ORPHANS THANKSGIVING
The Grateful Dead had a gig at Palmer Auditorium the night before Thanksgiving and they worked up a deal with the nearby Armadillo to cater the pre-show meal for band and crew. As Jerry Garcia looked...
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Just a quick Hello and to wish all who celebrate Thanksgiving a wonderful dayEat, Drink, and be Merry and spend time with your family. If you do not celebrate this holiday have a great weekend in...
View ArticleEVOLUTION TO EXTINCTION
Rhinoceros was a well-planned but poorly executed supergroup whose roots were based in a set of musicians collected by Elektra Records and called Project Supergroup. The record company wanted to mold...
View ArticleSANTA CRUZ RECIPE
Track 01. You Gotta Reap What You Sow Track 02. Only Time Will Tell Me Track 03. Laugh, Don’t Laugh Track 04. Jam/Don’t the Moon Look Fat and Lonesome Track 05. I Wanna Love You )Track 06. Beginning...
View ArticleHAVE YOU HEARD THE SAUCERS?
01 space oddity - david bowie02 space child - spirit03 man from mars - ferrante & teicher04 on the dark side of the moon - frank comstock05 22.09 - kluster06 frozen neptune - russ garcia 07 space...
View ArticleNUGGETS REVISITED
I was reading an article the other day about Lenny Kaye's original Nuggets LP.In the United Kingdom the LP was supposedly released (originally) with some extra or different songs. I do not know if...
View ArticleCOSMIC SPINACH
Ultimate Spinach was one of the most well-known, and perhaps the most notorious, of the groups to be hyped as part of the "Bosstown Sound" in 1968. The name itself guaranteed attention, as one of the...
View ArticleC OR K....IT'S STILL RED
As I was putting this post together it dawned on me that I had just posted a selection by one of rock music and the 60's most "eccentric" musicians in regards to Ian Bruce-Douglas ,the leader and...
View ArticleLUMPY'S VEGETABLE GRAVY
Hugh Brannum (January 5, 1910 – April 19, 1987) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer and actor best known for his role as "Mr. Green Jeans" on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo....
View ArticleINSTRA-MENTAL OMEGA
Here you have it! The final volume of the Instra-Mentals presentation. By now I think everyone knows my favorite number is 24. Omega is the 24th and last letter in the Greek alphabet I think?Maybe...
View ArticleAND SOMETIMES Y
Crosby, Stills And Nash (and sometimes Young)Four Way HarmoniesOuttakes and unreleased tracks from the early years, plus a few live recordings.Track 01. Our Mouse (Crosby-Nash dialogue) Track 02....
View ArticleRADIO FREE JERRY
JERRY GARCIAwith John Kahn, Bill Kruetzman and Merl SaundersLive at Pacific High Studio, San Francisco, CA; February 6, 1972. Very good FM broadcast.The February 6, 1972 performance was the first...
View ArticleMISSING HARMONY TRACKS
For those who are missing tracks 4 and 12 from the CSNY Harmonies post they can br found here.Sorry for the problem and I still do not know what happened so meanwhile here is a fixThanks to the folks...
View ArticleFLYIN' AT THE DILLO
THE BYRDSMcGuinn, Clark and HillmanLive at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX; March 22, 1979. Very good FM broadcast.Track 01. Sad Boy 4:41Track 02. Long Long Time 2:51 Track 03. Little Mama...
View ArticleSTILL DOORS
Manzarek–Krieger was an American rock band formed by two former members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, in 2002. They were also known as The Doors of the 21st Century, D21C, and Riders on...
View ArticleKANTNER AND FRIENDS
Perro, or Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra, was the name given to the group of musicians who played, recorded and jammed together in the early 70′s. They were, essentially, members of Jefferson...
View ArticleCATCH THE LIGHT
Freelight was a San Francisco based jazz fusion band - formed 1977 - who completed demos early in 1978 and went label hunting. Although they recorded several tracks, they never made it past a solid...
View ArticleSONGBIRD
I recently had a request for a comp about flying and more specificaly high flyin bird. Originally recorded by Judy Henske around 64 it began to take root as a highly recorded tune by very many artists....
View ArticleERMA AND THE FLAG
ELECTRIC FLAGFeaturing Erma FranklinSan Francisco 1968Live at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA; April 21, 1968. Very good to excellent stereo soundboard.The Electric Flag was an American blues...
View ArticleWHOOKEEPER
One of the "classic" early bootlegs, this double-LP did collectors a tremendous favor by assembling almost all of the Who's rare studio recordings -- from non-LP B-sides and U.K.-only singles and EPs...
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