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

Times Played8

First Played7/4/87

Last Played4/1/88

Typical Length6:07

Longest7:08 (3/27/88)

#1 Consensus PickMar. 27, 1988

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#1 Mar. 27, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD

Length: 7:08 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.32/5 (67 reviews, 154,296 dl)

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#2 Apr. 1, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD

Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.37/5 (61 reviews, 138,998 dl)

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#3 July 10, 1987 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 5:02 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 210,524 dl)

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#4 July 24, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD

Length: 6:07 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.09/5 (35 reviews, 203,654 dl)

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#5 July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD

#3 of 1987 · Archive: 3.74/5 (36 reviews, 178,860 dl)

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#6 July 19, 1987 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD

Length: 5:51 · Archive: 3.90/5 (25 reviews, 150,763 dl)

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#7 July 26, 1987 · Anaheim Stadium - Anaheim, CA SBD

Length: 6:47 · Archive: 3.89/5 (26 reviews, 108,497 dl)

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#8 July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD

Length: 5:19 · Archive: 3.30/5 (55 reviews, 150,782 dl)

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Best Version of Ballad Of A Thin Man for Every Year (1987–1988)

Year	Played	Vote	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1987	6×		July 10, 1987 SBD	John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA	5:02	67	Archive.org ↗
1988	2×		Mar. 27, 1988 SBD	Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA	7:08	77	Archive.org ↗