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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.
10
Deal
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Great version, IMO best bit of first set
14
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 !
6
Drums
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Epic, legendry drum crescendo into The Other One
17
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

Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Stunning. Great Pigpen backing vocals ... and considering .... moving stuff. Then he rips into Hard to Handle.
El Paso
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Some sources say that the El Paso came from the day before. You can download that one from the archive.
Morning Dew
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Best I have heard yet. Totally blows you away, especially if you listen to it in sequence after the preceding TOO coda. I find Barton doesn't have the same emotive strength.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Hello, first post, so sorry if I get any etiquette wrong ... I think this one is better than Veneta, but neither are best as a complete package. This is the best CCS. But IKYR needs stark, bluesy treatment, not funky, jammy, jazzy work. IMO, the Jahrhundret Halle is the best IKYR, far more stark and blues-like, hard, haunting, and minimalist, even though the CCS is poor.
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