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Times Played393
First Played7/11/70
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length4:58
Longest8:37 (6/16/74)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1972
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99
#1 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 6:51 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
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99
#2 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:30 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
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95
#3 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 6:12 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
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95
#4 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 5:51 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
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94
#5 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:31 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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94
#6 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 5:19 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
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94
#7 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 5:18 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl)
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94
#8 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 6:23 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
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93
#9 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 5:01 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
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93
#10 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 7:00 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
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93
#11 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
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92
#12 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 8:37 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
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92
#13 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 6:51 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
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91
#14 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
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91
#15 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 5:13 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
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91
#16 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 6:09 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)
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91
#17 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:52 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
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90
#18 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:12 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
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90
#19 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:38 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
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89
#20 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:27 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
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89
#21 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
#3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
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88
#22 July 8, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 4:31 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
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88
#23 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 5:29 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
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88
#24 Dec. 31, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:59 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.67/5 (65 reviews, 141,411 dl)
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88
#25 May 13, 1977 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.66/5 (90 reviews, 223,146 dl)
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88
#26 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 4:41 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
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87
#27 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
#1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
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87
#28 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 4:36 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
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87
#29 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 4:34 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
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87
#30 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 4:47 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
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87
#31 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
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86
#32 May 11, 1972 · Rotterdam Civic Hall - Rotterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 4:44 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.93/5 (83 reviews, 218,672 dl)
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86
#33 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 4:41 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
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86
#34 Sept. 21, 1972 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:32 · Archive: 4.88/5 (72 reviews, 151,471 dl)
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85
#35 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 4:45 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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85
#36 Apr. 17, 1972 · Tivoli Gardens - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 7:06 · Archive: 4.64/5 (51 reviews, 119,036 dl)
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85
#37 Oct. 18, 1972 · Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 5:39 · Archive: 4.62/5 (49 reviews, 157,071 dl)
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85
#38 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 4:34 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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85
#39 Mar. 21, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:07 · Archive: 4.67/5 (37 reviews, 147,421 dl)
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85
#40 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 4:22 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
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Best Version of El Paso for Every Year (1970–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 6× Nov. 8, 1970 Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY 6:09 91 Archive.org ↗
1971 32× Apr. 28, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 6:52 91 Archive.org ↗
1972 70× May 26, 1972 SBD The Strand Lyceum - London, England 6:51 99 Archive.org ↗
1973 66× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 6:30 99 Archive.org ↗
1974 32× June 18, 1974 SBD Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY 5:01 93 Archive.org ↗
1976 7× Sept. 27, 1976 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 4:50 63 Archive.org ↗
1977 24× May 5, 1977 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 6:12 95 Archive.org ↗
1978 23× July 8, 1978 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 4:31 88 Archive.org ↗
1979 22× Oct. 25, 1979 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT - 87 Archive.org ↗
1980 22× Sept. 2, 1980 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 4:19 74 Archive.org ↗
1981 22× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:31 94 Archive.org ↗
1982 11× July 31, 1982 SBD Manor Downs - Austin, TX 5:28 79 Archive.org ↗
1984 3× Oct. 15, 1984 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 4:32 64 Archive.org ↗
1985 9× June 27, 1985 SBD Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY 5:26 75 Archive.org ↗
1986 5× Apr. 21, 1986 SBD Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA 6:59 52 Archive.org ↗
1987 5× Apr. 4, 1987 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA - 67 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Apr. 3, 1989 SBD Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA 5:28 53 Archive.org ↗
1990 1× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:49 91 Archive.org ↗
1991 1× May 12, 1991 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 5:18 58 Archive.org ↗
1992 2× June 28, 1992 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 5:01 50 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× Sept. 30, 1993 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 6:23 30 Archive.org ↗
1994 20× Oct. 14, 1994 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:32 63 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× Mar. 23, 1995 SBD Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC 6:44 57 Archive.org ↗