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Community-ranked Grateful Dead & JGB versions and showsGrateful Dead - Bertha
Community-ranked versions of Bertha. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.
Times Played401
First Played2/18/71
Last Played6/27/95
Typical Length6:43
Longest17:05 (12/10/93)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 3, 1977
99
Length: 8:26 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 521,419 dl)
98
Length: 7:43 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
97
Length: 9:32 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
97
Length: 7:15 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
96
Length: 7:58 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
95
Length: 7:50 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
94
Length: 7:22 · Archive: 4.68/5 (141 reviews, 656,209 dl)
94
Length: 6:52 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl)
94
Length: 10:45 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
93
Length: 6:50 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
93
Length: 6:49 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
91
Length: 7:13 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
91
Length: 7:29 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
91
Length: 7:29 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
90
Length: 7:38 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
88
Length: 6:06 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
87
Length: 6:31 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
87
Length: 6:48 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
87
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
87
Length: 5:53 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
86
Length: 6:21 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
86
Length: 5:49 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
86
Length: 6:43 · Archive: 4.66/5 (90 reviews, 223,146 dl)
86
Length: 6:23 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
86
Length: 5:46 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
85
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
85
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
85
Length: 7:32 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
85
Length: 6:37 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
85
Length: 6:05 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
85
Length: 8:47 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.67/5 (37 reviews, 147,421 dl)
85
Length: 6:41 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.65/5 (102 reviews, 238,191 dl)
85
Length: 5:59 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
84
Length: 6:11 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
84
Length: 7:04 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
84
Length: 6:19 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
84
Length: 6:40 · Archive: 4.68/5 (58 reviews, 232,665 dl)
84
Length: 5:47 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
83
Length: 6:38 · Archive: 4.86/5 (46 reviews, 176,341 dl)
83
Length: 7:34 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.64/5 (79 reviews, 152,325 dl)
Best Version of Bertha for Every Year (1971–1995)
| Year | Played | Vote | #1 Version of Year | Venue | Length | Score | Tape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56× | Aug. 6, 1971 SBD | Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA | 6:52 | 94 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1972 | 41× | Aug. 27, 1972 SBD | Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR | 5:53 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1973 | 30× | Nov. 11, 1973 SBD | Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA | 6:06 | 88 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1974 | 17× | Feb. 24, 1974 SBD | Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA | 6:21 | 86 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1976 | 5× | Oct. 15, 1976 SBD | Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA | 6:36 | 80 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1977 | 27× | Sept. 3, 1977 SBD | Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ | 8:26 | 99 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1978 | 31× | July 8, 1978 SBD | Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO | 6:50 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1979 | 23× | Nov. 25, 1979 SBD | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA | 7:34 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1980 | 10× | Dec. 14, 1980 SBD | Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA | 6:52 | 71 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1981 | 15× | Dec. 31, 1981 SBD | Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA | 6:19 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1982 | 14× | Aug. 10, 1982 SBD | Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA | 5:59 | 85 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1983 | 14× | June 18, 1983 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY | 6:37 | 78 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1984 | 14× | July 13, 1984 SBD | Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA | 6:37 | 85 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1985 | 10× | Nov. 2, 1985 SBD | Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA | 6:18 | 79 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1986 | 6× | June 30, 1986 SBD | River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH | 6:31 | 52 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1987 | 13× | Mar. 29, 1987 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 7:15 | 68 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1988 | 9× | July 15, 1988 SBD | Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA | 9:07 | 64 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1989 | 11× | July 4, 1989 SBD | Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY | 7:15 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1990 | 10× | Mar. 29, 1990 SBD | Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY | 6:49 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1991 | 11× | Aug. 16, 1991 SBD | Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA | 8:14 | 71 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1992 | 6× | June 25, 1992 SBD | Soldier Field - Chicago, IL | 8:31 | 55 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1993 | 11× | Aug. 22, 1993 SBD | Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR | 8:12 | 77 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1994 | 11× | Mar. 21, 1994 SBD | Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH | 8:40 | 60 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1995 | 6× | June 4, 1995 SBD | Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA | 7:48 | 42 | Archive.org ↗ |