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Quicksilver Messenger Service
Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1966
Compil. IT 2011 on Vinyl Lovers label
Rock (Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock)
These recordings of the QMS at the Avalon in September and October of 1966 are the earliest existing recordings of one of the original architects of acid rock. Here QMS is a five-piece featuring original vocalist Jim Murray, who quit the band shortly before their long-awaited debut was recorded for Capitol in 1968. Highlights include “Pride Of Man” (which would eventually find its way onto their debut album), “Mona” (which would show up again on their classic LP Happy Trails), and (in keeping with their reputation for being a great jam band) a 20-minute version of Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man”. Recorded live at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco on September 9 and October 28, 1966.
Musicians
 | Quicksilver Messenger Service , 1965-1979 US album by |
 | David Freiberg b, voc, *1938 US bass, vocals, written by |
 | Greg Elmore dr, perc, *1946 US drums |
 | John Cipollina g, 1943-1989 US guitar |
 | Gary Duncan g, voc, *1946 US guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Jim Murray voc, g, guitar, vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codeine | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Buffy Sainte-Marie | 5:03 |
| 2 | Pride Of Man | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Hamilton Camp | 3:54 |
| 3 | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Anne Bredon | 4:43 |
| 4 | Gold And Silver | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Gary Duncan, Steve Schuster | 2:14 |
| 5 | Stand By Me | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Dino Valenti | 4:00 |
| 6 | Hoochie Coochie Man | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Willie Dixon | 5:00 |
| 7 | Smokestack Lightning | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Howlin' Wolf | 6:17 |
| 8 | If You Live, Your Time Will Come | Quicksilver Messenger Service | David Freiberg, Gary Duncan | 6:25 |
| 9 | Mona | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Bo Diddley | 11:38 |
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