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Grateful Dead - Silver Threads And Golden Needles

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Times Played16

First Played3/12/66

Last Played9/19/70

Typical Length3:53

Longest5:17 (6/4/70)

#1 Consensus PickSept. 19, 1970

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#1 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD

#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)

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#2 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 3:49 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)

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#3 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)

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#4 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD

#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)

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

Length: 2:41 · #1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.55/5 (74 reviews, 167,312 dl)

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#6 May 14, 1970 · Merramac Community College - Kirkwood, MO SBD

Length: 3:46 · Archive: 4.48/5 (48 reviews, 147,002 dl)

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#7 June 7, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 3:39 · Archive: 4.59/5 (49 reviews, 105,898 dl)

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

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

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

Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.40/5 (33 reviews, 79,691 dl)

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#10 Mar. 12, 1966 · Danish Center - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Archive: 4.27/5 (44 reviews, 132,077 dl)

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

Length: 4:05 · Archive: 4.27/5 (25 reviews, 97,710 dl)

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#12 June 28, 1969 · Veterans Auditorium - Santa Rosa, CA SBD

Length: 3:54 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.63/5 (21 reviews, 50,816 dl)

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#13 July 11, 1969 · NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park - Queens, NY SBD

Length: 5:13 · Archive: 4.08/5 (30 reviews, 65,731 dl)

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#14 July 4, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD

Length: 4:20 · Archive: 3.24/5 (14 reviews, 37,621 dl)

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#15 May 9, 1970 · Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, MA SBD

Length: 3:53 · Archive: 2.92/5 (17 reviews, 20,887 dl)

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

Length: 3:24 · Archive: 3.31/5 (15 reviews, 54,644 dl)

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Best Version of Silver Threads And Golden Needles 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	2:41	70	Archive.org ↗
1969	6×	Dec. 31, 1969 SBD	Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA	-	82	Archive.org ↗
1970	8×	Sept. 19, 1970 SBD	Fillmore East - New York, NY	-	92	Archive.org ↗