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Times Played74
First Played7/3/66
Last Played7/6/95
Typical Length5:36
Longest9:42 (3/23/72)
#1 Consensus PickApr. 14, 1972
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#1 Apr. 14, 1972 · Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 6:13 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
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#2 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:42 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
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88
#3 Feb. 18, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 5:39 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
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88
#4 Dec. 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:56 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (77 reviews, 233,067 dl)
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85
#5 Dec. 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 6:32 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.66/5 (67 reviews, 297,653 dl)
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84
#6 Apr. 29, 1972 · Musikhalle - Hamburg, Germany SBD
Length: 7:00 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.66/5 (56 reviews, 137,585 dl)
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83
#7 Nov. 2, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.81/5 (78 reviews, 115,316 dl)
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83
#8 May 4, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.84/5 (41 reviews, 117,746 dl)
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80
#9 Dec. 5, 1971 · Felt Forum - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:41 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.69/5 (68 reviews, 192,708 dl)
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78
#10 Apr. 5, 1971 · Manhattan Center - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.77/5 (38 reviews, 117,569 dl)
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76
#11 Apr. 17, 1971 · Dillon Gym, Princeton U. - Princeton, NJ SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.71/5 (58 reviews, 126,579 dl)
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76
#12 Aug. 14, 1971 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:10 · Archive: 4.62/5 (49 reviews, 157,330 dl)
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75
#13 July 16, 1966 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:13 · #1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.70/5 (42 reviews, 128,597 dl)
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75
#14 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:02 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)
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74
#15 May 7, 1972 · Bickershaw Festival - Wigan, England SBD
Length: 5:44 · Archive: 4.71/5 (39 reviews, 114,107 dl)
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72
#16 May 25, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 84,359 dl)
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72
#17 July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 4.47/5 (43 reviews, 145,676 dl)
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71
#18 Mar. 21, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Length: 7:14 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 143,731 dl)
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70
#19 June 16, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 7:50 · Archive: 4.33/5 (40 reviews, 121,499 dl)
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69
#20 Aug. 26, 1971 · Gaelic Park - Bronx, NY SBD
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 4.33/5 (71 reviews, 177,205 dl)
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69
#21 Apr. 26, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.66/5 (35 reviews, 166,774 dl)
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68
#22 Dec. 7, 1971 · Felt Forum - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:31 · Archive: 4.77/5 (26 reviews, 107,762 dl)
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67
#23 Apr. 11, 1972 · Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England SBD
Length: 6:01 · Archive: 4.36/5 (38 reviews, 104,563 dl)
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67
#24 Dec. 1, 1971 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.37/5 (57 reviews, 135,800 dl)
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67
#25 July 31, 1971 · Yale Bowl, Yale U. - New Haven, CT SBD
Archive: 4.39/5 (31 reviews, 133,920 dl)
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65
#26 June 21, 1971 · Chateau d'HerouvilIe - Herouville, France SBD
Length: 6:04 · Archive: 4.38/5 (28 reviews, 91,566 dl)
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65
#27 Sept. 3, 1967 · Dance Hall - Rio Nido, CA SBD
Length: 4:22 · Archive: 4.72/5 (37 reviews, 116,089 dl)
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#28 Oct. 31, 1970 · Pritchard Gym, S.U.N.Y. - Late Show Stony Brook, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.17/5 (51 reviews, 146,229 dl)
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#29 Feb. 20, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 5:39 · Archive: 4.38/5 (24 reviews, 161,646 dl)
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#30 Apr. 8, 1985 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:09 · Archive: 4.01/5 (109 reviews, 181,685 dl)
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#31 Jan. 31, 1970 · The Warehouse - New Orleans, LA SBD
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.49/5 (31 reviews, 119,616 dl)
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#32 Apr. 13, 1971 · Catholic Youth Center - Scranton, PA SBD
Length: 7:56 · Archive: 4.39/5 (38 reviews, 81,625 dl)
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#33 June 27, 1969 · Veterans Auditorium - Santa Rosa, CA SBD
Length: 5:43 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.50/5 (30 reviews, 105,151 dl)
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#34 Feb. 23, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.39/5 (28 reviews, 126,811 dl)
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#35 Mar. 22, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:58 · Archive: 4.47/5 (16 reviews, 64,558 dl)
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#36 July 29, 1966 · P.N.E. Garden Auditorium - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 4:33 · #2 of 1966 · Archive: 4.74/5 (32 reviews, 85,568 dl)
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#37 Dec. 1, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:53 · #3 of 1966 · Archive: 4.24/5 (62 reviews, 212,473 dl)
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#38 Dec. 31, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:49 · Archive: 3.85/5 (36 reviews, 163,673 dl)
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#39 Mar. 27, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.28/5 (22 reviews, 64,099 dl)
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#40 May 10, 1972 · Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 4:18 · Archive: 4.79/5 (19 reviews, 65,784 dl)
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Best Version of Big Boss Man for Every Year (1966–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1966 5× July 16, 1966 SBD Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 5:13 75 Archive.org ↗
1967 1× Sept. 3, 1967 SBD Dance Hall - Rio Nido, CA 4:22 65 Archive.org ↗
1969 8× Nov. 2, 1969 SBD Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA - 83 Archive.org ↗
1970 8× Jan. 3, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 5:02 75 Archive.org ↗
1971 25× Feb. 18, 1971 SBD Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY 5:39 88 Archive.org ↗
1972 12× Apr. 14, 1972 SBD Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark 6:13 92 Archive.org ↗
1981 2× Dec. 31, 1981 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 5:56 88 Archive.org ↗
1983 1× Dec. 31, 1983 SBD S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 4:36 52 Archive.org ↗
1984 1× June 21, 1984 SBD Kingswood Music Theater - Maple, Ontario, Canada 3:25 40 Archive.org ↗
1985 1× Apr. 8, 1985 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 7:09 64 Archive.org ↗
1987 5× Sept. 24, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:43 52 Archive.org ↗
1988 2× Mar. 16, 1988 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 6:03 44 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Dec. 31, 1989 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 6:49 57 Archive.org ↗
1990 1× June 16, 1990 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 7:50 70 Archive.org ↗
1995 1× July 6, 1995 SBD Riverport Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO 4:32 33 Archive.org ↗