Song

Cryptical Envelopment

Times played

273

First

1967

Last

2022

Avg length

4:15

from 31 timed

The longest it ever went missing

828 shows without it, ending 1985-06-16.

Where it sits

15opened the show
29opened a set

Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

11:271987-01-03The Rookery
10:141986-09-08Uptown Lounge
9:341987-10-31Uptown Lounge
9:331986-08-18Uptown Lounge
7:161987-08-12The Library

Across the decades

15660s
7870s
3480s
310s
220s

Segues

Goes into

2The Other One1971–1986
1The Last Straw1988

Comes out of

Nothing on file.

Counted only where the setlist records the join. Every segue in the archive.

Every performance

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1967-10-22	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1967-10-22	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1967-11-10	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1967-11-10	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1967-11-11	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1967-11-11	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-01-17	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-01-17	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-01-26	GD	Eagles Auditorium, Seattle	—
1968-01-26	GD	Eagles Auditorium, Seattle	—
1968-01-27	GD	Eagle's Auditorium, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1968-01-27	GD	Eagle's Auditorium, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1968-01-30	GD	EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene	—
1968-01-30	GD	EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene	—
1968-02-02	GD	Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA	—
1968-02-02	GD	Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA	—
1968-02-03	GD	Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA	—
1968-02-03	GD	Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA	—
1968-02-14	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-02-14	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-02-24	GD	Kings Beach Bowl, Lake Tahoe	—
1968-02-24	GD	Kings Beach Bowl, Lake Tahoe	—
1968-03-03	GD	Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-03	GD	Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-11	GD	Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento	—
1968-03-11	GD	Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento	—
1968-03-16	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-16	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-17	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco	—
1968-03-17	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco	—
1968-03-29	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-29	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-30	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-03-30	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-04-03	GD	Winterland, San Francisco	—
1968-04-03	GD	Winterland, San Francisco	—
1968-05-03	GD	Ferris Booth Hall terrace, Columbia University, New York	—
1968-05-03	GD	Ferris Booth Hall terrace, Columbia University, New York	—
1968-05-05	GD	Central Park, New York	—
1968-05-05	GD	Central Park, New York	—
1968-05-25	GD	National Guard Armory, St. Louis	—
1968-05-25	GD	National Guard Armory, St. Louis	—
1968-06-01	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco	—
1968-06-01	GD	Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco	—
1968-08-21	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-08-21	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-08-22	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-08-22	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-08-23	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-08-23	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-08-24	GD	Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles	—
1968-08-24	GD	Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles	—
1968-09-02	GD	Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm, Sultan, WA, USA	—
1968-09-02	GD	Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm, Sultan, WA, USA	—
1968-09-22	GD	Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar	—
1968-09-22	GD	Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar	—
1968-10-12	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-10-12	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-10-13	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-10-13	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1968-11-01	GD	Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico, CA, USA	—
1968-11-01	GD	Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico, CA, USA	—
1968-11-22	GD	Columbus Veterans Hall, Columbus, OH, USA	—
1968-11-22	GD	Columbus Veterans Hall, Columbus, OH, USA	—
1968-11-27	GD	Kinetic Playground, Chicago	—
1968-11-27	GD	Kinetic Playground, Chicago	—
1968-11-29	GD	Hyde Park Teen Center, Cincinnati	—
1968-11-29	GD	Hyde Park Teen Center, Cincinnati	—
1968-12-07	GD	Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY, USA	—
1968-12-07	GD	Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY, USA	—
1968-12-21	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-12-21	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-12-21	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-12-21	GD	Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1968-12-28	GD	Catacombs, Houston	—
1968-12-28	GD	Catacombs, Houston	—
1968-12-29	GD	Gulfstream Park Racetrack, Hallandale, FL, USA	—
1969-01-03	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco	—
1969-01-17	GD	Civic Auditorium, Santa Barbara, CA, USA	—
1969-01-17	GD	Civic Auditorium, Santa Barbara, CA, USA	—
1969-01-24	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-01-24	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-01-26	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-01-26	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-02-02	GD	Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN, USA	—
1969-02-02	GD	Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN, USA	—
1969-02-04	GD	The Music Box, Omaha, NE, USA	—
1969-02-05	GD	Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA	—
1969-02-05	GD	Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA	—
1969-02-06	GD	Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1969-02-06	GD	Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1969-02-14	GD	Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1969-02-14	GD	Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1969-02-15	GD	Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1969-02-15	GD	Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1969-02-22	GD	Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA, USA	—
1969-02-22	GD	Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA, USA	—
1969-02-27	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-02-27	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-02-28	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-02-28	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-03-01	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-03-01	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-03-02	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-03-02	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-03-28	GD	Student Center, Modesto Jr. College, Modesto, CA, USA	—
1969-03-28	GD	Student Center, Modesto Jr. College, Modesto, CA, USA	—
1969-04-04	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-04	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-05	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-05	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-06	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-06	GD	Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-04-11	GD	University Auditorium, U. Of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA	—
1969-04-11	GD	University Auditorium, U. Of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA	—
1969-04-15	GD	The Music Box, Omaha, NE, USA	—
1969-04-15	GD	The Music Box, Omaha, NE, USA	—
1969-04-17	GD	The Quadrangle, Washington U., St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1969-04-17	GD	The Quadrangle, Washington U., St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1969-04-18	GD	Memorial Union Ballroom, Purdue U., Lafayette, IN, USA	—
1969-04-18	GD	Memorial Union Ballroom, Purdue U., Lafayette, IN, USA	—
1969-04-21	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-21	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-22	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-22	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-23	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-23	GD	The Ark, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-04-26	GD	Electric Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1969-05-11	GD	Aztec Bowl, San Diego State College, San Diego, CA, USA	—
1969-05-11	GD	Aztec Bowl, San Diego State College, San Diego, CA, USA	—
1969-05-28	GD	Winterland, San Francisco	—
1969-05-28	GD	Winterland, San Francisco	—
1969-05-31	GD	McArthur Court, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA	—
1969-05-31	GD	McArthur Court, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA	—
1969-06-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-06-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-06-08	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-07-04	GD	Electric Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1969-08-02	GD	Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-08-02	GD	Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-08-21	GD	Aqua Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1969-08-21	GD	Aqua Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1969-10-24	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-10-31	GD	San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, USA	—
1969-10-31	GD	San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, USA	—
1969-11-07	GD	Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-12-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-12-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-12-10	GD	Thelma, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1969-12-10	GD	Thelma, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1969-12-11	GD	Thelma, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1969-12-11	GD	Thelma, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1969-12-19	GD	Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-12-19	GD	Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1969-12-30	GD	Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA	—
1969-12-30	GD	Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA	—
1970-01-16	GD	Springer's Inn Portland, Portland, OR, USA	—
1970-01-16	GD	Springer's Inn Portland, Portland, OR, USA	—
1970-01-23	GD	Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI, USA	—
1970-01-23	GD	Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI, USA	—
1970-01-30	GD	The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA	—
1970-01-30	GD	The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA	—
1970-02-01	GD	The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA	—
1970-02-06	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-02-06	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-03-01	GD	Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-03-01	GD	Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-04-03	GD	Field House, U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA	—
1970-04-03	GD	Field House, U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA	—
1970-04-09	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-04-09	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-04-15	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-04-15	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-04-26	GD	York Farm, Poynette	—
1970-04-26	GD	York Farm, Poynette	—
1970-05-01	GD	Alfred College, Alfred, NY, USA	—
1970-05-01	GD	Alfred College, Alfred, NY, USA	—
1970-05-02	GD	Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, USA	—
1970-05-02	GD	Harpur College, Binghamton, NY, USA	—
1970-05-07	GD	Dupont Gymnasium M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, USA	—
1970-05-07	GD	Dupont Gymnasium M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, USA	—
1970-05-24	GD	Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle, England	—
1970-05-24	GD	Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle, England	—
1970-06-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-06-05	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-06-07	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-06-07	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-06-12	GD	Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu	—
1970-06-12	GD	Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu	—
1970-07-09	GD	Fillmore East, New York	—
1970-07-11	GD	Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA	—
1970-07-14	GD	Euphoria Ballroom, San Rafael, CA, USA	—
1970-07-14	GD	Euphoria Ballroom, San Rafael, CA, USA	—
1970-08-18	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-08-18	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1970-09-18	GD	Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA	—
1970-09-18	GD	Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA	—
1970-10-10	GD	Colden Auditorium, Queens, NY, USA	—
1970-10-17	GD	Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA	—
1970-10-17	GD	Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA	—
1970-11-11	GD	46th Street Rock Palace, Brooklyn, NY, USA	—
1970-11-11	GD	46th Street Rock Palace, Brooklyn, NY, USA	—
1970-12-12	GD	Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA, USA	—
1970-12-12	GD	Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA, USA	—
1970-12-28	GD	Legion Stadium, El Monte, CA, USA	—
1970-12-28	GD	Legion Stadium, El Monte, CA, USA	—
1970-12-31	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1971-01-21	GD	Freeborn Hall, U. of California, Davis, CA, USA	—
1971-01-21	GD	Freeborn Hall, U. of California, Davis, CA, USA	—
1971-02-19	GD	Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, USA	—
1971-02-20	GD	Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, USA	—
1971-03-17	GD	Fox Theatre, St. Louis	—
1971-04-14	GD	Christy Mathewson Stadium, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, PA, USA	—
1971-04-28	GD	Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA	—
1971-06-21	GD	Chateau d'HerouvilIe, Herouville, France	—
1971-07-02	GD	Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1971-08-05	GD	Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA, USA	—
1971-08-23	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1971-08-23	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1971-10-19	GD	Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA	—
1971-10-19	GD	Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA	—
1971-10-22	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1971-10-22	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1971-10-29	GD	Allan Theater, Cleveland, OH, USA	—
1971-10-29	GD	Allan Theater, Cleveland, OH, USA	—
1971-11-06	GD	Harding Theater, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1971-11-06	GD	Harding Theater, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1971-11-12	GD	San Antonio Civic Auditorium, San Antonio, TX, USA	—
1971-11-12	GD	San Antonio Civic Auditorium, San Antonio, TX, USA	—
1971-11-17	GD	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM, USA	—
1971-12-01	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1971-12-06	GD	Felt Forum, New York, NY, USA	—
1971-12-14	GD	Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, USA	—
1972-09-23	GD	The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, USA	—
1985-06-16	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1985-06-16	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1985-06-22	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	1:10
1985-06-24	GD	Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati	—
1985-06-24	GD	Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati	—
1985-06-30	GD	Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia	—
1985-07-13	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1985-09-03	GD	Starlight Theatre, Kansas City	—
1985-09-03	GD	Starlight Theatre, Kansas City	—
1986-02-13	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	2:35
1986-06-16	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	3:30
1986-06-23	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	1:59
1986-06-23	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	4:38
1986-08-18	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	9:33
1986-09-08	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	10:14
1986-10-17	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	2:38
1986-10-17	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	2:36
1987-01-03	WSP	The Rookery, Macon, GA	4:32
1987-01-03	WSP	The Rookery, Macon, GA	11:27
1987-01-05	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	5:01
1987-01-05	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	3:17
1987-02-02	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	1:10
1987-02-02	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	2:23
1987-02-16	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	2:48
1987-02-27	WSP	Harvest Moon Saloon, Atlanta, GA	2:37
1987-02-27	WSP	Harvest Moon Saloon, Atlanta, GA	1:26
1987-08-12	WSP	The Library, Knoxville, TN	7:16
1987-08-12	WSP	The Library, Knoxville, TN	2:40
1987-09-04	WSP	New Deli, Greenville, NC	2:46
1987-10-31	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	1:29
1987-10-31	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	9:34
1988-02-29	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	5:47
1988-10-31	WSP	Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA	4:06
1989-03-11	WSP	Carrell Farms Pasture Party, Monroe, GA	4:17
2015-11-21	DEAD	Target Center, Minneapolis, MN	6:06
2019-03-16	JRAD	Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH	4:07
2019-03-16	JRAD	Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH	5:16
2022-09-29	JRAD	Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ	1:41
2022-10-30	JRAD	Hulaween;Suwannee Music Park;The Meadow Stage (Live Oak, FL), Live Oak, FL	3:14