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Times Played124
First Played10/22/67
Last Played9/3/85
Typical Length2:00
Longest20:21 (12/31/70)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 11, 1970
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94
#1 Feb. 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:28 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
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93
#2 Feb. 14, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:23 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.88/5 (108 reviews, 231,654 dl)
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93
#3 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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93
#4 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
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91
#5 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
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89
#6 Feb. 27, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:55 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.98/5 (60 reviews, 175,291 dl)
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87
#7 June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 1:59 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (174 reviews, 530,603 dl)
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85
#8 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 2:02 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
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84
#9 Oct. 12, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:38 · #2 of 1968 · Archive: 4.92/5 (159 reviews, 242,278 dl)
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83
#10 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 2:07 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
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83
#11 Apr. 21, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 2:16 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.64/5 (65 reviews, 168,843 dl)
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81
#12 Apr. 15, 1970 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:05 · Archive: 4.79/5 (82 reviews, 117,881 dl)
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81
#13 Oct. 19, 1971 · Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN SBD
Length: 2:02 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.62/5 (54 reviews, 126,329 dl)
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81
#14 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 2:01 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
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81
#15 Apr. 23, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 1:57 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.83/5 (58 reviews, 139,055 dl)
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80
#16 Oct. 22, 1967 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
#1 of 1967 · Archive: 4.70/5 (66 reviews, 104,970 dl)
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79
#17 June 24, 1985 · River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 1:47 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
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78
#18 Mar. 1, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:57 · Archive: 4.87/5 (45 reviews, 137,041 dl)
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78
#19 Feb. 28, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:57 · Archive: 4.72/5 (60 reviews, 127,563 dl)
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78
#20 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)
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78
#21 July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:34 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.47/5 (43 reviews, 145,676 dl)
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77
#22 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:59 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)
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77
#23 Dec. 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 1:53 · Archive: 4.66/5 (67 reviews, 297,653 dl)
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77
#24 Nov. 10, 1967 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 1:24 · Archive: 4.81/5 (63 reviews, 130,679 dl)
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76
#25 June 7, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:21 · Archive: 4.59/5 (49 reviews, 105,898 dl)
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76
#26 Feb. 22, 1969 · Dream Bowl - Vallejo, CA SBD
Length: 1:51 · Archive: 4.71/5 (68 reviews, 144,097 dl)
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75
#27 June 16, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 2:13 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.32/5 (57 reviews, 169,173 dl)
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72
#28 Mar. 2, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:01 · Archive: 4.91/5 (36 reviews, 87,604 dl)
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72
#29 Aug. 23, 1968 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD
#3 of 1968 · Archive: 4.69/5 (49 reviews, 108,540 dl)
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71
#30 Oct. 13, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:56 · Archive: 4.72/5 (46 reviews, 121,757 dl)
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71
#31 Feb. 20, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 16:46 · Archive: 4.38/5 (24 reviews, 161,646 dl)
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71
#32 Aug. 21, 1968 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 0:29 · Archive: 4.70/5 (68 reviews, 126,538 dl)
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70
#33 Dec. 30, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 2:18 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 113,433 dl)
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70
#34 Dec. 29, 1968 · Gulfstream Park Racetrack - Hallandale, FL SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.66/5 (50 reviews, 77,253 dl)
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70
#35 Mar. 28, 1969 · Student Center, Modesto Jr. College - Modesto, CA SBD
Length: 2:04 · Archive: 4.78/5 (45 reviews, 76,251 dl)
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70
#36 Sept. 2, 1968 · Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm - Sultan, WA SBD
Length: 13:19 · Archive: 4.50/5 (39 reviews, 86,982 dl)
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69
#37 Apr. 22, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 2:04 · Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 80,866 dl)
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69
#38 Jan. 26, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:58 · Archive: 4.73/5 (39 reviews, 113,178 dl)
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69
#39 July 13, 1985 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 1:49 · Archive: 4.47/5 (60 reviews, 136,133 dl)
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69
#40 Feb. 19, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 1:49 · Archive: 4.41/5 (35 reviews, 248,706 dl)
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Best Version of Cryptical Envelopment for Every Year (1967–1985)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1967 3× Oct. 22, 1967 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA - 80 -
1968 20× Feb. 14, 1968 SBD Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 2:23 93
1969 43× Feb. 27, 1969 SBD Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 1:55 89
1970 34× Feb. 11, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 4:28 94
1971 18× Apr. 28, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 2:02 85
1972 1× Sept. 23, 1972 SBD The Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT 2:10 63
1985 5× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 1:59 87