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Satisfaction
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Weir: "We know we aint gonna get no satisfaction but we're gonna give it a try...You can scream& twist & beg & cry!"
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Let It Grow
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Lightning quick yet totally on-track riffs from Jerry; intense, powerful version. Weir 100% into it. Segues into killer Deal. Trust me. Must hear.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

Perfect wind up, pitch & strike down the middle. I've yet to hear a better one, though I'll try some of the recs here. Til then.....
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

From one of the greatest shows ever, a bring the house down killer. Keith w/perfect piano exc. point!
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Althea
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Perfect groove and massive push from Phil post-lyrics
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Comments

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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