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The Wheel
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

It's so apt that The Wheel would roll into Truckin' that the outro is short but the rest is very nice.
9
Eyes Of The World
June 27, 1984
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jerry really mines the changes on this one and pulls out plenty of little gold nuggets (like Coltrane). Good interplay, too. An inspired version.
11
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

A cheesy video of this kickass version would have Garcia playing atop a steam locomotive as it barrels down the track.
10
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Incomplete, but what remains is top-notch and essential.
10
Me and Bobby McGee
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center

I just gotta nominate this one, that's all.

Comments

Eyes Of The World
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Oh yeah, this thing comes out of a remarkable 'Estimated Prophet'. And you won't find this on the archive. I know a guy who knows a guy who checks it out at stash.nugs.net.
The Other One
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

The SBD of the first set of this show is largely unlistenable but by the second set things improve significantly. This version does, however, have a two minute long AUD patch that flanks the first verse--but, beyond that, the sound doesn't get in the way. As with the 'Little Martha' jamming, well, that's my guess as to what it is but it does sound vaguely like something else too. Anyway, there's a lot of cool stuff in this one. Edit: I perhaps overstated the jam here being based on 'Little Martha'. Rather, at around 16:40, or so, Phil takes a short solo and, to my ears, briefly quotes 'Little Martha'. The jam that comes about two minutes later, though, has a decidedly Allmans sound to it.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Disco Stu dressed up as a cowboy.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Stunning! It's probably a lot lower than it should be owing to the fact that it ain't available for streaming on the archive. Some folks, however, have been known to check it out at stash.nugs.net. Great pick!
Space
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Primordial electronica. Features some of the usual heaviness (from soundtrack for panic-stricken disorientation to stuff that could practically be in a Peckinpah film) but also moments that could score vintage Sesame Street bits.