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Times Played50
First Played5/5/67
Last Played4/29/71
Typical Length3:55
Longest14:40 (9/3/67)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 14, 1968
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#1 Feb. 14, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:45 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.88/5 (108 reviews, 231,654 dl)
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91
#2 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
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86
#3 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
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82
#4 Apr. 23, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 3:49 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.83/5 (58 reviews, 139,055 dl)
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82
#5 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
#2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
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81
#6 Apr. 21, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:05 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.64/5 (65 reviews, 168,843 dl)
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79
#7 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:57 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)
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78
#8 Aug. 23, 1968 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 9:41 · #2 of 1968 · Archive: 4.69/5 (49 reviews, 108,540 dl)
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78
#9 Sept. 3, 1967 · Dance Hall - Rio Nido, CA SBD
Length: 14:40 · #1 of 1967 · Archive: 4.72/5 (37 reviews, 116,089 dl)
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77
#10 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:52 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)
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77
#11 Nov. 10, 1967 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 3:20 · #2 of 1967 · Archive: 4.81/5 (63 reviews, 130,679 dl)
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77
#12 Feb. 28, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:39 · Archive: 4.72/5 (60 reviews, 127,563 dl)
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76
#13 Mar. 2, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:42 · Archive: 4.91/5 (36 reviews, 87,604 dl)
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75
#14 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:51 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
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73
#15 Aug. 21, 1968 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:31 · #3 of 1968 · Archive: 4.70/5 (68 reviews, 126,538 dl)
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71
#16 Mar. 16, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 14:01 · Archive: 4.67/5 (32 reviews, 96,556 dl)
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69
#17 Feb. 12, 1969 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:57 · Archive: 4.89/5 (38 reviews, 88,143 dl)
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68
#18 Feb. 7, 1969 · Stanley Theatre - Late Show Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Archive: 4.76/5 (32 reviews, 94,440 dl)
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68
#19 May 5, 1967 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:52 · #3 of 1967 · Archive: 4.50/5 (49 reviews, 79,141 dl)
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64
#20 June 6, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:55 · Archive: 4.40/5 (45 reviews, 97,262 dl)
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64
#21 Nov. 6, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 3:30 · Archive: 4.32/5 (45 reviews, 138,068 dl)
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62
#22 Dec. 12, 1969 · Thelma - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 4:14 · Archive: 4.42/5 (42 reviews, 80,047 dl)
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60
#23 Sept. 2, 1968 · Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm - Sultan, WA SBD
Length: 3:46 · Archive: 4.50/5 (39 reviews, 86,982 dl)
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60
#24 Aug. 3, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:59 · Archive: 4.79/5 (31 reviews, 57,672 dl)
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59
#25 Nov. 11, 1967 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 59,358 dl)
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59
#26 May 24, 1969 · Seminole Indian Reservation - Hollywood, FL SBD
Length: 11:33 · Archive: 4.66/5 (27 reviews, 49,454 dl)
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58
#27 Dec. 30, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 0:21 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 113,433 dl)
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58
#28 Jan. 16, 1970 · Springer's Inn Portland - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 4:03 · Archive: 4.13/5 (52 reviews, 117,124 dl)
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56
#29 Feb. 15, 1969 · Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 3:55 · Archive: 4.40/5 (30 reviews, 78,405 dl)
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#30 June 18, 1967 · Monterey Fairgrounds - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 8:08 · Archive: 4.22/5 (47 reviews, 88,479 dl)
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#31 June 14, 1968 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY
Length: 3:28 · Archive: 4.46/5 (43 reviews, 76,298 dl)
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#32 May 18, 1968 · Santa Clara County Fairgrounds - Santa Clara, CA
Length: 3:27 · Archive: 4.58/5 (37 reviews, 83,122 dl)
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#33 Aug. 5, 1967 · O'Keefe Center - Late Show Toronto, Ontario, Canada SBD
Archive: 4.76/5 (26 reviews, 39,405 dl)
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#34 Jan. 25, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:16 · Archive: 4.11/5 (37 reviews, 89,279 dl)
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#35 Aug. 22, 1968 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:26 · Archive: 4.55/5 (30 reviews, 71,946 dl)
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50
#36 Nov. 1, 1968 · Silver Dollar Fairgrounds - Chico, CA SBD
Length: 2:35 · Archive: 4.42/5 (33 reviews, 52,535 dl)
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#37 Feb. 4, 1969 · The Music Box - Omaha, NE SBD
Length: 3:41 · Archive: 4.45/5 (31 reviews, 54,235 dl)
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45
#38 Nov. 1, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:48 · Archive: 4.50/5 (11 reviews, 32,862 dl)
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44
#39 Feb. 28, 1970 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:58 · Archive: 4.38/5 (16 reviews, 52,645 dl)
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#40 Apr. 13, 1969 · Ballroom, U. of Colorado - Boulder, CO SBD
Length: 3:41 · Archive: 4.27/5 (37 reviews, 60,859 dl)
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Best Version of Alligator for Every Year (1967–1971)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1967 7× Sept. 3, 1967 SBD Dance Hall - Rio Nido, CA 14:40 78 Archive.org ↗
1968 10× Feb. 14, 1968 SBD Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 8:45 93 Archive.org ↗
1969 24× Apr. 23, 1969 SBD The Ark - Boston, MA 3:49 82 Archive.org ↗
1970 8× June 24, 1970 Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY - 86 Archive.org ↗
1971 1× Apr. 29, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 5:34 91 Archive.org ↗