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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.
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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

Estimated Prophet
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

This is a nice version, and in that way it is virtually indistinguishable from any other May '77 version.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 17, 1975
Winterland Arena

This Slipknot and Franklin's are fantastic. The Slipknot goes into territory that reminds me of the wonderful Playin' (7/16/76) off of the Dave's '16 bonus disc.
They Love Each Other
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Not my favorite post-hiatus Godchaux-era version, but it is damn good. It's also nice to see a version in the 'new' arrangement in first place, for once.
They Love Each Other
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

After 4/16/78 (and in spite of the 'missing' vocals in the first portion of that one), I might have to go with this one for post-hiatus Keith and Donna-era versions.
Dark Star
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Way back when, Steve Howe used the 'whale' effect quite a bit, too; indeed, Jerry started using the effect at least as early as '69, maybe even as early as '68. It definitely appears a bit in '72 on Stars, etc. I'll try to post examples as I hear 'em.
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