Dick's Picks Vol. 6: Hartford Civic Center 10/14/83

There are a lot of reasons why archivist Dick Latvala anointed this show as the first 80s concert to be released in his Dick s Picks series a heartfelt version of Althea, the ever-ascending Stella Blue , the almost Zappa-esque opening of Spinach Jam segueing into The Other One and even the first-ever release of the Garcia-Hunter song Keep Your Day Job but it s the pair of medleys on disc two that made this show Pick-worthy. Most Deadheads considered themselves lucky if they got to hear just one of the trademark medleys Scarlet Begonias /Fire on the Mountain and Estimated Prophet /Eyes of the World in a single show, but this night the Dead played them both back-to-back, each clocking in at over a half hour (and exceptionally strong versions at that)! This 3-CD set presents the complete 10/14/83 show at Hartford, and it s been out of print for years...another great entry in the series.