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Times Played233
First Played8/13/75
Last Played6/28/95
Typical Length7:56
Longest11:29 (10/21/83)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 9, 1989
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95
#1 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 8:56 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
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92
#2 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 8:52 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
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91
#3 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 10:08 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
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91
#4 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
#1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl) · #1 in r/gratefuldead Fan Poll - Favorite Shows & Songs
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90
#5 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 8:53 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
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89
#6 Oct. 21, 1983 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 11:29 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (93 reviews, 178,774 dl)
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89
#7 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 8:20 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
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89
#8 Oct. 12, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME SBD
Length: 8:45 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (159 reviews, 339,371 dl)
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89
#9 Dec. 28, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:57 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
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88
#10 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 8:48 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
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85
#11 Oct. 28, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 9:49 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.38/5 (55 reviews, 149,402 dl)
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85
#12 Dec. 1, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 8:55 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (88 reviews, 181,542 dl)
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84
#13 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:19 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
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83
#14 Sept. 10, 1983 · Santa Fe Downs - Santa Fe, NM SBD
Length: 10:07 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.61/5 (38 reviews, 129,230 dl)
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83
#15 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 9:25 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
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83
#16 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
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82
#17 June 28, 1985 · Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA SBD
Length: 9:32 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.25/5 (134 reviews, 270,138 dl)
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82
#18 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:03 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
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82
#19 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:54 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
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82
#20 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 8:07 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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80
#21 Mar. 13, 1981 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 9:11 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.49/5 (40 reviews, 147,812 dl)
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80
#22 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 8:45 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
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79
#23 July 12, 1990 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 8:02 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.65/5 (102 reviews, 238,191 dl)
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79
#24 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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79
#25 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:44 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
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77
#26 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 7:54 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
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77
#27 May 16, 1978 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 9:43 · Archive: 4.52/5 (30 reviews, 85,508 dl)
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76
#28 Oct. 16, 1977 · Assembly Center, Lousiana State U - Baton Rouge, LA SBD
Length: 8:39 · Archive: 4.55/5 (33 reviews, 105,902 dl)
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76
#29 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 8:51 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
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76
#30 Aug. 22, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 8:41 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.36/5 (85 reviews, 181,108 dl)
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75
#31 May 7, 1978 · Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY SBD
Length: 8:41 · Archive: 4.42/5 (48 reviews, 133,798 dl)
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75
#32 July 6, 1990 · Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 8:03 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.55/5 (76 reviews, 150,021 dl)
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75
#33 Apr. 19, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:53 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.35/5 (52 reviews, 115,951 dl)
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75
#34 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 8:07 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
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73
#35 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 7:56 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
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73
#36 Mar. 27, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:13 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (44 reviews, 175,802 dl)
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73
#37 June 19, 1976 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
#2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.66/5 (41 reviews, 174,395 dl)
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73
#38 Feb. 3, 1978 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 7:57 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
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72
#39 Oct. 1, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 8:17 · Archive: 4.51/5 (28 reviews, 232,247 dl)
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72
#40 June 15, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:43 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
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Best Version of The Music Never Stopped for Every Year (1975–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1975 2× Aug. 13, 1975 SBD Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA 5:33 65 Archive.org ↗
1976 30× June 9, 1976 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA - 79 Archive.org ↗
1977 29× May 22, 1977 SBD The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL - 91 Archive.org ↗
1978 22× Apr. 24, 1978 SBD Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL 8:53 90 Archive.org ↗
1979 14× Dec. 28, 1979 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 8:57 89 Archive.org ↗
1980 13× Oct. 9, 1980 SBD Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA 9:13 68 Archive.org ↗
1981 8× Mar. 13, 1981 SBD Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY 9:11 80 Archive.org ↗
1982 4× Oct. 9, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 7:34 70 Archive.org ↗
1983 6× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 10:08 91 Archive.org ↗
1984 7× Oct. 12, 1984 SBD Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 8:45 89 Archive.org ↗
1985 8× Mar. 31, 1985 SBD Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME 9:25 83 Archive.org ↗
1986 6× Dec. 30, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 7:04 50 Archive.org ↗
1987 12× Mar. 27, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 8:13 73 Archive.org ↗
1988 13× Sept. 12, 1988 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:03 66 Archive.org ↗
1989 7× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 8:56 95 Archive.org ↗
1990 6× July 12, 1990 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 8:02 79 Archive.org ↗
1991 12× June 14, 1991 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 8:51 76 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× June 25, 1992 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 10:06 65 Archive.org ↗
1993 10× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 8:41 76 Archive.org ↗
1994 11× June 26, 1994 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 9:25 65 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× Feb. 21, 1995 SBD Delta Center - Salt Lake City, UT 8:53 59 Archive.org ↗