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Times Played52
First Played11/19/72
Last Played10/18/74
Typical Length1:26
Longest31:25 (11/19/72)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 24, 1974
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93
#1 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:05 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
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#2 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
#2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
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90
#3 Oct. 18, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:50 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 253,757 dl)
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90
#4 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 1:48 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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#5 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 1:41 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
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89
#6 May 19, 1974 · Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR SBD
Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
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88
#7 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 2:16 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
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88
#8 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:10 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
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88
#9 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 1:19 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
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87
#10 Dec. 18, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Archive: 4.73/5 (87 reviews, 216,033 dl)
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86
#11 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 1:26 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
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85
#12 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
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84
#13 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
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83
#14 Nov. 21, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.63/5 (74 reviews, 173,187 dl)
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83
#15 Sept. 11, 1973 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 2:12 · Archive: 4.50/5 (81 reviews, 177,518 dl)
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83
#16 July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CT SBD
Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
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83
#17 Mar. 23, 1974 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Archive: 4.49/5 (66 reviews, 321,341 dl)
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#18 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
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#19 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
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82
#20 Nov. 19, 1972 · Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX SBD
Length: 31:25 · Archive: 4.50/5 (44 reviews, 134,877 dl)
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81
#21 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 1:19 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
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#22 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 1:18 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
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#23 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 1:08 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
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#24 July 29, 1974 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Archive: 4.50/5 (43 reviews, 165,374 dl)
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#25 Sept. 8, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Archive: 4.56/5 (41 reviews, 171,798 dl)
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#26 Nov. 30, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 118,727 dl)
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75
#27 June 28, 1974 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 1:18 · Archive: 4.61/5 (49 reviews, 221,324 dl)
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#28 Nov. 25, 1973 · Feyline Field - Tempe, AZ SBD
Length: 1:26 · Archive: 4.83/5 (36 reviews, 102,465 dl)
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73
#29 Oct. 30, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO SBD
Archive: 4.57/5 (38 reviews, 95,011 dl)
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#30 July 25, 1974 · International Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:27 · Archive: 4.29/5 (34 reviews, 130,933 dl)
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#31 Oct. 25, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Archive: 4.36/5 (46 reviews, 123,625 dl)
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#32 Sept. 21, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Archive: 4.55/5 (38 reviews, 97,096 dl)
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#33 Dec. 12, 1973 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 1:19 · Archive: 4.43/5 (43 reviews, 109,092 dl)
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#34 Oct. 17, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.56/5 (16 reviews, 123,362 dl)
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#35 Nov. 9, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:34 · Archive: 4.67/5 (16 reviews, 77,048 dl)
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#36 Aug. 4, 1974 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 1:20 · Archive: 4.45/5 (23 reviews, 140,738 dl)
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#37 Sept. 26, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Archive: 4.67/5 (17 reviews, 97,635 dl)
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#38 Oct. 23, 1973 · Metropolitan Sports Center - Bloomington, MN SBD
Archive: 4.41/5 (33 reviews, 68,940 dl)
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#39 Nov. 1, 1973 · McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern U. - Evanston, IL SBD
Archive: 4.75/5 (17 reviews, 75,425 dl)
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#40 Dec. 8, 1973 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Archive: 4.32/5 (28 reviews, 131,846 dl)
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Best Version of Weather Report Suite Prelude for Every Year (1972–1974)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1972 1× Nov. 19, 1972 SBD Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX 31:25 82 Archive.org ↗
1973 31× Mar. 28, 1973 SBD Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA 2:16 88 Archive.org ↗
1974 20× Feb. 24, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 5:05 93 Archive.org ↗