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Stella Blue
Oct. 10, 1994
USAir Arena

Beautiful version from a totally unheralded show. Jerry's impassioned vocals in the verses blew me away.
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Cassidy
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

Spacey, LONG, jam. There's a video, and you can see Bob smiling as Jerry somehow nails the last climax of the jam and they slam into the chorus.
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Cold Rain and Snow
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

Hot version - Jerry's guitar tone is thicker than it was in 94, he's totally present and playing some of those added riffs like in 10/12/83.
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Cassidy
Sept. 18, 1982
Boston Garden

Lots of very under the radar shows in 82. This version is perfectly executed from start to finish - great end jam with huge finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Pretty hot version. Nice mid solo and shreddy outro that heads into a spacey jam. Great vince contributions and Jerry firing on all cylinders
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Shakedown Street
May 29, 1995
Portland Meadows

The mid jam is pretty dank.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Sounds like Jerry wants to go into Shakedown in the jam. Unbelievable stuff. EDIT: it’s beyond belief to me that anyone could think that fall 89 version is better than this.
Death Don't Have No Mercy
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Weird version. Does Garcia forget to turn on his distortion for the solo, or is it an active choice...? We'll never know, but it's certainly a departure from the ones from 89.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

The Scarlet solo melted my brain. Jerry takes it higher and higher into the atmosphere each go round
Althea
March 20, 1992
Copps Coliseum

Bruce's piano licks in the intro set the tone for this fantastic version.
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