heartfelt, and bestowed with several peaks where the band enjoys a supernal synergy. Gorgeous.
One More Saturday Night
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Surely this is the best ever?! The idiosyncratic drumming, the great vocals from Bob, the dynamism of the whole band... oh man, 26 April '72 was a truly awesome night.
Jack Straw
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Beautiful, heartfelt, well-paced. It's perfect; better than the 'Europe '72' version, IMHO, although the famed '79 version (Nassau Coliseum) is justly lauded.
Turn On Your Love Light
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

This is so damn brisk, it just never lets up. Such quick playing, and quick thinking by the whole band, just thinking and playing as one organism. Over 15 minutes long, and the intensity never even dips slightly - which can't really be said for any other version, although I am partial to the more *dynamic* 'Live/Dead', Fillmore West and Hollywood Palladium versions ('69, '69, '71). Oh, and in this version, the transition into GDTRFB is sublime.
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