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Grateful Dead - Cosmic Charlie

Community-ranked versions of Cosmic Charlie. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played39

First Played1/17/69

Last Played9/25/76

Typical Length6:59

Longest9:35 (6/14/76)

#1 Consensus PickMay 15, 1970

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#1 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 8:16 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)

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#2 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD

Length: 9:35 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)

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#3 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD

#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)

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#4 Feb. 27, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 6:27 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.98/5 (60 reviews, 175,291 dl)

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#5 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)

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#6 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 8:39 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)

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#7 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 6:49 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)

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#8 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 7:18 · Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)

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#9 July 16, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 8:07 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.40/5 (66 reviews, 208,428 dl)

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#10 Mar. 1, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 5:58 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.87/5 (45 reviews, 137,041 dl)

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#11 June 7, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:59 · Archive: 4.59/5 (49 reviews, 105,898 dl)

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#12 June 19, 1976 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD

Length: 3:52 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.66/5 (41 reviews, 174,395 dl)

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#13 June 8, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:36 · Archive: 4.58/5 (36 reviews, 87,285 dl)

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#14 Mar. 21, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 143,731 dl)

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#15 Dec. 30, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 6:53 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 113,433 dl)

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#16 Oct. 31, 1970 · Pritchard Gym, S.U.N.Y. - Late Show Stony Brook, NY SBD

Archive: 4.17/5 (51 reviews, 146,229 dl)

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#17 Sept. 25, 1976 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD

Length: 8:43 · Archive: 4.39/5 (20 reviews, 81,357 dl)

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#18 May 31, 1969 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD

Length: 0:38 · Archive: 4.76/5 (38 reviews, 87,847 dl)

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#19 June 4, 1976 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD

Length: 7:57 · Archive: 4.18/5 (28 reviews, 115,341 dl)

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#20 Apr. 3, 1970 · Field House, U. of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH SBD

Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.64/5 (23 reviews, 101,795 dl)

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#21 July 14, 1970 · Euphoria Ballroom - San Rafael, CA SBD

Length: 8:24 · Archive: 4.35/5 (17 reviews, 98,385 dl)

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#22 June 23, 1976 · Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA

Length: 9:08 · Archive: 4.33/5 (12 reviews, 95,604 dl)

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#23 June 5, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.62/5 (26 reviews, 71,774 dl)

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#24 Jan. 16, 1970 · Springer's Inn Portland - Portland, OR SBD

Length: 6:30 · Archive: 4.13/5 (52 reviews, 117,124 dl)

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#25 Jan. 17, 1969 · Civic Auditorium - Santa Barbara, CA SBD

Length: 7:56 · Archive: 4.22/5 (34 reviews, 79,216 dl)

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#26 Feb. 15, 1969 · Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 6:04 · Archive: 4.40/5 (30 reviews, 78,405 dl)

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#27 Dec. 11, 1969 · Thelma - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Archive: 4.17/5 (29 reviews, 88,693 dl)

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#28 Jan. 25, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.11/5 (37 reviews, 89,279 dl)

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#29 May 7, 1970 · Dupont Gymnasium M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA

Length: 6:59 · Archive: 3.83/5 (30 reviews, 221,345 dl)

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#30 June 21, 1969 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 7:13 · Archive: 4.23/5 (21 reviews, 57,481 dl)

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#31 Apr. 18, 1969 · Memorial Union Ballroom, Purdue U. - Lafayette, IN SBD

Length: 8:11 · Archive: 4.13/5 (21 reviews, 36,083 dl)

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#32 Aug. 21, 1969 · Aqua Theatre - Seattle, WA SBD

Archive: 4.30/5 (18 reviews, 36,273 dl)

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#33 Nov. 15, 1969 · Lanai Theater - Crockett, CA SBD

Length: 6:32 · Archive: 4.27/5 (10 reviews, 55,656 dl)

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#34 Oct. 24, 1969 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA

Archive: 4.15/5 (9 reviews, 43,555 dl)

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#35 Jan. 30, 1970 · The Warehouse - New Orleans, LA SBD

Length: 0:31 · Archive: 4.22/5 (11 reviews, 69,847 dl)

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#36 July 10, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY

Length: 7:20 · Archive: 3.86/5 (17 reviews, 33,871 dl)

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#37 Jan. 21, 1971 · Freeborn Hall, U. of California - Davis, CA SBD

Length: 5:17 · Archive: 3.78/5 (10 reviews, 62,421 dl)

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#38 Dec. 5, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 6:43 · Archive: 3.79/5 (16 reviews, 30,338 dl)

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#39 Nov. 21, 1970 · Sargent Gym, Boston U. - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 6:33 · Archive: 3.75/5 (15 reviews, 21,625 dl)

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Best Version of Cosmic Charlie for Every Year (1969–1976)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1969	17×	Feb. 27, 1969 SBD	Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA	6:27	88	Archive.org ↗
1970	15×	May 15, 1970 SBD	Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY	8:16	96	Archive.org ↗
1971	1×	Jan. 21, 1971 SBD	Freeborn Hall, U. of California - Davis, CA	5:17	20	Archive.org ↗
1976	6×	June 14, 1976 SBD	Beacon Theatre - New York, NY	9:35	95	Archive.org ↗