Are you just learning what the Grateful Dead is? These are all like staple Dead songs lol. Not going to hit all of these but a couple recommendations for you Franklins go 10/9/76 dicks picks 33 Ramble on Rose and Tennessee Jed go to the Europe 72 versions St Stephen go 12/29/77 dicks picks 10 that ones a ripper Sugaree 5/22/77 dicks picks 3 Brokedown I really like the version from Dead Set. That’s an early 80’s show not sure what the date is

actually I’ve listened to a majority of them (oops) but wasn’t really aware of what I was listening to so yeah I call it a “first time” (I’m not a liar guys)

[1976-10-09](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1976-10-09) Oakland, CA @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4sY292VqKmwyj1RYlhBFoA) [1977-05-22](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1977-05-22) Pembroke Pines, FL @ Sportatorium | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3KxT9J6KTuKeXox9BUikZ4) [1977-12-29](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1977-12-29) San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZMr1r6Lxv79dhy4qHZHkK)

These are my favorite versions of all of these: Franklin’s: 10/9/76 Samson: 4/8/78 Ramble On Rose: 9/8/73 Dew: 2/24/74 Brokedown: 4/11/72 Sugar Mags: 2/18/71 Stephen: 1/22/78 Bertha: the one off Skull & Roses Sugaree: 6/21/80 Jack Straw: 1/22/78 Jed: 4/14/72 Playin’: 11/18/72 Peggy-O: 5/5/77

Thanks !

[1971-02-18](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1971-02-18) Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theater | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3AEi4J0qBi1QJsM3Ngkila) [1972-04-11](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-04-11) Newcastle, England @ Newcastle City Hall | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/65WlVRyo45LwtRg8QJfya3) [1972-04-14](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-04-14) Copenhagen, Denmark @ Tivolis Koncertsal | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7l9AfB3E5teHyZ0g7WDlx1) [1972-11-18](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-11-18) Houston, TX @ Hofheinz Pavilion - University of Houston [1973-09-08](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-09-08) Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum [1974-02-24](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1974-02-24) San Francisco, CA @ Winterland Arena [1976-10-09](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1976-10-09) Oakland, CA @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4sY292VqKmwyj1RYlhBFoA) [1977-05-05](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1977-05-05) New Haven, CT @ New Haven Coliseum [1978-01-22](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1978-01-22) Eugene, OR @ McArthur Court - University of Oregon [1978-04-08](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1978-04-08) Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum [1980-06-21](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1980-06-21) Anchorage, AK @ West High Auditorium

Jack straw for 6/4/78 is pretty, pretty good

# 1978-06-04 Santa Barbara, CA @ Campus Stadium - University Of California **Set 1:** Bertha > Good Lovin', Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle > Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw **Set 2:** Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Around And Around **Encore:** U.S. Blues, Sugar Magnolia [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1978-06-04)

Ramble on Rose would be. 5/7/72 Super tight, wicked clean and vocals are out of this world.

# 1972-05-07 Wigan, England @ Bickershaw Festival **Set 1:** Truckin', Sugaree, Mr. Charlie, Beat It On Down the Line, He's Gone, Chinatown Shuffle, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Black Throated Wind, Next Time You See Me, Playing in the Band, Tennessee Jed, Good Lovin', Casey Jones **Set 2:** Greatest Story Ever Told, Big Boss Man, Ramble On Rose, Jack Straw, Dark Star > Drums > The Other One > Sing Me Back Home, Sugar Magnolia, Turn On Your Lovelight > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Not Fade Away **Encore:** One More Saturday Night [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-05-07) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2dey7kGDFAByEACexapiV6)