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He's Gone
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

A solid version with a passage about a minute long straight out of the heavens - directly following the a capella section. Must hear.
8
Stella Blue
July 1, 1979
Seattle Center Coliseum

Horrible video with STELLA sound on YouTube.
2
Black Peter
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The first solo is sweet and beautiful. The outro is short, bluesy shredding.
7
Eyes Of The World
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The well played end to a S>F>E>E combination. Jerry plays with a theme recognizable from the eyes on DP6.
8
Uncle John's Band
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

The encore of the penultimate show of May 1977. It's short, but these people are practiced at this date.
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Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

This wikipedia article does a bit better, darkstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Jam
Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

There's a Donovan song that is the source of both: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_a_Mountain
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

Inasmuch as this is a cocaine-fueled Franklin's, it's at least in the top 5 for the hyperspeed versions. I think top 10 for the stand alone variety as well. It's shortish (10 min.), but it gets to the point in a way that Cape Cod doesn't and there is all this virtuoso playing.
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

By the time they get to Franklin's Tower, they're cooking. Jerry is really aggressive - from the first note on.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The section before rio grandeo is delicate and resplendent.
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