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Community-ranked Grateful Dead & JGB versions and showsGrateful Dead - Greatest Story Ever Told
Community-ranked versions of Greatest Story Ever Told. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.
Times Played282
First Played2/18/71
Last Played6/27/95
Typical Length4:48
Longest8:32 (3/3/71)
#1 Consensus PickNov. 11, 1973
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Length: 6:01 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
97
Length: 5:32 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
94
Length: 5:38 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
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Length: 4:58 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
93
Length: 5:59 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
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Length: 5:37 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
92
Length: 6:00 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
92
Length: 6:04 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 253,757 dl)
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Length: 4:58 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
89
Length: 5:24 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
89
Length: 5:31 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
89
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.73/5 (87 reviews, 216,033 dl)
89
Length: 7:09 · Archive: 4.78/5 (41 reviews, 161,325 dl)
89
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
88
Length: 6:07 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 200,161 dl)
88
Length: 5:28 · Archive: 4.64/5 (62 reviews, 191,063 dl)
87
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
86
Length: 4:46 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
86
Length: 5:10 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
86
Length: 5:35 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
85
Length: 5:27 · Archive: 4.49/5 (62 reviews, 327,333 dl)
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Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.66/5 (56 reviews, 137,585 dl)
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Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
85
Length: 5:23 · Archive: 4.85/5 (43 reviews, 142,211 dl)
84
Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
84
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
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Length: 4:42 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
83
Length: 4:10 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
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Length: 7:46 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.70/5 (34 reviews, 119,299 dl)
82
Length: 6:28 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 164,587 dl)
82
Length: 5:15 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
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Length: 3:51 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
81
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.57/5 (44 reviews, 131,488 dl)
81
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.84/5 (41 reviews, 117,746 dl)
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Length: 5:04 · Archive: 4.54/5 (59 reviews, 276,612 dl)
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Length: 5:12 · Archive: 4.67/5 (37 reviews, 147,421 dl)
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Length: 4:13 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 210,719 dl)
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Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.56/5 (56 reviews, 136,207 dl)
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Length: 3:52 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
79
Length: 2:47 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
Best Version of Greatest Story Ever Told for Every Year (1971–1995)
| Year | Played | Vote | #1 Version of Year | Venue | Length | Score | Tape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19× | Feb. 18, 1971 SBD | Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY | 3:51 | 81 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1972 | 45× | Aug. 27, 1972 SBD | Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR | 5:32 | 97 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1973 | 31× | Nov. 11, 1973 SBD | Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA | 6:01 | 99 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1974 | 11× | May 19, 1974 SBD | Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR | 5:38 | 94 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1979 | 8× | Dec. 28, 1979 SBD | Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA | 5:10 | 86 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1980 | 19× | Sept. 6, 1980 SBD | State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME | 5:59 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1981 | 20× | Mar. 14, 1981 SBD | Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT | 4:46 | 86 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1982 | 14× | Oct. 9, 1982 SBD | Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA | 4:13 | 80 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1983 | 13× | Oct. 14, 1983 SBD | Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT | 4:09 | 75 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1984 | 11× | July 13, 1984 SBD | Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA | 3:52 | 79 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1985 | 9× | June 24, 1985 SBD | River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH | 4:42 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1986 | 7× | Dec. 15, 1986 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | 4:34 | 75 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1987 | 12× | Apr. 4, 1987 SBD | The Centrum - Worcester, MA | 6:25 | 74 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1988 | 8× | July 17, 1988 SBD | Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA | 4:55 | 75 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1989 | 10× | July 4, 1989 SBD | Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY | 5:15 | 82 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1990 | 8× | Sept. 20, 1990 SBD | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY | 4:10 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1991 | 11× | June 20, 1991 SBD | Pine Knob Music Theater - Clarkston, MI | 5:44 | 55 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1992 | 7× | Dec. 6, 1992 SBD | Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ | 5:46 | 54 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1993 | 7× | Mar. 25, 1993 SBD | Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC | 4:57 | 62 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1994 | 9× | Mar. 21, 1994 SBD | Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH | 3:56 | 47 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1995 | 3× | June 2, 1995 SBD | Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA | 4:21 | 46 | Archive.org ↗ |