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Not Fade Away
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Very strong version with lots of slinky Jerry guitar. Ending builds up nicely.
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Eyes Of The World
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Powerful melodic jamming on this one
43
Sugaree
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

3 rockin instrumental breaks on this great version from the Swing.
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Estimated Prophet
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Absolutely hypnotic jam out of Estimated, Jerry is insane. Too bad this is no longer on the Archive.
2
Good Lovin'
Dec. 27, 1977
Winterland Arena

This one flat out rocks. Amazing energy from Phil.
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Comments

Truckin'
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Excellent version of Truckin', but what really makes it is the Nobody's/MLB segments and subsequent jamming around these themes. Just amazing exploration with lots of energy to go around. They change gears with such skillful ease that they almost make it sound easy.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 16, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Oops! That's supposed to be 10-16-74.
Scarlet Begonias
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Hot version from an underrated 1st set that, for whatever reason, wasn't included on the official release (Dick's Picks 12). This show as a whole just might be a little better than 6/28.
St. Stephen
April 23, 1969
The Ark

I'm a die hard pre-hiatus guy, but I second grendel's rec and will throw 10/15/77 and 1/22/78 into the mix. Guarantee they'll change your minds! ;)
Eyes Of The World
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Very strong version with lots of big time Phil, though this doesn't quite reach the majestic heights of, say, 6/20, 8/6, or 9/11/74.
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