Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Seismic Rumbles
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1Let’s Get Together
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1964-01)
producer:
Tom Donahue (broadcaster) and Bob Mitchell (producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dino Valenti (in 1964-01)
recording of:
Let’s Get Together (in 1964-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
Dino Valenti3:01
2I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag (EP version)
recorded in:
Berkeley (in 1965)
bass:
Richard Saunders (Acoustic bassist) (in 1965)
guitar:
Country Joe McDonald (in 1965) and Barry Melton (in 1965)
washboard:
Carl Schrager (in 1965)
background vocals:
Mike Beardslee (in 1965) and Barry Melton (in 1965)
lead vocals:
Country Joe McDonald (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino (reissue label) (in 1966)
recording of:
I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe and the Fish32:44
3You Were on My Mind
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-04)
producer:
Frank Werber
bass:
Peter Fullerton (in 1965-04)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli (in 1965-04)
guitar:
Jerry Burgan (in 1965-04), Bob Jones (singer, drummer and arranger & US guitarist for We Five) (in 1965-04) and Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002) (in 1965-04)
background vocals:
Jerry Burgan (in 1965-04), Peter Fullerton (in 1965-04), Bob Jones (singer, drummer and arranger & US guitarist for We Five) (in 1965-04) and Michael Stewart (US producer/guitarist from California, 1945–2002) (in 1965-04)
lead vocals:
Beverly Bivens (in 1965-04)
cover recording of:
You Were on My Mind (in 1965-04)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvia Tyson
recording of:
You Were on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Sylvia Tyson
We Five22:37
4Number One
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-08)
producer:
Sylvester Stewart
bass:
Richard Olsen (in 1965-08)
drums (drum set):
Dan Hicks (in 1965-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mike Wilhelm (in 1965-08)
piano:
Michael Ferguson (American organist) (in 1965-08)
tambourine:
George Hunter (design) (in 1965-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Charlatans (1960's San Francisco psychedelic band) (in 1982)
recording of:
Number One (in 1965-08)
writer:
Mike Wilhelm
The Charlatans4:06
5Can’t Come Down
engineer:
Leo De Gar Kulka
producer:
Bobby Mitchell (producer), Tom Donahue (broadcaster) and Sylvester Stewart
bass guitar:
Phil Lesh (on 1965-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Bill Kreutzmann (on 1965-11-03)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1965-11-03) and Bob Weir (on 1965-11-03)
harmonica and organ:
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (on 1965-11-03)
background vocals:
Phil Lesh (on 1965-11-03) and Bob Weir (on 1965-11-03)
lead vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1965-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grateful Dead Productions Inc. (in 1999)
recorded at:
Golden State Studios in San Francisco (on 1965-11-03)
recording of:
Can’t Come Down (on 1965-11-03)
lyricist:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
composer:
Grateful Dead
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
The Warlocks53:01
6Don’t Talk to Strangers
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-08)
producer:
Sylvester Stewart
bass:
Ron Meagher (in 1965-08)
drums (drum set):
John Petersen (drummer) (in 1965-08)
guitar:
Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels) (in 1965-08)
percussion and lead vocals:
Sal Valentino (in 1965-08)
background vocals:
Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels) (in 1965-08) and Ron Meagher (in 1965-08)
recording of:
Don't Talk to Strangers (in 1965-08)
writer:
Bob Durand and Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels)
The Beau Brummels32:21
7Anything
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-05)
producer:
Sylvester Stewart
bass:
Richard Dey (in 1965-05)
drums (drum set):
Jan Errico (in 1965-05)
guitar:
Ned Hollis (in 1965-05) and Reese Sheets (in 1965-05)
organ:
Ned Hollis (in 1965-05)
percussion and lead vocals:
Bob Bailey (The Vejtables) (in 1965-05)
background vocals:
Richard Dey (in 1965-05), Jan Errico (in 1965-05), Ned Hollis (in 1965-05) and Reese Sheets (in 1965-05)
recording of:
Anything (in 1965-05)
writer:
Bob Bailey (The Vejtables)
The Vejtables1:58
8It’s No Secret
recorded in:
Hollywood (in 1965-12)
producer:
Matthew Katz (producer) and Tommy Oliver (US bandleader, producer, songwriter, arranger and engineer)
bass:
Jack Casady (in 1965-12)
drums (drum set):
Alexander “Skip” Spence (in 1965-12)
guitar:
Marty Balin (in 1965-12), Paul Kantner (in 1965-12) and Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (in 1965-12)
percussion:
Signe Toly Anderson (in 1965-12)
background vocals:
Signe Toly Anderson (in 1965-12) and Paul Kantner (in 1965-12)
lead vocals:
Marty Balin (in 1965-12)
recording of:
It’s No Secret (in 1965-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
Jefferson Airplane2:30
9Johnny Was a Good Boy
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1966-01)
producer:
Randy Sterling
bass:
Larry Bennett (in 1966-10)
clavinet and lead vocals:
Ron Nagle (in 1966-10)
drums (drum set):
John Luby (in 1966-10)
guitar and background vocals:
Bob Cuff (in 1966-10)
recording of:
Johnny Was a Good Boy (in 1966-10)
writer:
Bob Cuff and Ron Nagle
The Mystery Trend42:37
10Free Advice
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-12)
producer:
Sylvester Stewart
additional percussion:
Billy Preston (in 1965-12)
bass:
Bard Dupont (in 1965-12)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Slick (in 1965-12)
guitar:
David Miner (electric and double bassist) (in 1965-12) and Darby Slick (in 1965-12)
lead vocals:
David Miner (electric and double bassist) (in 1965-12) and Grace Slick (in 1965-12)
recording of:
Free Advice (in 1965-12)
writer:
Darby Slick
The Great Society2:07
11Mr Jones (A Ballad of a Thin Man)
recorded in:
Hollywood (in 1965)
producer:
Lou Adler, Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
drums (drum set):
Joel Larson (drummer) (in 1965)
guitar:
Denny Ellis (in 1965) and Bill Fulton (in 1965-12)
instruments:
David Stenson (in 1965)
background vocals:
Denny Ellis (in 1965)
lead vocals:
Bill Fulton (in 1965-12)
cover recording of:
Ballad of a Thin Man (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
The Grass Roots2:55
12Stranger in a Strange Land
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1966-01)
producer:
Randy Sterling and Frank Werber
bass:
Steve Talbot (in 1966-01)
drums (drum set):
John Chambers (percussion) (in 1966-01)
guitar:
Jeff Blackburn (in 1966-01) and Bob Jones (singer, drummer and arranger & US guitarist for We Five) (in 1966-01)
background vocals:
Jeff Blackburn (in 1966-01)
lead vocals:
Sherry Snow (in 1966-01)
recording of:
Stranger in a Strange Land (in 1966-01)
writer:
Samuel F. Omar
Blackburn & Snow2:30
13Who Do You Love (demo version)
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1966)
bass:
David Freiberg (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Greg Elmore (drummer for Quicksilver Messenger Service) (in 1966)
guitar:
John Cipollina (in 1966) and Gary Duncan (guitarist with Quicksilver Messenger Service) (in 1966)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jim Murray (original guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service) (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
Who Do You Love? (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Quicksilver Messenger Service5:57
14She’s My Baby
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-10)
producer:
Sylvester Stewart
bass and lead vocals:
Jim Alaimo (in 1965-10)
drums (drum set):
Dennis DeCarr (in 1965-10)
guitar:
Paul Curcio (in 1965-10)
guitar [fuzz guitar], harmonica and percussion:
Sylvester Stewart (in 1965-10)
keyboard:
Don Metchick (in 1965-10)
background vocals:
Paul Curcio (in 1965-10), Don Metchick (in 1965-10) and Sylvester Stewart (in 1965-10)
recording of:
She's My Baby (in 1965-10)
writer:
Henry Stone and Sylvester Stewart
The Mojo Men3:02
15Coffee Cup
recorded in:
Hollywood (in 1966-08)
producer:
Bob Shad
bass:
John Jennings (bassist) (in 1966-08)
drums (drum set):
Tom Ellis (drummer) (in 1966-08)
guitar:
Michael Brown (guitarist, The Wildflower) (in 1966-08) and Stephen Ehret (in 1966-08)
percussion and background vocals:
Teddy Schneider (percussionist) (in 1966-08)
vocals:
Michael Brown (guitarist, The Wildflower) (in 1966-08) and Stephen Ehret (in 1966-08)
recording of:
Coffee Cup (in 1966-08)
writer:
Stephen Ehret and Tom Ellis (drummer)
The Wildflower2:18
16Live Your Own Life
recorded in:
South Lake Tahoe (in 1966)
producer:
Jim Burgett
bass:
Bill Whittington (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Vann Slatter (in 1966)
guitar:
Mike Durè (in 1966) and Bob Segarini (in 1966)
background vocals:
Mike Durè (in 1966) and Bill Whittington (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Bob Segarini (in 1966)
recording of:
Live Your Own Life (in 1966)
writer:
Mike Durè and Bob Segarini
The Family Tree2:54
17Fat City
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1966-09)
producer:
Randy Sterling
bass:
Al Strong (in 1966-09)
drums (drum set):
Jim Myers (drummer, The Sons of Champlin) (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Terry Haggerty (in 1966-09)
organ and lead vocals:
Bill Champlin (in 1966-09)
saxophone:
Tim Cain (in 1966-09)
background vocals:
Tim Cain (in 1966-09), Terry Haggerty (in 1966-09) and Al Strong (in 1966-09)
recording of:
Fat City (in 1966-09)
writer:
Rob Moitoza
The Sons of Champlin3:04
18Human Monkey
recorded in:
San Mateo (in 1966)
producer:
Fred Cohn
bass:
Bob Mosley (bass player from Moby Grape) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Don Stevenson (Drummer, Moby Grape) (in 1966)
guitar:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (in 1966)
keyboard and background vocals:
Charles Schoning (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (in 1966) and Don Stevenson (Drummer, Moby Grape) (in 1966)
recording of:
Human Monkey (in 1966)
writer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) and Don Stevenson (Drummer, Moby Grape)
The Frantics2:09
19Bye Bye Bye (Warner Bros. single version)
recorded in:
San Francisco (in 1965-12)
producer:
Abe Kesh
bass:
Dick Yount (in 1965-12)
drums (drum set):
Ted Templeman (in 1965-12)
guitar:
Ed James (guitarist from Santa Clara) (in 1965-12) and Dick Scoppettone (in 1965-12)
background vocals:
Ted Templeman (in 1965-12) and Dick Yount (in 1965-12)
lead vocals:
Dick Scoppettone (in 1965-12)
recording of:
Bye Bye Bye (in 1965-12)
writer:
Dick Scoppettone and Ted Templeman
The Tikis2:46
20Section 43 (EP version)
recorded in:
Berkeley (in 1966-06)
producer:
ED Denson (Eugene "ED" Denson)
bass and harmonica:
Bruce Barthol (bassist and songwriter) (in 1966-06)
drums (drum set):
John Francis Gunning (in 1966-06)
guitar:
David Cohen, Joe McDonald (in 1966-06) and Barry Melton (in 1966-06)
organ:
David Cohen (in 1966-06)
percussion:
Paul Armstrong (percussionist) (in 1966-06)
tambourine:
Paul Armstrong (percussionist)
vocals:
Joe McDonald and Barry Melton
recording of:
Section 43 (in 1966-06)
writer:
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe and the Fish6:44
21Hello Hello
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966)
bass:
Martin Beard (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Norman Mayell (in 1966)
guitar:
William Sievers (in 1966)
piano:
Terry MacNeil (in 1966)
background vocals:
Martin Beard (in 1966), Terry MacNeil (in 1966) and William Sievers (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Peter Kraemer (in 1966)
recording of:
Hello, Hello (in 1966)
writer:
Peter Kraemer and Terry MacNeil
Sopwith Camel52:25
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