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Grateful Dead - Spanish Jam

Community-ranked versions of Spanish Jam. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played50
First Played1/17/68
Last Played6/18/95
Typical Length5:23
Longest15:50 (1/17/68)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 11, 1970
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93
#1 Feb. 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:53 · Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
92
#2 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 15:20 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
92
#3 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:53 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
91
#4 Feb. 14, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:39 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.88/5 (108 reviews, 231,654 dl)
89
#5 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
#1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
88
#6 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 7:15 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
86
#7 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 9:02 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
84
#8 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 4:00 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
84
#9 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 8:06 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
81
#10 Jan. 20, 1968 · Eureka Municipal Auditorium - Eureka, CA SBD
Length: 8:43 · #2 of 1968 · Archive: 4.80/5 (91 reviews, 146,158 dl)
81
#11 Jan. 17, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 15:50 · #3 of 1968 · Archive: 4.75/5 (38 reviews, 107,694 dl)
79
#12 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
#1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
78
#13 Mar. 31, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Archive: 4.56/5 (56 reviews, 136,207 dl)
77
#14 July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 3:14 · Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
76
#15 July 28, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (58 reviews, 169,513 dl)
76
#16 Dec. 31, 1984 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:48 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.44/5 (56 reviews, 173,243 dl)
74
#17 Sept. 17, 1982 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 3:09 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.58/5 (64 reviews, 199,018 dl)
74
#18 May 6, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 8:27 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.55/5 (39 reviews, 153,671 dl)
73
#19 July 29, 1974 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 4:32 · Archive: 4.50/5 (43 reviews, 165,374 dl)
73
#20 July 16, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:23 · Archive: 4.40/5 (66 reviews, 208,428 dl)
72
#21 Sept. 20, 1982 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
#3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.43/5 (35 reviews, 197,842 dl)
70
#22 Sept. 4, 1983 · Park West Ski Resort - Park City, UT SBD
Length: 6:03 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 124,979 dl)
69
#23 Apr. 17, 1982 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 12:36 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 119,764 dl)
66
#24 Oct. 19, 1981 · Sports Palace - Barcelona, Spain SBD
Archive: 4.35/5 (35 reviews, 111,449 dl)
62
#25 Aug. 12, 1981 · Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT SBD
Archive: 4.36/5 (32 reviews, 106,412 dl)
62
#26 May 30, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 5:20 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 157,626 dl)
61
#27 Dec. 3, 1981 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 4:22 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 105,258 dl)
58
#28 Mar. 24, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
Length: 4:43 · Archive: 4.19/5 (77 reviews, 127,105 dl)
58
#29 Oct. 17, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:01 · Archive: 4.56/5 (16 reviews, 123,362 dl)
56
#30 June 30, 1987 · Kingswood Music Theater - Maple, Ontario, Canada SBD
#1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.30/5 (46 reviews, 96,035 dl)
54
#31 Mar. 29, 1984 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 6:06 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.36/5 (14 reviews, 97,104 dl)
54
#32 Oct. 20, 1983 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA
Length: 9:11 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.06/5 (24 reviews, 91,944 dl)
49
#33 Sept. 29, 1994 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:33 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.40/5 (26 reviews, 68,971 dl)
45
#34 Mar. 27, 1986 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Archive: 3.93/5 (43 reviews, 97,683 dl)
43
#35 Mar. 30, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:52 · Archive: 4.00/5 (31 reviews, 79,564 dl)
41
#36 June 22, 1983 · City Island - Harrisburg, PA
Archive: 3.85/5 (41 reviews, 89,822 dl)
39
#37 Apr. 7, 1984 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 4:51 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.09/5 (22 reviews, 54,873 dl)
38
#38 Sept. 13, 1983 · Manor Downs - Austin, TX
Length: 5:11 · Archive: 4.26/5 (21 reviews, 60,655 dl)
34
#39 Apr. 23, 1984 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Archive: 3.61/5 (38 reviews, 75,128 dl)
34
#40 Mar. 22, 1985 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA
Length: 2:51 · Archive: 3.65/5 (30 reviews, 109,186 dl)

Best Version of Spanish Jam for Every Year (1968–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1968 5× Feb. 14, 1968 SBD Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 8:39 91 Archive.org ↗
1970 1× Feb. 11, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 9:53 93 Archive.org ↗
1973 2× Mar. 24, 1973 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 89 Archive.org ↗
1974 7× June 26, 1974 SBD Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI 15:20 92 Archive.org ↗
1976 1× July 16, 1976 SBD Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA 5:23 73 Archive.org ↗
1981 10× May 16, 1981 SBD Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY 9:02 86 Archive.org ↗
1982 4× July 28, 1982 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO - 76 Archive.org ↗
1983 6× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT - 79 Archive.org ↗
1984 4× Dec. 31, 1984 SBD S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 5:48 76 Archive.org ↗
1985 1× Mar. 22, 1985 Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 2:51 34 Archive.org ↗
1986 1× Mar. 27, 1986 SBD Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME - 45 Archive.org ↗
1987 2× June 30, 1987 SBD Kingswood Music Theater - Maple, Ontario, Canada - 56 Archive.org ↗
1992 2× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 5:20 62 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 4:43 58 Archive.org ↗
1994 2× Sept. 29, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 4:33 49 Archive.org ↗
1995 1× June 18, 1995 Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 4:18 33 Archive.org ↗