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It’s the sound of a band deep into its second decade, folding new-wave-era urgency into the long-form improvisation that built their legend.\n\nAcross these four LPs, you get the full arc of a summer night: punchy first-set rockers, Jerry Garcia’s bittersweet ballads, and second-set journeys where songs dissolve and reappear in unexpected places. The interplay between Garcia and Bob Weir is wiry and alert, while Brent Mydland’s keys and vocals add color that’s very specific to this mid-’80s period—edgier, more electric, a little haunted.\n\nFor collectors, this pressing is about more than nostalgia. The mix gives room to Phil Lesh’s bass and the twin-drum engine of Kreutzmann and Hart, making the grooves feel physical, not just archival. 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