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Friend of the Devil
June 24, 1976
Tower Theatre

Absolutely stunning. Top 5 version for sure. Should be better know. Laid back with great paino from Keith.
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Deal
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Great version, IMO best bit of first set
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St. Stephen
Feb. 22, 1969
Dream Bowl

Perfectly good '69 Stephen, and every other song in this concert is listed here as a top version !
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Drums
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Epic, legendry drum crescendo into The Other One
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Around and Around
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

Nice rocking version with good solos, and good recording, as good as many others here
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Brill. Best thing on some poor recordings of what must have been a great concert. Wonderful to hear a GD song being sung in tune !!
Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Not so sold on this, sometimes it seems super-good, sometimes it doesn't. I think the DP recording is poor, tinny, and maybe I should compress it for listening to in the car while driving. Not Fade Away from the next day (also on DP4), on the other hand, is brilliant. ADDED: Yes, for in car listening while driving, smooth compress then normalise. Far better. Now super-good all the time.
Brokedown Palace
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

The Warner version is below par sound, but the Mike Lai version is fine, as good as any. Anyway, it is now released as Dave's Picks 11
Eyes Of The World
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Very interesting outro
Eyes Of The World
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

I have had the AUD of this show for a long time, always been a favourite. Recently compared AUD to the new Matrix, then again, and again, and again, could not make up my mind, and again, and again. Finally, I vote for the Matrix, but the AUD is close behind. If you have only heard the SBD or DP, you must get the real thing. A rare occasion where the AUD beats the SBD handsdown.
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