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One More Saturday Night
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Great ending to a fantastic second set
1
Big Boss Man
July 29, 1966
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium

Real good, really early version
6
Tennessee Jed
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

This one goes on and on and on. A+ version, ‘76 was a great year for this song
1
Hurts Me Too
March 3, 1968
Haight Street

Very cool historic show
2
Alabama Getaway
Feb. 27, 1981
Uptown Theater

Smokin' opener

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!