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Grateful Dead - How Long Blues

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

Times Played5
First Played7/12/70
Last Played2/12/89
Typical Length4:07
Longest5:03 (7/14/70)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 14, 1970
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#1 July 14, 1970 · Euphoria Ballroom - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 5:03 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.35/5 (17 reviews, 98,385 dl)
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#2 July 12, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY
Length: 3:57 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.81/5 (19 reviews, 79,633 dl)
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#3 Aug. 19, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA
Length: 4:07 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.17/5 (22 reviews, 93,605 dl)
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#4 Feb. 12, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 4:55 · Archive: 3.52/5 (27 reviews, 128,920 dl)
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#5 Nov. 7, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 3:29 · Archive: 3.88/5 (8 reviews, 77,090 dl)
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Best Version of How Long Blues for Every Year (1970–1989)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 4× July 14, 1970 SBD Euphoria Ballroom - San Rafael, CA 5:03 56 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Feb. 12, 1989 SBD Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA 4:55 46 Archive.org ↗