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Dark Star
Dec. 31, 1978
Winterland Arena

Farewell to Winterland; Not 40 mins. long ; no break down into feedback nonsense. Just sweet jazzy jamming; Just exactly perfect send off.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 25, 1981
Stabler Arena

Transition jam weaves into spaces most fail to go; touch-down into Fire is GOLD. Jerry flubs first line in Fire-after that: 1 of the BEST ever!
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He's Gone
Sept. 26, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Perfect, self-contained, blues-infused, stellar vocals, 14+ minutes of bliss. Extra fun: Check out the "Birdsong" riff about 10 secs. into the intro
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Dark Star
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Amazed this isn't here yet Gorgeous, melodic, jazz-infused, mellow, trippy, spacey into hard ripping Jerry riffs; melts into Brokedown Palace. Sublime
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Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Kicks off with authority a 2d set every DeadHead needs to hear. Perfect bookend to Jerry's scorching Dew. They say it was cold&rainy that nite in ME.
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Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 12, 1981
Olympia Halle

Blazing early 80's magic.
Althea
Oct. 12, 1981
Olympia Halle

Right on. This whole fall European tour seems to get overlooked. (The Spain show is fantastic as well.) Great Althea here in what may have been the best overall year for this tune,
Cassidy
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Hey Sleuth, I'm thrilled someone finally paid this version proper notice. No other I've heard before or since packs in such perfect jamming from take off to touch down, and by '83 they had added that extra jam section that broadens the song's range-- not unlike how Jack Straw expanded its horizons from a mellow compact tune from '72-'74 into a jamming barn burner by '77. Maybe this version will get some more love now that you've nudged it along!
C. C. Rider
Sept. 26, 1981
Buffalo Auditorium

From a very very good show, as was the previous night at Lehigh. This is a rocked out but still blues-rooted CC. Up worthy.
I Need A Miracle
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Try the previous night's Miracle. IMO even better than this one, which is quite good.
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