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Times Played52
First Played10/15/81
Last Played12/8/94
Typical Length5:22
Longest7:45 (4/3/85)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 31, 1991
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#1 Oct. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:55 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.84/5 (91 reviews, 236,621 dl)
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80
#2 Nov. 1, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 4:56 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (94 reviews, 190,975 dl)
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78
#3 Mar. 25, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 5:40 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (40 reviews, 147,308 dl)
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70
#4 Sept. 22, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:20 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.72/5 (40 reviews, 129,644 dl)
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69
#5 June 27, 1985 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY SBD
Length: 4:36 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.28/5 (83 reviews, 229,228 dl)
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#6 May 31, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 5:27 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.22/5 (56 reviews, 154,385 dl)
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#7 Mar. 13, 1985 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:38 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.24/5 (22 reviews, 108,683 dl)
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#8 July 19, 1987 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:07 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 3.90/5 (25 reviews, 150,763 dl)
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#9 Jan. 28, 1987 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · Archive: 2.97/5 (75 reviews, 154,079 dl)
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#10 Mar. 23, 1986 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:50 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.33/5 (24 reviews, 89,187 dl)
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53
#11 Dec. 18, 1993 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:24 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.25/5 (25 reviews, 68,465 dl)
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#12 Nov. 2, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 4:34 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.16/5 (42 reviews, 83,889 dl)
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#13 Apr. 29, 1989 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 3:56 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.54/5 (14 reviews, 110,609 dl)
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#14 Dec. 9, 1990 · Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ SBD
Length: 5:04 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.48/5 (22 reviews, 72,862 dl)
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50
#15 Oct. 15, 1981 · Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 6:13 · Archive: 4.20/5 (18 reviews, 64,799 dl)
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50
#16 Mar. 18, 1990 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:39 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.02/5 (22 reviews, 119,975 dl)
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48
#17 July 1, 1992 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD
Length: 7:10 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 3.83/5 (48 reviews, 75,224 dl)
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#18 Mar. 24, 1985 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 5:56 · Archive: 4.04/5 (27 reviews, 103,456 dl)
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#19 June 30, 1984 · Indianapolis Sports and Music Center - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 3:23 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.33/5 (33 reviews, 85,159 dl)
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#20 Mar. 11, 1993 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD
Length: 4:52 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.04/5 (30 reviews, 126,812 dl)
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#21 June 26, 1993 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 6:42 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 4.18/5 (29 reviews, 63,199 dl)
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#22 Sept. 11, 1990 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:53 · Archive: 3.99/5 (32 reviews, 85,693 dl)
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#23 Feb. 27, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:22 · Archive: 4.12/5 (29 reviews, 77,237 dl)
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45
#24 Sept. 14, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:28 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.28/5 (26 reviews, 65,917 dl)
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45
#25 Apr. 3, 1985 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 7:45 · Archive: 3.87/5 (21 reviews, 89,540 dl)
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#26 Dec. 28, 1984 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:58 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.00/5 (22 reviews, 67,133 dl)
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#27 Sept. 7, 1987 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI
Length: 3:43 · Archive: 4.19/5 (24 reviews, 97,472 dl)
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#28 June 21, 1993 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:08 · Archive: 4.01/5 (25 reviews, 78,511 dl)
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#29 Apr. 22, 1986 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:32 · Archive: 3.97/5 (29 reviews, 94,874 dl)
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#30 Oct. 8, 1983 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
Length: 3:03 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 95,479 dl)
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#31 Apr. 22, 1983 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT
Length: 2:28 · Archive: 4.12/5 (33 reviews, 83,126 dl)
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#32 Oct. 19, 1994 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:21 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 3.92/5 (18 reviews, 52,445 dl)
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#33 Nov. 17, 1985 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 3:20 · Archive: 4.38/5 (9 reviews, 55,142 dl)
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#34 Oct. 9, 1994 · USAir Arena - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 5:16 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 3.97/5 (24 reviews, 60,419 dl)
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#35 Feb. 18, 1985 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:42 · Archive: 3.21/5 (26 reviews, 92,283 dl)
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#36 June 15, 1993 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 4:23 · Archive: 4.03/5 (31 reviews, 70,914 dl)
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#37 Mar. 28, 1984 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA
Length: 3:15 · Archive: 3.95/5 (22 reviews, 65,016 dl)
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#38 June 14, 1992 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:41 · #3 of 1992 · Archive: 3.62/5 (33 reviews, 48,166 dl)
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#39 June 23, 1992 · Star Lake Ampitheater - Burgettstown, PA SBD
Length: 4:54 · Archive: 3.56/5 (47 reviews, 58,149 dl)
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#40 July 31, 1994 · The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI SBD
Length: 6:55 · #3 of 1994 · Archive: 3.80/5 (16 reviews, 49,518 dl)
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Best Version of Spoonful for Every Year (1981–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1981 1× Oct. 15, 1981 Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands 6:13 50 Archive.org ↗
1983 3× Oct. 8, 1983 Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 3:03 41 Archive.org ↗
1984 5× Nov. 2, 1984 SBD Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA 4:34 53 Archive.org ↗
1985 8× Nov. 1, 1985 SBD Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 4:56 80 Archive.org ↗
1986 2× Mar. 23, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 5:50 55 Archive.org ↗
1987 3× July 19, 1987 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 7:07 56 Archive.org ↗
1989 2× Apr. 29, 1989 SBD Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA 3:56 53 Archive.org ↗
1990 5× Mar. 25, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 5:40 78 Archive.org ↗
1991 4× Oct. 31, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 6:55 96 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× May 31, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 5:27 62 Archive.org ↗
1993 7× Dec. 18, 1993 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 6:24 53 Archive.org ↗
1994 6× Oct. 19, 1994 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:21 37 Archive.org ↗