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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Every bit the equal of Cornell. 8/24/80 still has a better solo, but this is 1977 y'all.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 28, 1977
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Perfect, with some filthy guitar in the outro.
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Scarlet Begonias
June 12, 1984
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

1984 audience only standalone Scarlet (touch) at Red Rocks. Great solo, excellent transition.
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Ship of Fools
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

10 minutes, on YouTube and worth a peek in b/w scarlet>bucket and terrapin.
5
Hell in a Bucket
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Out of Scarlet Begonias to open the second set, with some teases of the song in the transition.
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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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