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Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Sometimes shorter is better. At around 10 mins. this beauty from E'72 packs the jazz, jam, passion. Like a more intense version of the one on ACE!
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Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

No clean SBD on archive but at official Dead site a pristine version was on 30 days of Dead for DL. 2d best stand-alone I've heard next to 3-20-77
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Pretty Peggy O
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

DP Vol. 29...Each time I think I've heard the best (i.e. 12/27/77) I hear one better. This is it. Flowing, gorgeous Jerry bridge jam. Perfection.
4
Don't Ease Me In
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

Proves the boys could really swing when they wanted to. Hear Jerry on "The Girl I Love" line; like 'Gator Alley--1980 a good year for this tune
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Not Fade Away
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Insane. Ridiculous. Drummers locked in, Garcia in take-no-prisoners mode. 16+ minutes of full-bore Rock to the G-D Roll.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Just a note that if you haven't checked out this version yet ( and you frankly should) there's never been a better time because there's a newly re-mastered Charlie Miller SBD up on the archive that makes this monster sound better than ever. You won't be disappointed.
The Other One
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

As wit the DS that precedes it this O1 is as notable for what it doesn't do as what it does...I.e. It never breaks down into screechy feedback territory and is devoted almost totally to jamming instead and it's fantastic jamming at that. The only deviation is a drum duet that isn't overly long and fits nicely into the overall piece. Great. Stuff.
Cosmic Charlie
Jan. 16, 1970
Springer's Inn Portland

Can't believe just catching on to this show now. Great mellow Cosmic.
Dire Wolf
Jan. 16, 1970
Springer's Inn Portland

Absolutely the best version I've ever heard full of country twang and Jerry in great voice . He also sez before it starts "here's one you can sing along to, a little paranoid fantasy..." Just an amazingly excellent version from a show I never heard of. Gonna check out the rest for sure.
Franklin's Tower
Sept. 29, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Agree it's not in legendary territory but seems about right for where it is on this list.
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