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Big River
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

An explosive reading of the tune. Maybe Billy had an inkling beforehand and just wanted to be sure ya'll knew it was still a cowboy number.
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Promised Land
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

A very nice 'lush' version nominated in the ongoing attempt to evaluate all of Dick's picks.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 16, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Gotten good mileage outta this one the last few months.
7
The Other One
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

Proud and upstanding part of a great sequence. Phil is at the top of his game in one of his greatest of bass-playing years.
12
The Other One
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

This is most notable, I'd say, for the absolutely nuclear bomb that Phil drops during the 'Space' portion. Play it loud on a big rig!
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Comments

Me and My Uncle
Dec. 12, 1969
Thelma Theater

Goes down like a good cube of sushi.
Franklin's Tower
Sept. 1, 1979
Holleder Memorial Stadium

Yup, easy upvote.
Row Jimmy
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

This and the outro portion of the NFA are the two things that come to mind when I think of this show.
Not Fade Away
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Wonderful outro that just may be the best thing from this show. Excellent sound on the official release, as well.
Greatest Story Ever Told
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

A rippin 'Bama leads into an all-timer of a '> into GSET'. I'd put this in my own top ten GSETs.
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