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Good Lovin'
Sept. 15, 1982
Capital Centre

Wow! This one builds mightily. With a brand new Touch of Grey (1st ever!) encore to follow!
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Stella Blue
Sept. 15, 1982
Capital Centre

Beauty, especially those last couple of minutes...
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Estimated Prophet
Sept. 14, 1982
University of Virginia

Smooth and slinky, beautifully sandwiched between a gorgeous High Time and a flawless He's Gone!
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Space
Sept. 15, 1982
Capital Centre

Truly great space with funky touches of Mind Left Body, surges powerfully into NFA!
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C. C. Rider
Sept. 17, 1982
Cumberland County Civic Center

One of the best!

Comments

Terrapin Station
Oct. 7, 1977
University of New Mexico

Lack of lyrics for a nice while turns this into an excellent jam.
Wharf Rat
June 20, 1983
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Lighting strikes, Phil goes bananas, the crowd goes berserk, just as they hit that moment, "I'll get up and fly away..." And then the Sugar Mags..... The epitome of a Dead show.
Jack Straw
Oct. 20, 1984
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

Impossible to pick a best ever Jack Straw, but this is a great one....
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Best ever. Period.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Cascading and lilting and gorgeous and lush....!!! Like most "Best Ever" versions, it takes a while for Jerry and the Boys to take us there. Most "Best Ever" versions start off as just another average, ordinary version (which is great, too!). But then, maybe half-way through, maybe sooner, maybe later, we realize we are listening to something beyond description. This "Best Ever" is the epitome of that. So ridiculously fantastic and inspiring.