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Jerry Garcia Band - I'll Take A Melody

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Times Played156
First Played9/18/75
Last Played4/20/94
Typical Length13:48
Longest19:40 (7/20/76)
#1 Consensus PickMay 29, 1983
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92
#1 May 29, 1983 · Bushnell Auditorium
Length: 15:45 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.00/5 (1 reviews, 744 dl)
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#2 Feb. 1, 1980 · The Stone - San Francisco, CA
Length: 16:34 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.00/5 (1 reviews, 400 dl)
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#3 Feb. 22, 1980 · The Barn, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
Length: 15:07 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 5.00/5 (1 reviews, 518 dl)
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84
#4 Feb. 28, 1980 · Wilkins Theatre, Kean College - Union, NJ
Length: 13:57 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 5.00/5 (1 reviews, 795 dl)
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#5 June 17, 1982 · New Haven Coliseum Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT
Length: 15:02 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 5.00/5 (1 reviews, 231 dl)
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76
#6 Aug. 22, 1976 · Keystone - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 18:03 · #1 of 1976 · 424 archive downloads
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75
#7 Sept. 10, 1976 · Keystone - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 17:40 · #2 of 1976 · 408 archive downloads
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#8 Feb. 7, 1980 · Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA SBD
Length: 17:17 · 386 archive downloads
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73
#9 Dec. 22, 1976 · Keystone - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 16:52 · #3 of 1976 · 422 archive downloads
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73
#10 July 20, 1976 · Keystone - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 19:40 · 311 archive downloads
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73
#11 Mar. 11, 1978 · Leroy Concert Theatre - Pawtucket, RI
Length: 16:05 · #1 of 1978 · 613 archive downloads
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73
#12 Sept. 16, 1976 · The Dome, C.W. Post College - Brookville, NY
Length: 18:01 · 300 archive downloads
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72
#13 May 30, 1983 · Bushnell Auditorium - Hartford, CT
Length: 16:35 · #2 of 1983 · 382 archive downloads
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71
#14 Oct. 24, 1975 · Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 15:40 · #1 of 1975 · 610 archive downloads
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70
#15 May 20, 1983 · Rainbow Music Hall - Denver, CO
Length: 15:58 · #3 of 1983 · 343 archive downloads
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70
#16 Feb. 11, 1981 · The Palladium - New York, NY
Length: 15:35 · #1 of 1981 · 545 archive downloads
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70
#17 Dec. 6, 1977 · The Dome, C.W. Post College - Brookville, NY SBD
Length: 19:13 · #1 of 1977 · 238 archive downloads
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69
#18 Apr. 1, 1976 · Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT
Length: 15:14 · 550 archive downloads
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#19 Feb. 15, 1980 · Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
Length: 16:01 · 340 archive downloads
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#20 Mar. 14, 1976 · Ohio Theatre - Columbus, OH
Length: 17:13 · 293 archive downloads
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#21 May 26, 1983 · Auditorium Theatre - Rochester, NY
Length: 15:51 · 206 archive downloads
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66
#22 July 27, 1980 · Palace Theatre - Albany, NY
Length: 14:45 · 459 archive downloads
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#23 June 5, 1983 · Tower Theater - Upper Darby, PA
Length: 15:42 · 316 archive downloads
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66
#24 Feb. 7, 1981 · Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
Length: 14:36 · #2 of 1981 · 706 archive downloads
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#25 Dec. 8, 1977 · Palace Theatre - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 18:33 · #2 of 1977 · 203 archive downloads
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#26 Feb. 5, 1977 · Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 16:01 · #3 of 1977 · 270 archive downloads
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#27 May 14, 1982 · Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA
Length: 15:41 · #2 of 1982 · 360 archive downloads
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#28 Dec. 17, 1975 · His Master's Wheels - San Francisco, CA
Length: 15:28 · #2 of 1975 · 290 archive downloads
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#29 May 21, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA
Length: 15:03 · 366 archive downloads
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#30 June 12, 1982 · Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA
Length: 19:01 · #3 of 1982 · 193 archive downloads
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#31 Sept. 18, 1981 · Club Front - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 15:15 · #3 of 1981 · 281 archive downloads
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#32 Feb. 19, 1980 · Landmark Theatre - Syracuse, NY
Length: 15:03 · 306 archive downloads
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#33 July 24, 1980 · Bushnell Auditorium - Hartford, CT
Length: 14:10 · 409 archive downloads
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#34 Aug. 27, 1984 · Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA
Length: 17:47 · #1 of 1984 · 135 archive downloads
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#35 Nov. 23, 1977 · Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT
Length: 14:36 · 482 archive downloads
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#36 June 3, 1983 · Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
Length: 14:24 · 349 archive downloads
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#37 Feb. 13, 1981 · Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
Length: 17:40 · 154 archive downloads
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#38 Nov. 27, 1977 (late) · The Palladium - New York, NY
Length: 18:06 · 156 archive downloads
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#39 Mar. 17, 1982 · Acker Gymnasium, Chico State University - Chico, CA SBD
Length: 12:52 · Archive: 5.00/5 (1 reviews, 246 dl)
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#40 June 1, 1983 · Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Length: 14:09 · 336 archive downloads
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Best Version of I'll Take A Melody for Every Year (1975–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1975 16× Oct. 24, 1975 SBD Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA 15:40 71 Archive.org ↗
1976 15× Aug. 22, 1976 SBD Keystone - Berkeley, CA 18:03 76 Archive.org ↗
1977 9× Dec. 6, 1977 SBD The Dome, C.W. Post College - Brookville, NY 19:13 70 Archive.org ↗
1978 2× Mar. 11, 1978 Leroy Concert Theatre - Pawtucket, RI 16:05 73 Archive.org ↗
1979 1× Oct. 14, 1979 Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA 12:34 30 Archive.org ↗
1980 16× Feb. 1, 1980 The Stone - San Francisco, CA 16:34 91 Archive.org ↗
1981 28× Feb. 11, 1981 The Palladium - New York, NY 15:35 70 Archive.org ↗
1982 13× June 17, 1982 New Haven Coliseum Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 15:02 78 Archive.org ↗
1983 19× May 29, 1983 Bushnell Auditorium 15:45 92 Archive.org ↗
1984 11× Aug. 27, 1984 Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA 17:47 63 Archive.org ↗
1985 5× June 3, 1985 Keystone Palo Alto - Palo Alto, CA 15:03 55 Archive.org ↗
1986 3× May 24, 1986 Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA 12:07 39 Archive.org ↗
1987 6× Mar. 6, 1987 U.S.S. Carl Vinson - Alameda, CA 10:35 52 Archive.org ↗
1988 1× Nov. 25, 1988 SBD Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA 11:24 40 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× Sept. 7, 1989 Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 12:21 51 Archive.org ↗
1990 3× Nov. 20, 1990 Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA 13:22 46 Archive.org ↗
1994 2× Feb. 5, 1994 SBD Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA 10:58 45 Archive.org ↗