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Grateful Dead - Death Don't Have No Mercy

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Times Played42

First Played1/8/66

Last Played4/2/90

Typical Length8:21

Longest12:25 (2/14/69)

#1 Consensus PickNov. 2, 1969

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#1 Nov. 2, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 11:29 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.81/5 (78 reviews, 115,316 dl)

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#2 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD

Length: 8:46 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)

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#3 Feb. 28, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 10:00 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.72/5 (60 reviews, 127,563 dl)

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#4 Oct. 12, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 8:24 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.92/5 (159 reviews, 242,278 dl)

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#5 Mar. 2, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 11:25 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.91/5 (36 reviews, 87,604 dl)

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#6 Jan. 8, 1966 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 9:00 · #1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.60/5 (57 reviews, 181,878 dl)

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#7 Mar. 21, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

Length: 11:25 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 143,731 dl)

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#8 Oct. 13, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 9:19 · #2 of 1968 · Archive: 4.72/5 (46 reviews, 121,757 dl)

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#9 Apr. 22, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 10:22 · Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 80,866 dl)

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#10 Jan. 26, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 9:51 · Archive: 4.73/5 (39 reviews, 113,178 dl)

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#11 Mar. 28, 1969 · Student Center, Modesto Jr. College - Modesto, CA SBD

Length: 9:57 · Archive: 4.78/5 (45 reviews, 76,251 dl)

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#12 Dec. 1, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 9:34 · Archive: 4.24/5 (62 reviews, 212,473 dl)

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#13 Aug. 21, 1968 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:43 · #3 of 1968 · Archive: 4.70/5 (68 reviews, 126,538 dl)

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#14 Aug. 23, 1968 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 8:01 · Archive: 4.69/5 (49 reviews, 108,540 dl)

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#15 Feb. 12, 1969 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 8:22 · Archive: 4.89/5 (38 reviews, 88,143 dl)

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#16 Feb. 7, 1969 · Stanley Theatre - Late Show Pittsburgh, PA SBD

Archive: 4.76/5 (32 reviews, 94,440 dl)

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#17 Mar. 18, 1967 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 6:18 · #1 of 1967 · Archive: 4.71/5 (73 reviews, 205,570 dl)

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#18 Feb. 22, 1969 · Dream Bowl - Vallejo, CA SBD

Length: 6:38 · Archive: 4.71/5 (68 reviews, 144,097 dl)

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#19 Apr. 6, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 11:46 · Archive: 4.37/5 (24 reviews, 56,948 dl)

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#20 Jan. 17, 1969 · Civic Auditorium - Santa Barbara, CA SBD

Length: 10:58 · Archive: 4.22/5 (34 reviews, 79,216 dl)

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#21 Apr. 13, 1969 · Ballroom, U. of Colorado - Boulder, CO SBD

Length: 10:01 · Archive: 4.27/5 (37 reviews, 60,859 dl)

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#22 Apr. 20, 1969 · Atwood Hall, Clark U. - Worcester, MA SBD

Archive: 4.62/5 (30 reviews, 74,428 dl)

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#23 Aug. 22, 1968 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 8:21 · Archive: 4.55/5 (30 reviews, 71,946 dl)

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#24 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 5:28 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)

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#25 Feb. 14, 1969 · Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 12:25 · Archive: 4.30/5 (11 reviews, 36,179 dl)

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#26 Mar. 29, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:21 · Archive: 4.49/5 (50 reviews, 80,097 dl)

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#27 Jan. 16, 1970 · Springer's Inn Portland - Portland, OR SBD

Length: 8:19 · Archive: 4.13/5 (52 reviews, 117,124 dl)

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#28 July 11, 1969 · NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park - Queens, NY SBD

Length: 11:02 · Archive: 4.08/5 (30 reviews, 65,731 dl)

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#29 Nov. 11, 1967 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 7:42 · Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 59,358 dl)

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#30 Apr. 2, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD

Length: 7:39 · Archive: 4.18/5 (47 reviews, 127,561 dl)

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#31 Sept. 29, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD

Length: 6:34 · Archive: 4.35/5 (30 reviews, 119,854 dl)

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#32 Feb. 15, 1969 · Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 6:47 · Archive: 4.40/5 (30 reviews, 78,405 dl)

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#33 Feb. 4, 1969 · The Music Box - Omaha, NE SBD

Length: 7:14 · Archive: 4.45/5 (31 reviews, 54,235 dl)

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#34 Sept. 2, 1968 · Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm - Sultan, WA SBD

Length: 3:22 · Archive: 4.50/5 (39 reviews, 86,982 dl)

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#35 May 24, 1969 · Seminole Indian Reservation - Hollywood, FL SBD

Length: 6:50 · Archive: 4.66/5 (27 reviews, 49,454 dl)

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#36 Dec. 7, 1968 · Bellarmine College - Louisville, KY SBD

Length: 3:59 · Archive: 4.34/5 (46 reviews, 88,972 dl)

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#37 Feb. 2, 1969 · Labor Temple - Minneapolis, MN SBD

Length: 6:33 · Archive: 4.45/5 (23 reviews, 48,271 dl)

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#38 Apr. 4, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:56 · Archive: 4.16/5 (20 reviews, 48,243 dl)

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#39 Aug. 28, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 8:48 · Archive: 3.55/5 (13 reviews, 34,185 dl)

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#40 Mar. 19, 1966 · Carthay Studios - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 6:00 · Archive: 4.46/5 (15 reviews, 33,360 dl)

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Best Version of Death Don't Have No Mercy for Every Year (1966–1990)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1966	3×	Jan. 8, 1966 SBD	Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA	9:00	79	Archive.org ↗
1967	2×	Mar. 18, 1967 SBD	Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA	6:18	63	Archive.org ↗
1968	10×	Oct. 12, 1968 SBD	Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA	8:24	83	Archive.org ↗
1969	21×	Nov. 2, 1969 SBD	Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA	11:29	91	Archive.org ↗
1970	2×	Mar. 21, 1970	Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY	11:25	76	Archive.org ↗
1989	3×	Oct. 9, 1989 SBD	Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA	8:46	86	Archive.org ↗
1990	1×	Apr. 2, 1990 SBD	The Omni - Atlanta, GA	7:39	52	Archive.org ↗