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Promised Land
Oct. 8, 1989
Hampton Coliseum

Final jam here is smoking. Crowd is roaring and the whole band is on fire.
13
Truckin'
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Absolute fire blues here. This is crushed, awesome version from an awesome show
10
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

Cooks powerfully, absolutely spaced out version. Really cool improvisation here, really great stuff.
6
Franklin's Tower
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

A psychedelic mind-fuck. Some racing and cool interweaving beats and solos. Really flowing and awesome version.
10
Pretty Peggy O
Nov. 20, 1978
Cleveland Music Hall

A constructed super beautifully contained version, one of preseance and atmosphere
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 27, 1983
Civic Auditorium

BTW, check out the great video of this on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Et-xVuLgU
Turn On Your Love Light
Jan. 26, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Agree with all said above. Quite surprised this hadn't been posted yet. Good catch. Live/Dead is a fantastic compilation, this lovelight has a real infectious tone. Pigpen's rap is a classic, but the real reason that this version is kept in such high regard is the thunderous jamming.
Casey Jones
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

A ripper for sure. This is probably one of the longest version they ever played, but they nail it. What a fucking bust out!!!!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

This show is easily one of my favorites of 1977. Superb performance, and this Scarlet<Fire deserves of a spot in the all-time greats. Slinky and stealthy transition that will steal your face no matter what.
The Other One
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

They slammed the gas and never let up this show, torrent of heavy psychedelic notes.
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