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Grateful Dead - La Bamba

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

Times Played5

First Played11/11/70

Last Played9/23/87

Typical Length2:01

Longest8:42 (9/13/87)

#1 Consensus PickSept. 18, 1987

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#1 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD

Length: 1:27 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)

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#2 Sept. 23, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 2:01 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.36/5 (26 reviews, 91,469 dl)

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#3 Sept. 7, 1987 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI

#3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.19/5 (24 reviews, 97,472 dl)

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#4 Nov. 11, 1970 · 46th Street Rock Palace - Brooklyn, NY SBD

Length: 1:11 · Archive: 3.44/5 (21 reviews, 176,056 dl)

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#5 Sept. 13, 1987 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD

Length: 8:42 · Archive: 3.70/5 (14 reviews, 56,938 dl)

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Best Version of La Bamba for Every Year (1970–1987)

Year	Played	Vote	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1970	1×		Nov. 11, 1970 SBD	46th Street Rock Palace - Brooklyn, NY	1:11	38	Archive.org ↗
1987	4×		Sept. 18, 1987 SBD	Madison Square Garden - New York, NY	1:27	88	Archive.org ↗