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Not Fade Away
May 10, 1980
Hartford Civic Center

Rather surprising this hasn't been submitted, this show seeks a bit underrated in general. Garcia gets majorly vicious here.
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Aiko Aiko
July 29, 1988
Laguna Seca Recreation Area

Stupendous Garcia
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Cassidy
April 10, 1978
Fox Theatre

Howling Jerome
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Big Railroad Blues
April 19, 1986
Berkeley Community Theater

Theyind of all over the place
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Cassidy
April 19, 1986
Berkeley Community Theater

This gets kind of woolly, maybe a little chaotic but worth a listing
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Comments

Row Jimmy
May 3, 1977
The Palladium

This one is perfect
Brown Eyed Women
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Excellent version, and sung well--best "I cut hickory just to fire the still" delivery ever
Jack Straw
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Very clean, smooth, and well-played. Others have more fireworks, but this hits a particular spot.
China Doll
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

This is an incredible second set, but I'm flabbergasted that this ranks #1. It's very slow, and Garcia screws up the verses AND the vocal outro. The instrumental outro is nice, and it's not a bad version overall, but #1? For a sleeper, check out 1973-02-19....
Jack A Roe
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

I have to go against the consensus here. This one is indeed great, but I don't think the song had heated up to where it would be yet in Spring 1977. I do like the May 26th Baltimore version better than this....for even better ones, try 1979-11-06 and 1982-04-06...
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