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Times Played271
First Played8/4/79
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length8:28
Longest12:52 (11/5/79)
#1 Consensus PickMar. 14, 1981
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91
#1 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 9:47 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
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91
#2 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 9:40 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
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90
#3 Dec. 1, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 12:00 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (88 reviews, 181,542 dl)
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89
#4 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 10:52 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
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87
#5 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 10:03 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
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87
#6 June 18, 1983 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Length: 9:59 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.40/5 (141 reviews, 276,793 dl)
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87
#7 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:06 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
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86
#8 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 12:52 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
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86
#9 Nov. 9, 1979 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 10:02 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.47/5 (51 reviews, 135,722 dl)
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85
#10 Nov. 25, 1979 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 9:48 · Archive: 4.64/5 (79 reviews, 152,325 dl)
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85
#11 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:02 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
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83
#12 Oct. 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:32 · Archive: 4.56/5 (35 reviews, 187,331 dl)
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82
#13 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 9:07 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
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81
#14 May 1, 1981 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 8:46 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
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80
#15 Dec. 3, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 11:23 · Archive: 4.52/5 (29 reviews, 110,761 dl)
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80
#16 July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
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80
#17 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 11:13 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
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79
#18 Aug. 4, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 10:23 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (40 reviews, 91,577 dl)
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79
#19 July 17, 1988 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 9:22 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.63/5 (46 reviews, 137,574 dl)
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78
#20 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:52 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
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78
#21 Sept. 4, 1983 · Park West Ski Resort - Park City, UT SBD
Length: 9:47 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 124,979 dl)
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77
#22 Nov. 29, 1980 · Alligator Alley Gym, U. of Florida - Gainesville, FL SBD
Length: 8:25 · Archive: 4.88/5 (98 reviews, 246,308 dl)
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76
#23 Mar. 21, 1981 · Rainbow Theatre - London, England SBD
Length: 9:39 · Archive: 4.49/5 (32 reviews, 112,731 dl)
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76
#24 Mar. 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 9:15 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (37 reviews, 172,804 dl)
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75
#25 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 9:15 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
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75
#26 Mar. 28, 1981 · Gruga Halle - Essen, Germany SBD
Length: 9:32 · Archive: 4.32/5 (46 reviews, 184,488 dl)
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75
#27 Dec. 11, 1979 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS SBD
Length: 11:26 · Archive: 4.19/5 (45 reviews, 132,542 dl)
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74
#28 Aug. 3, 1982 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 8:38 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
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74
#29 Oct. 31, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:52 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 161,149 dl)
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74
#30 July 29, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 8:43 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.40/5 (98 reviews, 246,423 dl)
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74
#31 Apr. 28, 1991 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 9:47 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.30/5 (46 reviews, 134,316 dl)
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73
#32 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 8:26 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
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73
#33 Oct. 9, 1984 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 10:13 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.34/5 (42 reviews, 105,676 dl)
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73
#34 July 10, 1981 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN
Length: 10:02 · Archive: 4.29/5 (52 reviews, 135,436 dl)
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72
#35 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
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72
#36 Sept. 12, 1988 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:09 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 125,350 dl)
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71
#37 Aug. 12, 1981 · Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT SBD
Length: 9:34 · Archive: 4.36/5 (32 reviews, 106,412 dl)
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71
#38 May 15, 1980 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:13 · Archive: 4.37/5 (28 reviews, 141,811 dl)
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71
#39 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:01 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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71
#40 July 28, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 8:31 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (58 reviews, 169,513 dl)
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Best Version of Althea for Every Year (1979–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1979 19× Dec. 1, 1979 SBD Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA 12:00 90
1980 59× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 9:40 91
1981 44× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 9:47 91
1982 21× Aug. 3, 1982 SBD Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO 8:38 74
1983 12× June 18, 1983 Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY 9:59 87
1984 11× Oct. 9, 1984 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA 10:13 73
1985 9× Apr. 8, 1985 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 9:52 70
1986 6× Dec. 15, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 8:19 67
1987 11× Mar. 23, 1987 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 9:15 76
1988 9× July 17, 1988 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 9:22 79
1989 7× July 19, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI - 80 -
1990 8× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 9:06 87
1991 12× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 9:02 85
1992 10× Mar. 1, 1992 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 8:37 43
1993 14× Sept. 26, 1993 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 9:53 62
1994 13× July 29, 1994 Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH 9:53 65
1995 6× Apr. 2, 1995 SBD Pyramid Arena - Memphis, TN 8:49 49