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Grateful Dead - The Main Ten

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

Times Played5

First Played11/8/69

Last Played11/8/70

Typical Length4:52

Longest5:51 (11/8/70)

#1 Consensus PickNov. 8, 1970

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#1 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY

Length: 5:51 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)

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

Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.59/5 (49 reviews, 105,898 dl)

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#3 Nov. 6, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY

Length: 4:21 · Archive: 4.32/5 (45 reviews, 138,068 dl)

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#4 Nov. 8, 1969 · Fillmore Auditorium - 1GbnL43DSgDRIIvKTVDSjP San Francisco, CA SBD

#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.37/5 (21 reviews, 81,635 dl)

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

Length: 2:39 · Archive: 3.79/5 (16 reviews, 30,338 dl)

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Best Version of The Main Ten for Every Year (1969–1970)

Year	Played	Vote	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1969	2×		Nov. 8, 1969 SBD	Fillmore Auditorium - 1GbnL43DSgDRIIvKTVDSjP San Francisco, CA	-	57	Archive.org ↗
1970	3×		Nov. 8, 1970	Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY	5:51	93	Archive.org ↗