QUICKSILVER MESSENGER
SERVICE

Albums recorded by Quicksilver Messenger Service, with release dates and UK CD availability.

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Quicksilver Messenger Service

05/68

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Happy Trails [live]

03/69

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Shady Grove

01/70

New or Used

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Just For Love

08/70

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What About Me?

02/71

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Quicksilver

11/71

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Comin' Thru

05/72

New

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Solid Silver

10/75

New or Used

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Peace By Piece

07/86

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Shapeshifter

09/96

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Lost Gold And Silver: The Unreleased Quicksilver Messenger Service

03/00

New

12

At The Kabuki Theater [live]

04/03

New

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Pride Of Man
Light Your Windows
Dino's Song
Gold And Silver
Too Long
The Fool

John Cipollina
Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
David Freiberg

Producer:

Guitar
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Bass, Viola, Vocals

Harvey Brooks, Nick Gravenites,
Pete Welding

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Who Do You Love (Part 1)
When You Love
Where You Love
How You Love
Which Do You Love
Who Do You Love (Part 2)
Mona
Maiden Of The Cancer Moon
Calvary
Happy Trails

Tracks 1-6: recorded live at The Fillmore,
San Francisco, California, USA in June 1968
Track 9: recorded live at Golden State Recorders,
San Francisco, California, USA on 19 November 1968

John Cipollina
Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
David Freiberg

Producer:

Guitar
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Bass, Viola, Vocals

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Shady Grove
Flute Song
3 Or 4 Feet From Home
Too Far
Holy Moly
Joseph's Coat
Flashing Lonesome
Words Can't Say
Edward (The Mad Shirt Grinder)

John Cipollina
Greg Elmore
David Freiberg
Nicky Hopkins


Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Bass, Viola, Guitar, Vocals
Piano, Organ, Celeste, Harpsichord

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Wolf Run (Part 1)
Just For Love (Part 1)
Cobra
The Hat
Freeway Flyer
Gone Again
Fresh Air
Just For Love (Part 2)
Wolf Run (Part 2)

John Cipollina
Gary Duncan

Greg Elmore
David Freiberg
Nicky Hopkins
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Maracas, Bass, Woodblock
Drums, Percussion
Bass, Guitar
Piano
Vocals, Guitar, Congas, Flute

John Selby

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What About Me
Local Color
Baby Baby
Won't Kill Me
Long Haired Lady
Subway
Spindrifter
Good Old Rock And Roll
All In My Mind
Call On Me

Ken Balzell
John Cipollina
Gary Duncan

Greg Elmore
Martin Fierro
David Freiberg
Nicky Hopkins
Frank Morin
Mark Naftalin
Pat O'Hara
Jose Rico Reyes
Ron Taormina
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Trumpet
Guitar, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Organ, Percussion
Drums, Percussion
Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Piano (Tracks 2,4,5,7-9)
Tenor Saxophone
Piano (Tracks 1,3,10)
Trombone
Conga, Percussion, Vocals
Baritone & Soprano Saxophone
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion

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Hope
I Found Love
Song For Frisco
Play My Guitar
Rebel
Fire Brothers
Out Of My Mind
Don't Cry My Lady Love
The Truth

Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
Mark Ryan
Chuck Steaks
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Bass
Keyboards
Flute, Guitar, Vocals

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Doin' Time In The USA
Chicken
Changes
California State Correctional Facility Blues
Forty Days
Mojo
Don't Lose It

Ken Balzell
Bud Brisbois
Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
Sonny Lewis
Charles Loper
Don Menza
Pat O'Hara
Mark Ryan
Dalton Smith
Chuck Steaks
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Trumpet
Trumpet
Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Saxophone
Trombone
Saxophone
Trombone
Bass
Trumpet
Keyboards, Organ
Conga, Flute, Guitar, Vocals

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Gypsy Lights
Heebie Jeebies
Cowboy On The Run
I Heard You Singing
Worryin' Shoes
The Letter
They Don't Know
Flames
Witches' Moon
Bittersweet Love

John Cipollina
Mario Cipollina
Gary Duncan

Greg Elmore
David Freiberg

Nicky Hopkins
Michael Lewis

Kathi McDonald

Skip Olson
Pete Sears
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Bass (Track 8)
Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Bass (Tracks 1,2,4,6,7,9,10), Backing Vocals
Piano (Tracks 2,3)
Organ (Track 1), Piano (Tracks 5,7,10), Synthesiser (Tracks 3,9)
Backing Vocals
(Tracks 1,4,6,7,10)
Bass (Tracks 3,5)
Piano (Tracks 4,6,9)
Guitar, Vocals

John Palladino, Quicksilver

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Good Thang
Hour Deja Vu
Midnight Sun
Swamp Girl
Wild In The City
Pool Hall Chili
Crazy Jesse
Pistolero
Electric Love
Peace By Piece

Jo Baker
Jules Broussard
Gary Duncan
Martin Fierro
David Freiberg
Linda Imperial
W Michael Lewis
Kathi McDonald
Sammy Piazza
Raul Rekow
John Santos
Steven Schuster

Producer:

Backing Vocals
Saxophone
Guitar, Vocals
Saxophone
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Synthesiser, Piano
Backing Vocals
Drums, Synthesiser
Percussion
Percussion
Saxophone

Gary Duncan

 
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Disc 1
Rebel
Big Bright Street
The Dog Song
Bubba Jeans
Life Is So Funky
Angeline
Carnival Time in Nicaragua
I Don't Wanna Hear It Anymore
Don't Go To Strangers
Richmond Welfare Strut
Nobody But You
We'll Be Together
Tattoo

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Rex Dark
King-O-China
Snowman
The Fat Man
Steve McQueen
Close Enuf For Jazz
Don't Touch The Tip
Gangster Purple
Vera Cruz
What'd You Do To Yo' Do
Jackie Boy
Blue Weasel On Ice
Hoochie Coochie Man
Sugar Pie
Holiday

Producer:

Gary Duncan, Greg Errico,
Michael Lewis

 
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Disc 1 - Live From 1968
Back Door Man
Codeine
Gold & Silver
Smokestack Lightning
Light Your Windows
Dino's Song
The Fool
Who Do You Love
Mona/Maiden Of The Cancer Moon/Mona

 
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Disc 2 - Studio Rare & Unreleased
I Don't Want To Spoil Your Party
Acapulco Gold And Silver
I Hear You Knockin'
Back Door Man
Your Time Will Come
Who Do You Love (Part I)
Walkin' Blues
Calvary
Codeine
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [stereo version]
Stand By Me
The Bears

 
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Disc 1
Fresh Air
New Year's Jam
Baby, Baby
Too Far
The Truth
You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Doctor Feelgood
Cobra
Song For Frisco
Mona
Subway

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What About Me
Call On Me
Pride Of Man
Local Color
Not Fade Away
Mojo
Freeway Flyer
Subway *
Castles In The Sand *
Look Over Yonder Wall/State Farm *
Senor Blues *

Recorded live at The First Annual New Year's Eve Costume Ball at The Kabuki Theater, San Francisco, California, USA on 31 December 1970 except * studio rehearsals from 1969

Producer:

Gary Duncan