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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 13, 1980
Long Beach Arena

Cream of the crop, top shelf Scarlet<Fire. Easy to tell Garcia is in the zone. Lucid, flowing, and fabulous version.
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Playin' In The Band
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Nice jamming on this one
6
Eyes Of The World
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Classic Eyes<China Doll. Nearly all of the versions from 73' are great, but this is one of the best.
3
Dire Wolf
March 1, 1970
Fillmore East

Americana at its finest. Slow, mellow, rewarding, clean, polished, and homey. One of my favorites.
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Dancin' in the Streets
March 1, 1970
Fillmore East

A case could be made for this being the finest version ever.
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Pretty Peggy O
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Simply beautiful and clean, elusive and smooth. I could see this as a top 10 version.
Eyes Of The World
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

Quick jazz infused jamming, featuring a beautiful array of mellow but intense spiraling interweaving guitar and bass lines. Vocally this one is superb, and the instrumentals complete this one perfectly, the combination is seriously a strong indication of how clicked in they were during this performance.
Bertha
July 8, 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Dig this version, and dig this show. So concise, so controlled, so contained, but simultaneously rockin' and fast paced. As per usual with 1978 Garcia has a strong solo and a powerful tone.
Not Fade Away
Oct. 6, 1977
Activity Center. Arizona State U

This one escapes the stratosphere of normal NFA, exploding and crushing rhythm and guitar shredding. Check this one out, takes my vote over Cornell.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Nice one here, love China>Rider in 74', this version certainly proves impressive from start to end, probably my favorite of the May 74' run. Entire show presents the band in peak form, and this entire May run is on fire, maybe the best of the year.
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