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Times Played346
First Played12/4/69
Last Played6/22/95
Typical Length9:16
Longest14:13 (1/17/79)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 29, 1977
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97
#1 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 12:28 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
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94
#2 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 11:44 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
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93
#3 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 10:55 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
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91
#4 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:16 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
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91
#5 Nov. 1, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 11:35 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 182,879 dl)
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90
#6 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:48 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
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88
#7 Aug. 28, 1982 · Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 11:29 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
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87
#8 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 11:27 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
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86
#9 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:32 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
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86
#10 Dec. 1, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 11:19 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (88 reviews, 181,542 dl)
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85
#11 Dec. 31, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:26 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.67/5 (65 reviews, 141,411 dl)
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84
#12 Oct. 16, 1977 · Assembly Center, Lousiana State U - Baton Rouge, LA SBD
Length: 13:15 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.55/5 (33 reviews, 105,902 dl)
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83
#13 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 9:28 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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83
#14 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 10:33 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
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83
#15 Nov. 6, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:12 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.50/5 (40 reviews, 139,435 dl)
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83
#16 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
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83
#17 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
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82
#18 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 10:53 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
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81
#19 Sept. 21, 1972 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:17 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.88/5 (72 reviews, 151,471 dl)
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80
#20 Oct. 19, 1971 · Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN SBD
Length: 9:48 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.62/5 (54 reviews, 126,329 dl)
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80
#21 Dec. 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 9:45 · Archive: 4.66/5 (67 reviews, 297,653 dl)
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80
#22 May 10, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 11:32 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (33 reviews, 94,378 dl)
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80
#23 May 7, 1978 · Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY SBD
Length: 11:37 · Archive: 4.42/5 (48 reviews, 133,798 dl)
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80
#24 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 9:18 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
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80
#25 June 8, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 9:57 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
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79
#26 Jan. 31, 1978 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 12:38 · Archive: 4.34/5 (48 reviews, 129,945 dl)
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79
#27 Dec. 30, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 13:40 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 113,433 dl)
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79
#28 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 11:54 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
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79
#29 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 9:46 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
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78
#30 Feb. 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
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78
#31 June 22, 1991 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 10:09 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.49/5 (59 reviews, 115,762 dl)
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78
#32 Dec. 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX SBD
Length: 9:53 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.56/5 (43 reviews, 296,581 dl)
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78
#33 Oct. 10, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:11 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.48/5 (45 reviews, 166,501 dl)
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77
#34 Aug. 25, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 10:16 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.54/5 (36 reviews, 174,486 dl)
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76
#35 Apr. 1, 1991 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD
Length: 9:39 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.60/5 (67 reviews, 119,963 dl)
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75
#36 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 8:54 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
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74
#37 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
#3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
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74
#38 July 28, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 9:29 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (58 reviews, 169,513 dl)
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73
#39 July 31, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ
Length: 10:43 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.59/5 (27 reviews, 90,694 dl)
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73
#40 Oct. 12, 1977 · Manor Downs - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 13:17 · Archive: 4.47/5 (18 reviews, 87,385 dl)
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Best Version of Black Peter for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1969 15× Dec. 30, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA 13:40 79
1970 42× Jan. 2, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 12:48 90
1971 13× Apr. 29, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 11:16 91
1972 6× Sept. 21, 1972 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 9:17 81
1973 5× June 22, 1973 SBD P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 8:54 75
1974 4× Aug. 6, 1974 SBD Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ 10:55 93
1977 6× Oct. 29, 1977 SBD Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL 12:28 97
1978 20× Apr. 24, 1978 SBD Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL 11:44 94
1979 24× Nov. 1, 1979 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 11:35 91
1980 27× June 20, 1980 SBD West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK 9:46 79
1981 24× Oct. 16, 1981 SBD Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands 9:33 72
1982 21× Aug. 28, 1982 SBD Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR 11:29 88
1983 14× Oct. 12, 1983 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 9:13 64
1984 13× Apr. 17, 1984 SBD Niagara Falls Convention Center - Niagara Falls, NY 8:47 61
1985 16× Apr. 27, 1985 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 8:34 66
1986 11× Dec. 17, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 9:07 50
1987 18× Mar. 26, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 9:24 72
1988 13× Mar. 26, 1988 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 8:32 54
1989 7× Oct. 18, 1989 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 9:47 66
1990 10× June 8, 1990 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 9:57 80
1991 15× May 10, 1991 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 11:32 80
1992 8× Feb. 22, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:31 50
1993 7× June 11, 1993 SBD Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH 9:29 64
1994 4× July 31, 1994 SBD The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI 10:33 43
1995 3× June 22, 1995 Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 10:25 47