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Times Played230
First Played6/7/69
Last Played7/2/95
Typical Length4:12
Longest11:33 (2/12/89)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1972
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99
#1 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 6:02 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
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95
#2 July 8, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 4:29 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
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93
#3 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#1 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
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
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92
#5 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 6:04 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
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92
#6 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:22 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
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91
#7 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 4:19 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
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91
#8 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 4:55 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)
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90
#9 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 4:38 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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90
#10 Feb. 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:37 · Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
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89
#11 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:39 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
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89
#12 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 4:35 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
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86
#13 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:29 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
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85
#14 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 4:37 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
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85
#15 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
#3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
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85
#16 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:30 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
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84
#17 Nov. 21, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 4:16 · Archive: 4.63/5 (74 reviews, 173,187 dl)
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84
#18 Aug. 5, 1974 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:03 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.61/5 (37 reviews, 153,140 dl)
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83
#19 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
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83
#20 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:05 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
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83
#21 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:49 · Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)
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82
#22 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:19 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
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82
#23 Apr. 26, 1972 · Jahrhundert Halle - Frankfurt, Germany SBD
Length: 4:14 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.85/5 (43 reviews, 142,211 dl)
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82
#24 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
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81
#25 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 3:42 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
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81
#26 Apr. 15, 1970 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:35 · Archive: 4.79/5 (82 reviews, 117,881 dl)
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80
#27 Nov. 30, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:50 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 118,727 dl)
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80
#28 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 5:00 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
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79
#29 July 13, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 3:10 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
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79
#30 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 4:05 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
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78
#31 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 3:55 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
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77
#32 Oct. 16, 1981 · Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 4:51 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 127,232 dl)
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77
#33 June 30, 1974 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 4:31 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 164,587 dl)
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77
#34 May 7, 1978 · Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY SBD
Length: 6:33 · Archive: 4.42/5 (48 reviews, 133,798 dl)
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75
#35 Dec. 6, 1980 · Mill Valley Recreation Center - Mill Valley, CA
Length: 4:10 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.62/5 (56 reviews, 561,781 dl)
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75
#36 Jan. 11, 1978 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 5:20 · Archive: 4.44/5 (34 reviews, 142,881 dl)
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74
#37 Dec. 27, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:49 · Archive: 4.48/5 (52 reviews, 167,389 dl)
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73
#38 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:39 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
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73
#39 Apr. 27, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:56 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 222,973 dl)
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73
#40 Oct. 1, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 4:23 · Archive: 4.51/5 (28 reviews, 232,247 dl)
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Best Version of Dire Wolf for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1969 23× Dec. 31, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA - 82 -
1970 42× Feb. 13, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY - 93 -
1971 3× Apr. 27, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 3:56 73
1972 5× May 26, 1972 SBD The Strand Lyceum - London, England 6:02 99
1973 6× Dec. 2, 1973 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA 4:39 89
1974 6× Feb. 23, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 4:29 86
1977 12× Nov. 6, 1977 SBD Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY 6:04 92
1978 27× July 8, 1978 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 4:29 95
1979 9× Jan. 10, 1979 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 4:05 79
1980 15× Dec. 6, 1980 Mill Valley Recreation Center - Mill Valley, CA 4:10 75
1981 11× Oct. 16, 1981 SBD Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands 4:51 77
1982 3× Apr. 9, 1982 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 3:22 49
1983 11× Oct. 15, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 3:42 81
1984 14× July 13, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 3:10 79
1985 7× June 25, 1985 SBD Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH 3:32 71
1986 2× Mar. 24, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 3:07 42
1987 4× Sept. 16, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:27 65
1988 5× Sept. 12, 1988 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 4:55 72
1989 4× Apr. 2, 1989 SBD Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA 4:26 66
1990 2× Mar. 30, 1990 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 3:20 70
1991 6× Sept. 16, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 4:20 58
1992 3× June 11, 1992 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 4:32 41
1993 5× Sept. 13, 1993 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 3:43 55
1994 3× Oct. 3, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 4:10 45
1995 2× July 2, 1995 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 3:56 46