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Jack Straw
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Hot, high-energy, uptempo version with some excellent drumming by Billy.
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Sugaree
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Plenty of emotion in this one. Jerry's vocal performance, particularly at the end, is awesome.
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Candyman
July 29, 1988
Laguna Seca Recreation Area

Brent is a huge factor on this stellar version, particularly near the end. Love this one, and shocked it's not listed already!
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Big Railroad Blues
Oct. 26, 1971
The Palestra, U. of Rochester

The whole rhythm section is locked in here. Billy and Keith sound particularly good. A good precursor to the rip-roarin' ones from the following year.
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I Need A Miracle
July 3, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

A fun one from the Dead's final show in my home state of Maine. The crowd's loving it. Great show all around.
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Comments

China Doll
July 18, 1989
Alpine Valley

FANTASTIC! How this one doesn't have more votes is beyond me.
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Sept. 20, 1982
Madison Square Garden

What's even odder is that this excellent version wasn't even listed on this site when the show was announced as an official release. I couldn't believe no one had submitted it before I did!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 17, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

A bot??? Really? Never thought I’d live to see the day that Heady Version would have that problem. But…here we are, I guess.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

…imagine getting THIS upset at other people liking a version that you don’t like. C’mon, man. Cool it.
Brown Eyed Women
March 24, 1986
The Spectrum

Nice version from a good show in an underwhelming year. A big highlight of the first set.
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