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Times Played225
First Played2/22/74
Last Played6/25/95
Typical Length8:02
Longest18:57 (10/28/79)
#1 Consensus PickMay 9, 1977
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97
#1 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 9:51 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
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96
#2 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:40 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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95
#3 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 11:16 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
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94
#4 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 11:57 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
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93
#5 July 8, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 9:06 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
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88
#6 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 9:02 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
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87
#7 Nov. 30, 1980 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:08 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
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86
#8 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 9:54 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
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86
#9 Oct. 28, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 18:57 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.38/5 (55 reviews, 149,402 dl)
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85
#10 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 8:41 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
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84
#11 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:39 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
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82
#12 July 4, 1989 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 9:05 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
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80
#13 Sept. 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:11 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.39/5 (67 reviews, 224,262 dl)
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80
#14 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 11:07 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
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79
#15 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 8:02 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
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79
#16 June 9, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
#1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (108 reviews, 315,259 dl)
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78
#17 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:06 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
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77
#18 July 16, 1990 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 8:26 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.49/5 (85 reviews, 204,607 dl)
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77
#19 Mar. 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 9:14 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (37 reviews, 172,804 dl)
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77
#20 Mar. 28, 1981 · Gruga Halle - Essen, Germany SBD
Length: 9:36 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.32/5 (46 reviews, 184,488 dl)
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76
#21 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 8:18 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
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75
#22 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 7:46 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
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75
#23 Nov. 24, 1979 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 10:00 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.39/5 (35 reviews, 110,827 dl)
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74
#24 May 14, 1978 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 8:34 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.80/5 (37 reviews, 92,706 dl)
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74
#25 May 3, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:50 · Archive: 4.44/5 (33 reviews, 160,188 dl)
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74
#26 June 28, 1974 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
#2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.61/5 (49 reviews, 221,324 dl)
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73
#27 June 4, 1977 · The Forum - Inglewood, CA
Length: 8:41 · Archive: 4.61/5 (32 reviews, 130,397 dl)
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73
#28 Dec. 11, 1979 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS SBD
Length: 10:06 · Archive: 4.19/5 (45 reviews, 132,542 dl)
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73
#29 June 17, 1976 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 10:00 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.44/5 (18 reviews, 116,670 dl)
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73
#30 June 4, 1978 · Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 8:40 · Archive: 4.37/5 (71 reviews, 147,956 dl)
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72
#31 June 22, 1976 · Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA SBD
Length: 8:49 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (26 reviews, 101,583 dl)
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72
#32 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:39 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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71
#33 May 5, 1978 · Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH SBD
Length: 10:51 · Archive: 4.26/5 (39 reviews, 87,401 dl)
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71
#34 Oct. 23, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 9:31 · Archive: 4.25/5 (24 reviews, 125,470 dl)
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71
#35 July 22, 1984 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 8:12 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 148,036 dl)
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71
#36 Nov. 5, 1985 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 8:39 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.34/5 (49 reviews, 106,797 dl)
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70
#37 Oct. 11, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME
Length: 8:32 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 110,053 dl)
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70
#38 Jan. 11, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:09 · Archive: 4.10/5 (53 reviews, 554,002 dl)
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70
#39 Aug. 4, 1976 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 8:24 · Archive: 4.25/5 (58 reviews, 203,490 dl)
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69
#40 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 8:01 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
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Best Version of Ship Of Fools for Every Year (1974–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1974 27× June 26, 1974 SBD Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI 8:41 85 Archive.org ↗
1976 9× June 9, 1976 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA - 79 Archive.org ↗
1977 10× May 9, 1977 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 9:51 97 Archive.org ↗
1978 22× July 8, 1978 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 9:06 93 Archive.org ↗
1979 15× Oct. 28, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 18:57 86 Archive.org ↗
1980 17× Nov. 30, 1980 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 9:08 87 Archive.org ↗
1981 16× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 10:40 96 Archive.org ↗
1982 10× Apr. 18, 1982 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 7:51 64 Archive.org ↗
1983 6× Apr. 15, 1983 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 7:50 62 Archive.org ↗
1984 7× July 22, 1984 SBD Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA 8:12 71 Archive.org ↗
1985 7× Nov. 5, 1985 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA 8:39 71 Archive.org ↗
1986 5× Dec. 30, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 8:39 67 Archive.org ↗
1987 15× Mar. 23, 1987 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 9:14 77 Archive.org ↗
1988 11× Feb. 17, 1988 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 9:02 53 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× July 4, 1989 SBD Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY 9:05 82 Archive.org ↗
1990 7× Sept. 19, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 9:11 80 Archive.org ↗
1991 11× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 8:39 84 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× Dec. 16, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 7:42 52 Archive.org ↗
1993 8× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 7:59 65 Archive.org ↗
1994 4× Oct. 9, 1994 SBD USAir Arena - Landover, MD 7:01 26 Archive.org ↗
1995 2× Feb. 26, 1995 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 10:31 46 Archive.org ↗