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Times Played364
First Played6/3/76
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length7:49
Longest12:43 (12/30/77)
#1 Consensus PickJune 30, 1985
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94
#1 June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 9:57 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (174 reviews, 530,603 dl)
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93
#2 Oct. 17, 1983 · Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY SBD
Length: 9:52 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
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93
#3 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 9:54 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
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93
#4 Feb. 5, 1978 · Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA SBD
Length: 11:40 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.69/5 (55 reviews, 213,098 dl)
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91
#5 June 11, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 10:55 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 238,434 dl)
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91
#6 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:40 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
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90
#7 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 8:52 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
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89
#8 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:01 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
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88
#9 Nov. 1, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 9:25 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (94 reviews, 190,975 dl)
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88
#10 June 12, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:24 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.67/5 (59 reviews, 163,302 dl)
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87
#11 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:28 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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85
#12 Oct. 28, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 10:34 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.38/5 (55 reviews, 149,402 dl)
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85
#13 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:24 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
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85
#14 May 14, 1978 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 10:41 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.80/5 (37 reviews, 92,706 dl)
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84
#15 June 7, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:55 · Archive: 4.59/5 (41 reviews, 170,174 dl)
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84
#16 June 24, 1985 · River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 8:27 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
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83
#17 Apr. 22, 1977 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:32 · Archive: 4.28/5 (51 reviews, 217,973 dl)
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83
#18 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 8:42 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
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83
#19 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 8:18 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
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83
#20 Mar. 20, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:36 · Archive: 4.67/5 (43 reviews, 213,862 dl)
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83
#21 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
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83
#22 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
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82
#23 Dec. 16, 1978 · Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Length: 8:35 · Archive: 4.60/5 (104 reviews, 455,696 dl)
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82
#24 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 8:26 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
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81
#25 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 8:08 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
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80
#26 Nov. 1, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:08 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 182,879 dl)
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80
#27 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:57 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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80
#28 Apr. 15, 1983 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 9:45 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 168,271 dl)
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80
#29 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:58 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
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79
#30 Apr. 27, 1977 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 10:51 · Archive: 4.20/5 (58 reviews, 206,679 dl)
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79
#31 June 4, 1978 · Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 9:25 · Archive: 4.37/5 (71 reviews, 147,956 dl)
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79
#32 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:56 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
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78
#33 Oct. 20, 1984 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 9:24 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (84 reviews, 187,780 dl)
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78
#34 Oct. 18, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:59 · Archive: 4.52/5 (41 reviews, 89,550 dl)
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78
#35 Oct. 16, 1981 · Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 8:43 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 127,232 dl)
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78
#36 Oct. 22, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:21 · Archive: 4.39/5 (31 reviews, 129,130 dl)
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78
#37 Apr. 20, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:06 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
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77
#38 Aug. 3, 1982 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 8:09 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
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76
#39 Feb. 1, 1978 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 8:37 · Archive: 4.60/5 (36 reviews, 111,549 dl)
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76
#40 Dec. 3, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 9:03 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (29 reviews, 110,761 dl)
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Best Version of Samson & Delilah for Every Year (1976–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1976 39× June 11, 1976 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA 10:55 91 Archive.org ↗
1977 41× May 28, 1977 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 9:54 93 Archive.org ↗
1978 36× Feb. 5, 1978 SBD Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA 11:40 93 Archive.org ↗
1979 25× Oct. 28, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 10:34 85 Archive.org ↗
1980 23× June 21, 1980 SBD West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK 7:53 74 Archive.org ↗
1981 27× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 8:28 87 Archive.org ↗
1982 20× Aug. 3, 1982 SBD Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO 8:09 77 Archive.org ↗
1983 17× Oct. 17, 1983 SBD Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY 9:52 93 Archive.org ↗
1984 15× Oct. 20, 1984 SBD Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY 9:24 78 Archive.org ↗
1985 17× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 9:57 94 Archive.org ↗
1986 9× Mar. 23, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 52 Archive.org ↗
1987 13× Mar. 27, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 8:07 72 Archive.org ↗
1988 11× June 30, 1988 SBD Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY 7:52 58 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× July 9, 1989 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 7:26 60 Archive.org ↗
1990 9× Sept. 16, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 10:29 71 Archive.org ↗
1991 9× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 7:56 79 Archive.org ↗
1992 5× Dec. 6, 1992 SBD Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ 8:48 60 Archive.org ↗
1993 15× June 23, 1993 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 8:15 62 Archive.org ↗
1994 14× Mar. 27, 1994 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 10:35 61 Archive.org ↗
1995 9× May 21, 1995 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 10:56 61 Archive.org ↗