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6
Me and Bobby McGee
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Great vocals by Bobby
1
Cosmic Charlie
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Great long drawn out version out of a shorter Cryptical Envelopment Suite
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Real neat and short early version of the combo. Worth checking out
1
Candyman
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

Fantastic acoustic rendition of the tune
2
Ship of Fools
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Great '74 version a week before the GOAT, part of an incredible show and third set
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
May 21, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

Heard this version played on the Brokedown Podcast's Workingman Dead's show and I have yet to really dig into any 80s Dead but this one stands out! Killer intro and outro jams, well-played all the way through, gonna have to do some more digging....
Promised Land
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

While the show is known for The WRS>Jam>US Blues (and rightfully so), this Promised Land>GDTRFB>Sunshine Daydream right afterwards is a wonderful little Dead nugget, well-played all the way through. This second set also has a Sugar Mags>Scarlet B so that's all you really need to know....
To Lay Me Down
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

Wow. Gonna have to relisten to 6/23 because this one hits the spot...
Black Throated Wind
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Fantastic version. Uniquely played intro, this one is for sure a hidden gem from this monster show
How Sweet It Is
March 25, 1972
Academy of Music

Jerry's voice here is so damn perfect. Not my first time listening, but absolutely love the Bo Diddley set and this one comes out so hot to open the Dead's first set. Incredible stuff full of emotion and wishing they played this again!
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