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Times Played112
First Played3/15/69
Last Played12/31/82
Typical Length7:32
Longest13:30 (2/14/70)
#1 Consensus PickMay 15, 1970
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93
#1 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:42 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
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93
#2 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:14 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
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92
#3 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:18 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
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91
#4 Aug. 6, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA SBD
Length: 7:35 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl) · #1 in DeadBase Tapers & Readers Poll - Top Grateful Dead Shows
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87
#5 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:30 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
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87
#6 Apr. 26, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:07 · Archive: 4.66/5 (35 reviews, 166,774 dl)
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83
#7 Apr. 27, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:57 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 222,973 dl)
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83
#8 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
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81
#9 Feb. 18, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 8:00 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
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#10 July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:41 · Archive: 4.47/5 (43 reviews, 145,676 dl)
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78
#11 Apr. 17, 1971 · Dillon Gym, Princeton U. - Princeton, NJ SBD
Length: 8:43 · Archive: 4.71/5 (58 reviews, 126,579 dl)
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77
#12 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 8:15 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
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75
#13 June 21, 1971 · Chateau d'HerouvilIe - Herouville, France SBD
Length: 11:09 · Archive: 4.38/5 (28 reviews, 91,566 dl)
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74
#14 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
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72
#15 Apr. 25, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:35 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 102,413 dl)
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72
#16 Apr. 14, 1971 · Christy Mathewson Stadium, Bucknell U. - Lewisburg, PA SBD
Length: 11:08 · Archive: 4.46/5 (28 reviews, 64,216 dl)
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71
#17 Aug. 14, 1971 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:30 · Archive: 4.62/5 (49 reviews, 157,330 dl)
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71
#18 Apr. 23, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:18 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.83/5 (58 reviews, 139,055 dl)
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71
#19 Oct. 31, 1970 · Pritchard Gym, S.U.N.Y. - Late Show Stony Brook, NY SBD
Length: 9:17 · Archive: 4.17/5 (51 reviews, 146,229 dl)
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71
#20 Mar. 24, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:56 · Archive: 4.51/5 (39 reviews, 67,656 dl)
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#21 Feb. 20, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 8:39 · Archive: 4.38/5 (24 reviews, 161,646 dl)
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#22 Aug. 26, 1971 · Gaelic Park - Bronx, NY SBD
Length: 7:32 · Archive: 4.33/5 (71 reviews, 177,205 dl)
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#23 Apr. 13, 1971 · Catholic Youth Center - Scranton, PA SBD
Length: 9:29 · Archive: 4.39/5 (38 reviews, 81,625 dl)
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#24 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:55 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)
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#25 Nov. 5, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 11:23 · Archive: 4.22/5 (23 reviews, 58,489 dl)
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#26 Jan. 24, 1971 · Seattle Center Arena - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 8:31 · Archive: 4.52/5 (27 reviews, 85,021 dl)
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#27 Jan. 16, 1970 · Springer's Inn Portland - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 9:18 · Archive: 4.13/5 (52 reviews, 117,124 dl)
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#28 July 31, 1971 · Yale Bowl, Yale U. - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 7:40 · Archive: 4.39/5 (31 reviews, 133,920 dl)
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#29 Mar. 14, 1971 · Camp Randall Field House, U. of Wisconsin - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 10:32 · Archive: 4.50/5 (16 reviews, 60,821 dl)
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#30 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:58 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
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#31 Apr. 26, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.57/5 (36 reviews, 77,134 dl)
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#32 Apr. 21, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.64/5 (65 reviews, 168,843 dl)
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#33 Jan. 31, 1970 · The Warehouse - New Orleans, LA SBD
Length: 6:46 · Archive: 4.49/5 (31 reviews, 119,616 dl)
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#34 Dec. 27, 1970 · Legion Stadium - El Monte, CA SBD
Length: 9:04 · Archive: 4.60/5 (20 reviews, 56,841 dl)
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#35 Dec. 29, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:20 · Archive: 4.44/5 (23 reviews, 49,176 dl)
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#36 Apr. 22, 1971 · Bangor Municipal Auditorium - Bangor, ME SBD
Length: 10:13 · Archive: 4.54/5 (15 reviews, 30,710 dl)
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#37 Dec. 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX SBD
Length: 4:56 · Archive: 4.56/5 (43 reviews, 296,581 dl)
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#38 Nov. 11, 1970 · 46th Street Rock Palace - Brooklyn, NY SBD
Length: 9:34 · Archive: 3.44/5 (21 reviews, 176,056 dl)
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#39 Apr. 18, 1971 · Lusk Field House, S.U.C.N.Y - Cortland, NY SBD
Length: 8:18 · Archive: 4.47/5 (29 reviews, 63,391 dl)
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#40 Aug. 3, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:46 · Archive: 4.79/5 (31 reviews, 57,672 dl)
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Best Version of Hard To Handle for Every Year (1969–1982)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 37× Dec. 31, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA - 74 Archive.org ↗
1970 38× May 15, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 9:42 93 Archive.org ↗
1971 35× Apr. 28, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 12:14 93 Archive.org ↗
1982 2× Dec. 31, 1982 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 6:06 52 Archive.org ↗