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Times Played38
First Played12/19/69
Last Played2/12/89
Typical Length2:51
Longest5:07 (11/7/70)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 13, 1970
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#1 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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#2 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
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#3 Oct. 31, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:42 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.28/5 (50 reviews, 258,935 dl)
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#4 Oct. 10, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:10 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.48/5 (45 reviews, 166,501 dl)
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#5 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:32 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
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#6 Dec. 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX SBD
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.56/5 (43 reviews, 296,581 dl)
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#7 Dec. 6, 1980 · Mill Valley Recreation Center - Mill Valley, CA
Length: 2:53 · Archive: 4.62/5 (56 reviews, 561,781 dl)
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#8 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 1:57 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
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73
#9 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 1:38 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
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#10 Oct. 16, 1981 · Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 2:51 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 127,232 dl)
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73
#11 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 3:40 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
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#12 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 2:10 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
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#13 Oct. 27, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.50/5 (21 reviews, 93,534 dl)
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#14 Oct. 14, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:32 · Archive: 4.33/5 (48 reviews, 124,078 dl)
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#15 Oct. 3, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (19 reviews, 107,522 dl)
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#16 Oct. 4, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:54 · Archive: 4.49/5 (24 reviews, 91,486 dl)
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#17 Oct. 7, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:51 · Archive: 4.36/5 (21 reviews, 102,541 dl)
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#18 Oct. 23, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 2:31 · Archive: 4.25/5 (24 reviews, 125,470 dl)
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#19 Dec. 19, 1969 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:38 · Archive: 4.58/5 (16 reviews, 80,835 dl)
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#20 Sept. 30, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:04 · Archive: 4.38/5 (18 reviews, 88,972 dl)
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#21 Sept. 25, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.29/5 (27 reviews, 87,454 dl)
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#22 June 4, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:08 · Archive: 4.40/5 (33 reviews, 79,691 dl)
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#23 Oct. 6, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:30 · Archive: 4.42/5 (13 reviews, 92,223 dl)
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#24 Nov. 7, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 3.88/5 (8 reviews, 77,090 dl)
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#25 Feb. 12, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 3:07 · Archive: 3.52/5 (27 reviews, 128,920 dl)
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#26 Oct. 22, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA
Length: 3:10 · Archive: 3.92/5 (13 reviews, 77,140 dl)
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#27 Mar. 8, 1970 · Travelodge Theatre in the Round - Phoenix, AZ SBD
Length: 4:54 · Archive: 3.96/5 (38 reviews, 72,661 dl)
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#28 Oct. 25, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 2:32 · Archive: 4.14/5 (9 reviews, 65,976 dl)
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#29 Aug. 19, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA
Length: 1:44 · Archive: 4.17/5 (22 reviews, 93,605 dl)
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#30 July 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY
Archive: 4.08/5 (15 reviews, 78,668 dl)
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#31 Oct. 18, 1980 · Saenger Performing Arts Center - New Orleans, LA SBD
Length: 3:06 · Archive: 3.77/5 (16 reviews, 63,097 dl)
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#32 Feb. 28, 1970 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:08 · Archive: 4.38/5 (16 reviews, 52,645 dl)
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#33 Sept. 27, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 3.57/5 (8 reviews, 75,949 dl)
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#34 Apr. 24, 1970 · Mammoth Gardens - Denver, CO
Length: 2:49 · Archive: 3.76/5 (29 reviews, 85,086 dl)
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#35 May 22, 1981 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA
Length: 3:00 · Archive: 4.07/5 (15 reviews, 55,751 dl)
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#36 Sept. 17, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY
Length: 1:36 · Archive: 3.51/5 (36 reviews, 107,895 dl)
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#37 Dec. 31, 1970 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 3.52/5 (19 reviews, 68,832 dl)
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#38 Feb. 23, 1970 · Austin Municipal Auditorium - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 2:04 · Archive: 3.75/5 (14 reviews, 29,917 dl)
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Best Version of Monkey And The Engineer for Every Year (1969–1989)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 2× Dec. 26, 1969 SBD McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX - 76 Archive.org ↗
1970 15× Feb. 13, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY - 93 Archive.org ↗
1980 18× Oct. 31, 1980 SBD Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY 3:42 78 Archive.org ↗
1981 2× Oct. 16, 1981 SBD Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands 2:51 73 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Feb. 12, 1989 SBD Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA 3:07 45 Archive.org ↗