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Grateful Dead - It's A Sin

Community-ranked versions of It's A Sin. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played10

First Played3/19/66

Last Played6/4/70

Typical Length4:41

Longest7:16 (4/11/69)

#1 Consensus PickApr. 5, 1969

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#1 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 5:23 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)

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#2 Apr. 23, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 3:51 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.83/5 (58 reviews, 139,055 dl)

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#3 May 19, 1966 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

#1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.55/5 (74 reviews, 167,312 dl)

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#4 Apr. 26, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD

#3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.57/5 (36 reviews, 77,134 dl)

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#5 June 4, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 2:55 · Archive: 4.40/5 (33 reviews, 79,691 dl)

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#6 Apr. 15, 1969 · The Music Box - Omaha, NE SBD

Length: 4:41 · Archive: 3.97/5 (36 reviews, 106,438 dl)

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#7 Mar. 19, 1966 · Carthay Studios - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 3:21 · Archive: 4.46/5 (15 reviews, 33,360 dl)

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#8 Apr. 17, 1969 · The Quadrangle, Washington U. - St. Louis, MO SBD

Archive: 4.50/5 (4 reviews, 10,914 dl)

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#9 Apr. 11, 1969 · University Auditorium, U. Of Arizona - Tucson, AZ SBD

Length: 7:16 · Archive: 3.63/5 (14 reviews, 25,465 dl)

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#10 June 22, 1969 · The Great Lawn, Central Park - New York, NY SBD

Length: 4:43 · Archive: 3.31/5 (15 reviews, 54,644 dl)

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Best Version of It's A Sin for Every Year (1966–1970)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1966	2×	May 19, 1966 SBD	Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA	-	78	Archive.org ↗
1969	7×	Apr. 5, 1969 SBD	Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA	5:23	83	Archive.org ↗
1970	1×	June 4, 1970 SBD	Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA	2:55	50	Archive.org ↗