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Sunday, December 29, 1968

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From the tapers · archive.org · 3

★★★★★ · top 5! · dr. flashback · 2005
Sadly, there is so little from 1968 to pick from. A year which was, no doubt, packed with great performances - now lost to the cosmic ether. Or perhaps, people on another planet are receiving them along with our old 1960's TV broadcasts?? Food for thought. I've had this show on tape for years, and now on CD. And although there's been some new good 1968 shows available lately, this show still remains one of my favorites.

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★★★★★ · No other one... · William Tell · 2008
Having discussed this one so many times on site at the forum, it is anticlimatic to post this review. There is one big reason for ranking this show so highly: Jerry's efforts on the Other One. Absolutely amazing. Sure the Eleven smokes, and others are darn good too, but just listen to the guitar work for the OOne and you'll know why this is a must have for 68 and for all time.
★★★★★ · Crisp recording of a late '68 gem · spleenboy · 2005
A set list that could only come from 68-69. And fierce, it's like a battle. Fun to hear the banter before Dark Star that "we once put this out as a single, an obscure single" when they still talked on stage. Given how Deadheads dance, couldn't Dark Star be considered a "dance track"?

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Setlist reconstructed from archive.org recording track listing. Set breaks and segues unknown from this source.

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gd1968-12-29.sbd.kaplan-barbella.5424.shnf

MSC>D>CD>EAC>SHN · ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) · 9,619 dl

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gd1968-12-29.sbd.kaplan-barbella.5424.shnfMSC>D>CD>EAC>SHN · ★ 5.00 · 9,619 dl
gd1968-12-29.sbd.miller.80197.sbeok.flac16SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD · ★ 4.82 · 34,478 dl
gd68-12-29.sbd.cotsman.5425.sbeok.shnfSoundboard · ★ 4.50 · 32,383 dl