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Community-ranked versions of Black Throated Wind. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played160
First Played3/5/72
Last Played6/28/95
Typical Length6:55
Longest10:35 (6/23/74)
#1 Consensus PickNov. 11, 1973
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97
#1 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:29 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
96
#2 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 10:35 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
96
#3 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 7:10 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
94
#4 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 7:00 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
93
#5 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 9:38 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
92
#6 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 6:54 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
92
#7 Aug. 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:11 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
91
#8 Sept. 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:10 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.66/5 (109 reviews, 328,185 dl)
90
#9 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 7:32 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
89
#10 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 6:58 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
88
#11 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:30 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
88
#12 Dec. 6, 1973 · Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 6:55 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
88
#13 May 19, 1974 · Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 6:46 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
88
#14 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:38 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
87
#15 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
87
#16 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:27 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
86
#17 Mar. 23, 1974 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Length: 7:10 · Archive: 4.49/5 (66 reviews, 321,341 dl)
86
#18 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 7:11 · Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
85
#19 Sept. 28, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:49 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
85
#20 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 5:57 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
85
#21 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
84
#22 Nov. 14, 1973 · San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 6:52 · Archive: 4.63/5 (86 reviews, 183,151 dl)
84
#23 Sept. 21, 1972 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.88/5 (72 reviews, 151,471 dl)
82
#24 Apr. 14, 1972 · Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 6:08 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
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#25 Nov. 21, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.63/5 (74 reviews, 173,187 dl)
82
#26 May 11, 1972 · Rotterdam Civic Hall - Rotterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 5:59 · Archive: 4.93/5 (83 reviews, 218,672 dl)
81
#27 Mar. 21, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:16 · Archive: 4.67/5 (37 reviews, 147,421 dl)
80
#28 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 7:58 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
78
#29 Apr. 17, 1972 · Tivoli Gardens - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Archive: 4.64/5 (51 reviews, 119,036 dl)
77
#30 Nov. 17, 1972 · Century II Convention Hall - Wichita, KS SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.65/5 (42 reviews, 104,159 dl)
77
#31 Apr. 8, 1972 · Wembley Empire Pool - London, England SBD
Length: 5:51 · Archive: 4.86/5 (46 reviews, 176,341 dl)
77
#32 July 18, 1972 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 5:59 · Archive: 4.64/5 (62 reviews, 191,063 dl)
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#33 Sept. 26, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 7:01 · Archive: 4.76/5 (32 reviews, 136,928 dl)
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#34 Nov. 30, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:57 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 118,727 dl)
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#35 July 26, 1972 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 7:26 · Archive: 4.44/5 (41 reviews, 151,710 dl)
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#36 Apr. 26, 1972 · Jahrhundert Halle - Frankfurt, Germany SBD
Length: 6:08 · Archive: 4.85/5 (43 reviews, 142,211 dl)
75
#37 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 7:43 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
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#38 Feb. 22, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:40 · Archive: 4.36/5 (74 reviews, 320,728 dl)
75
#39 June 30, 1974 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 164,587 dl)
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#40 Aug. 4, 1974 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:14 · Archive: 4.45/5 (23 reviews, 140,738 dl)

Best Version of Black Throated Wind for Every Year (1972–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1972 75× Aug. 27, 1972 SBD Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR 7:10 96 Archive.org ↗
1973 17× Nov. 11, 1973 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 7:29 97 Archive.org ↗
1974 17× June 23, 1974 SBD Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL 10:35 96 Archive.org ↗
1990 6× Mar. 26, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 6:04 70 Archive.org ↗
1991 12× Sept. 10, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:10 91 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 7:35 58 Archive.org ↗
1993 9× Sept. 13, 1993 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 6:15 53 Archive.org ↗
1994 11× Oct. 3, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 6:01 39 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× June 15, 1995 SBD Franklin County Airport - Highgate, VT 8:38 53 Archive.org ↗