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Times Played478
First Played10/19/71
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length5:52
Longest9:55 (1/8/78)
#1 Consensus PickMay 8, 1977
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100
#1 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 8:07 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl)
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98
#2 May 25, 1977 · The Mosque - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 7:59 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
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94
#3 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 7:21 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
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94
#4 Mar. 29, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 6:04 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
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92
#5 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 7:02 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
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92
#6 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 6:11 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
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92
#7 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 6:07 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
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92
#8 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 7:26 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
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91
#9 Nov. 1, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:27 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 182,879 dl)
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91
#10 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 5:39 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
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91
#11 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:40 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
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91
#12 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:37 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
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90
#13 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
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90
#14 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:35 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
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89
#15 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 6:17 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
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89
#16 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:46 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
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88
#17 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 5:46 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
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88
#18 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 7:27 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
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87
#19 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 5:04 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
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87
#20 Nov. 24, 1978 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 7:03 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
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87
#21 June 28, 1974 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:14 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.61/5 (49 reviews, 221,324 dl)
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87
#22 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 5:26 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
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87
#23 Mar. 16, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 7:04 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 200,161 dl)
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87
#24 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
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86
#25 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:19 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
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86
#26 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
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86
#27 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 5:40 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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86
#28 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 6:06 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
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86
#29 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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85
#30 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 4:46 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
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85
#31 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
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85
#32 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 5:21 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
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85
#33 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 5:00 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
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85
#34 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:33 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
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84
#35 June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 7:10 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.52/5 (65 reviews, 162,799 dl)
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84
#36 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
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84
#37 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
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84
#38 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 5:38 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
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84
#39 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 4:55 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
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83
#40 Apr. 19, 1982 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 6:55 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.53/5 (51 reviews, 176,695 dl)
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Best Version of Jack Straw for Every Year (1971–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1971 29× Nov. 7, 1971 SBD Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA 6:40 91
1972 61× May 26, 1972 SBD The Strand Lyceum - London, England 5:39 91
1973 53× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 5:37 91
1974 32× Feb. 24, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 5:46 89
1977 25× May 8, 1977 SBD Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY 8:07 100
1978 33× Apr. 12, 1978 SBD Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC 6:17 89
1979 29× Oct. 27, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 7:21 94
1980 23× June 20, 1980 SBD West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK 6:39 83
1981 21× Aug. 28, 1981 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 7:27 88
1982 12× Apr. 19, 1982 SBD Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD 6:55 83
1983 15× Apr. 13, 1983 SBD Patrick Field House, U. of Vermont - Burlington, VT 6:14 82
1984 14× June 27, 1984 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 7:10 84
1985 12× Nov. 1, 1985 SBD Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 5:24 78
1986 8× July 4, 1986 SBD Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY 5:43 47
1987 17× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 5:55 75
1988 13× July 2, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 6:08 75
1989 12× Aug. 19, 1989 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 6:19 86
1990 12× Mar. 29, 1990 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 6:04 94
1991 14× Apr. 1, 1991 SBD Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC 6:34 81
1992 8× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 6:06 64
1993 12× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 8:50 78
1994 15× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 6:48 81
1995 8× July 8, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 5:39 49