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El Paso
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

The jazzy '76 feel brings out the polka in the song a bit more than in other years.
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Mountain Jam
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

During Alligator, post-drums. One of the most discernible, helps that show was recorded on multi-track.
16
Not Fade Away
May 14, 1978
Providence Civic Center

West LA Fadeaway jam in the transition jam to GDTRFB
4
Doin' That Rag
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Rollicking and ramschackle.
9
Smokestack Lightnin'
July 15, 1989
Deer Creek Music Center

Sweet jam smoothly decelerating into drumz after Truckin' craziness
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Comments

Mind Left Body Jam
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

I'm not 100% certain, but I think the reason for the change is to be able to give Brent's estate a cut of the songwriting credits (since he wasn't a member of the Grateful Dead when they first came up with the "Mind Left Body Jam.")
Cassidy
Oct. 19, 1989
The Spectrum

+1 to the above ^^^^^^
Eyes Of The World
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

This performance was so epochal it was even mentioned in Herb Caen's daily column in the SF Chronicle.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 9, 1989
Hampton Coliseum

Long, long, crazy, crazy tour...
Bird Song
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

I'm sorry, 12/9/89.
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