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Caution
May 12, 1980
Boston Garden

This is a pretty intense early 80s-style Caution jam. I was surprised to find this just now.
5
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

A unique beginning with nice peaks to both the mid jam and the outro.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Feb. 4, 1979
Dane County Coliseum

The final Keith and Donna Half Step stands up well, even though there's one lonely AUD.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 11, 1979
Billerica Forum

An early Brent Mydland Half Step with electric piano pre rio grandeo and a joyful Garcia solo afterwards.
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Sugaree
Oct. 18, 1978
Winterland Arena

No fanning or soaring peaks, but solo 3 (7:45-12:45 on CM's SBD) is a new favorite - sublime, mellow, laid back.
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Comments

Estimated Prophet
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

The video makes this one for me. The votes for the mosque, other may '77, etc. have elicited complaints before, but with this one you get to see what the song looked like at the time and that adds a rich dimension.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

The pre rio grandeo solo holds this one back. Otherwise, this is the stuff.
Dancin' in the Streets
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

63 votes for Cornell but 6 votes for this one, yet in this case there's a black and white video with SBD sound and a nice Jerry slide solo deep in the jam. There is only one C AUD on the archive for this date, so I imagine that has weighed this one down. The YouTube video starts mid-estimated prophet late in the first set. This dancin is 41:00 in.
Eyes Of The World
May 13, 1983
Greek Theater

This one stands out, smack dab as it is in the middle of the cocaine that drove this song in the 80s. It's not slow, but it's not an attempt to get d>s in 6 minutes either. This one bears a stronger resemblance to a '77 or 11/5/79 much more so than so many others from the era. And at 19 minutes, it's got about 10 minutes on a typical 80s Eyes.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

The elements of the great 77 half steps are realized most fully for the first time on this take. The b/w video shows what it looks like. 9 votes on 7/19/20 does not reflect where this version should sit among 77 half steps.
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