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Times Played145
First Played8/4/79
Last Played3/24/86
Typical Length6:37
Longest15:59 (3/10/81)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 10, 1982
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96
#1 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 7:31 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
95
#2 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 8:23 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
92
#3 Nov. 30, 1980 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 13:03 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
89
#4 Oct. 12, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME SBD
Length: 6:46 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (159 reviews, 339,371 dl)
88
#5 Aug. 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Length: 6:32 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
87
#6 Nov. 1, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 7:30 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (94 reviews, 190,975 dl)
87
#7 Nov. 29, 1980 · Alligator Alley Gym, U. of Florida - Gainesville, FL SBD
Length: 6:35 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.88/5 (98 reviews, 246,308 dl)
86
#8 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:36 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
85
#9 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 7:04 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
82
#10 May 22, 1982 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 13:29 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (46 reviews, 131,291 dl)
82
#11 Oct. 29, 1985 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:25 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.70/5 (60 reviews, 145,494 dl)
81
#12 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 6:02 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
80
#13 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 6:32 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
80
#14 May 1, 1981 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 6:08 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
80
#15 June 15, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:37 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.50/5 (67 reviews, 189,812 dl)
79
#16 Mar. 10, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 15:59 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 208,504 dl)
79
#17 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
78
#18 Sept. 1, 1979 · Holleder Memorial Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 7:10 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.36/5 (63 reviews, 168,739 dl)
78
#19 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
78
#20 Apr. 23, 1983 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 7:41 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 110,157 dl)
77
#21 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:54 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
77
#22 Dec. 5, 1981 · Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 7:00 · Archive: 4.63/5 (67 reviews, 132,247 dl)
75
#23 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
75
#24 Nov. 30, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 6:37 · Archive: 4.70/5 (34 reviews, 119,299 dl)
74
#25 Apr. 12, 1983 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 7:20 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.31/5 (63 reviews, 160,505 dl)
73
#26 June 24, 1983 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 7:50 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.64/5 (37 reviews, 83,955 dl)
73
#27 Aug. 6, 1982 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.51/5 (41 reviews, 105,608 dl)
73
#28 Apr. 6, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.38/5 (89 reviews, 229,210 dl)
73
#29 Nov. 25, 1979 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.64/5 (79 reviews, 152,325 dl)
72
#30 Nov. 2, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 6:45 · Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 125,313 dl)
71
#31 Oct. 19, 1981 · Sports Palace - Barcelona, Spain SBD
Length: 7:23 · Archive: 4.35/5 (35 reviews, 111,449 dl)
71
#32 Mar. 13, 1981 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 6:42 · Archive: 4.49/5 (40 reviews, 147,812 dl)
71
#33 Oct. 31, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 161,149 dl)
70
#34 July 11, 1981 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 8:04 · Archive: 4.41/5 (41 reviews, 103,210 dl)
69
#35 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:49 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
68
#36 Dec. 3, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:42 · Archive: 4.52/5 (29 reviews, 110,761 dl)
67
#37 Apr. 17, 1982 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 119,764 dl)
67
#38 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:24 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
67
#39 Oct. 2, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.49/5 (27 reviews, 124,279 dl)
67
#40 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:41 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)

Best Version of Lost Sailor for Every Year (1979–1986)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1979 25× Oct. 27, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 8:23 95 Archive.org ↗
1980 50× Nov. 30, 1980 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 13:03 92 Archive.org ↗
1981 37× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 6:36 86 Archive.org ↗
1982 14× Oct. 10, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 7:31 96 Archive.org ↗
1983 5× Apr. 23, 1983 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 7:41 78 Archive.org ↗
1984 5× Oct. 12, 1984 SBD Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 6:46 89 Archive.org ↗
1985 7× Nov. 1, 1985 SBD Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA 7:30 87 Archive.org ↗
1986 2× Feb. 14, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 7:12 65 Archive.org ↗