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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.
30
Eyes Of The World
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Powerful melodic jamming on this one
42
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

Playin' In The Band
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

Love this one! Some unique jams including a raucous tiger peak. Jerry is particularly inspired.
Playin' In The Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

Any doubters of what PITB was capable of post-hiatus (and trust me, I used to be one of them) need to hear this immediately. The incredibly jazzy improv and telepathic interplay in this version are just magical. The reprise flows and builds fantastically to a mini tiger climax, riding the main ten theme to perfection. An A+ classic version!
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

One of the best versions of the year, very cool jams + a nice little Phil solo at the end.
Playin' In The Band
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

The 6+ minute jam on at the end (after they space out for a while) is awesome and very unique as far as Playin's go. Gets into some serious "type 2" territory, to use a little Phish lingo.
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

The jamming on the first half is especially intense. One of the very best of any year.
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