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Candyman
Dec. 15, 1986
Oakland Coliseum Arena

Must hear b/c it's Jerry's first show back after the coma...crowd goes INSANE on "won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in town!"
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Walking the Dog
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

Midnite Hour>WTD>Big Boss Man to open the show-Wow!; Walkin' worth it just to hear Jerry sustain the vocal on "Pretty maids all in a Roooooooowww!"
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I Need A Miracle
Jan. 10, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Flawless deliver by Weir followed by extended, bluesy, gritty Garcia jam
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Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 28, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Greatest STEPHEN ever Told. Jerry rips into a "St.Stephen" jam in the bridge jam before the reprise. 2d only to 8/27
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Dark Star
Oct. 25, 1969
Winterland Arena

For those who don't care for the feedback/chase dog from the room DS's...this one is jazzy, jammy, rockin', & beautiful. No distortion; none needed
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Cassidy
June 9, 1977
Winterland Arena

One of the better ones in the days before they extended the jam sections. Can't really go wrong w/anything from the June Winterland run.
Bird Song
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

This version was recently released as the final installment of "30 Days of Dead' on the official Dead web site, available for free download. Now that it's there, can we please all listen and show it the extra love it totally deserves? Two votes as of this posting is a travesty.
Terrapin Station
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

What deadprof said: Best of '77 for sure.
Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

I usually only pay attention to 1977 or later versions as these early ones lack the longer awesome bridge jams by Jerry, but this one makes up for it by having such a gorgeous, flowing mellow groove and is actually sung by Jerry perhaps better than any version I've heard. This is a really surprising and excellent recommendation!
Bertha
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

Nice hidden gem. Maybe under the radar for some SBD issues? I thought it was pretty good to my ears.
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