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Times Played66
First Played10/19/71
Last Played10/9/94
Typical Length7:48
Longest15:55 (7/17/76)
#1 Consensus PickMay 9, 1977
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98
#1 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 11:32 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
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90
#2 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:54 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
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88
#3 May 4, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:27 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.44/5 (79 reviews, 260,971 dl)
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88
#4 Oct. 15, 1976 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 10:30 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.62/5 (48 reviews, 160,299 dl)
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86
#5 May 21, 1977 · Lakeland Civic Center - 4nuyKoY91WKwR6HLq7Gzkl Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 11:44 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.78/5 (32 reviews, 126,311 dl)
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85
#6 May 1, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:54 · Archive: 4.49/5 (46 reviews, 165,959 dl)
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84
#7 June 12, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:15 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.67/5 (59 reviews, 163,302 dl)
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79
#8 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:41 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
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78
#9 July 17, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 15:55 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.29/5 (43 reviews, 142,088 dl)
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77
#10 Nov. 1, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 8:28 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (94 reviews, 190,975 dl)
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74
#11 June 22, 1976 · Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.69/5 (26 reviews, 101,583 dl)
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74
#12 May 16, 1978 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 10:09 · Archive: 4.52/5 (30 reviews, 85,508 dl)
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74
#13 Dec. 5, 1971 · Felt Forum - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:32 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.69/5 (68 reviews, 192,708 dl)
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73
#14 Oct. 19, 1971 · Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN SBD
#3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.62/5 (54 reviews, 126,329 dl)
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72
#15 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:46 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
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72
#16 Oct. 30, 1971 · Taft Auditorium - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 9:23 · Archive: 4.51/5 (33 reviews, 66,019 dl)
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71
#17 Aug. 31, 1980 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 9:06 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.50/5 (31 reviews, 109,289 dl)
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70
#18 July 26, 1972 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 8:32 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.44/5 (41 reviews, 151,710 dl)
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68
#19 Dec. 10, 1971 · Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 7:44 · Archive: 4.64/5 (42 reviews, 116,456 dl)
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67
#20 May 25, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
#3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 84,359 dl)
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66
#21 Oct. 3, 1976 · COBO Arena - Detriot, MI SBD
Length: 9:58 · Archive: 4.14/5 (37 reviews, 116,261 dl)
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63
#22 July 18, 1972 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.64/5 (62 reviews, 191,063 dl)
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63
#23 Oct. 2, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
#3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.49/5 (27 reviews, 124,279 dl)
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63
#24 Dec. 1, 1971 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.37/5 (57 reviews, 135,800 dl)
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63
#25 Apr. 4, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
#1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.49/5 (36 reviews, 104,677 dl)
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62
#26 July 8, 1987 · Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA SBD
Length: 7:13 · Archive: 4.52/5 (56 reviews, 146,333 dl)
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62
#27 Oct. 21, 1971 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 8:15 · Archive: 4.47/5 (31 reviews, 73,885 dl)
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#28 Sept. 7, 1985 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 6:35 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
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61
#29 July 13, 1985 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 7:14 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.47/5 (60 reviews, 136,133 dl)
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59
#30 June 24, 1985 · River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
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#31 Oct. 22, 1971 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 8:51 · Archive: 4.46/5 (16 reviews, 43,950 dl)
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#32 Apr. 11, 1972 · Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England SBD
Length: 7:26 · Archive: 4.36/5 (38 reviews, 104,563 dl)
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#33 Sept. 16, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:48 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.39/5 (24 reviews, 116,206 dl)
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55
#34 May 23, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.63/5 (36 reviews, 88,610 dl)
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#35 Sept. 15, 1985 · Devore Field, Southwestern College - Chula Vista, CA SBD
Length: 6:09 · Archive: 4.49/5 (68 reviews, 158,984 dl)
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55
#36 May 14, 1980 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:33 · Archive: 4.00/5 (19 reviews, 99,573 dl)
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#37 May 12, 1977 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL
Length: 12:48 · Archive: 3.67/5 (34 reviews, 86,518 dl)
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#38 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:29 · Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
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#39 Aug. 19, 1980 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.26/5 (36 reviews, 96,965 dl)
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#40 June 28, 1985 · Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA SBD
Length: 6:35 · Archive: 4.25/5 (134 reviews, 270,138 dl)
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Best Version of Comes A Time for Every Year (1971–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1971 13× Nov. 7, 1971 SBD Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA 9:54 90 Archive.org ↗
1972 8× Mar. 23, 1972 SBD Academy of Music - New York, NY 8:41 79 Archive.org ↗
1976 6× Oct. 15, 1976 SBD Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA 10:30 88 Archive.org ↗
1977 5× May 9, 1977 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 11:32 98 Archive.org ↗
1978 1× May 16, 1978 SBD Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL 10:09 74 Archive.org ↗
1979 1× Feb. 9, 1979 Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS 8:37 38 Archive.org ↗
1980 7× May 10, 1980 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 8:46 72 Archive.org ↗
1985 11× Nov. 1, 1985 SBD Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 8:28 77 Archive.org ↗
1986 7× Mar. 23, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 7:43 51 Archive.org ↗
1987 2× Apr. 4, 1987 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA - 63 Archive.org ↗
1990 1× Dec. 27, 1990 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 7:58 43 Archive.org ↗
1991 2× Sept. 16, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:48 55 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× Mar. 27, 1993 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 6:59 42 Archive.org ↗
1994 1× Oct. 9, 1994 SBD USAir Arena - Landover, MD 6:08 22 Archive.org ↗