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He's Gone
Nov. 18, 1978
Uptown Theatre
Unique section after the gospel singing. Great transition to TOO
6
Touch of Grey
Sept. 15, 1982
Capital Centre
The debut, as an encore - raw, lyrics askew, fun times
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The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 21, 1978
The Summit
A speedy rendition on a single extant AUD from what is IMO the golden age of TMNS. Good for 77-Feb79, but compares favorably to any MNS thereafter.
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Cumberland Blues
Sept. 11, 1981
Greek Theater
This one cooks. It’s the third one since 74, but it’s all so fluid.
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Mind Left Body Jam
Sept. 6, 1979
Madison Square Garden
The transition between NFA and Stella is about a minute of MLB. Not the best, but a unique transition and tease for 1979.
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The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena
This one stands up against other MNS from the era, especially because the first set has a clear recording: https://archive.org/details/gd1979-02-03.set1.sbd.fixed-102851.miller.102876.flac16/gd79-02-03d1t12.flac The second set just has the circulating AUD, but has an all-time Scarlet Begonias.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena
This is the first one since 12/29/77, and the first of four that they played in February 1979. It's part of the farewell Godchaux era, like the three Dark Stars from the same period. It's pretty good, but I have to admit that those are some of my favorite Dark Stars, too.
Pretty Peggy O
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center
This is it.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium
What a thoughtful review
The Wheel
Aug. 28, 1981
Long Beach Arena
This one is most definitely unique. It's worth hunting down. I saw the comment today and when I searched it on YouTube, a video with just the outro (the last 6:29) is one of the top hits. That was an early indication that this one is special.
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Dark Star
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