QUICKSILVER MESSENGER
SERVICE

 

Albums recorded by Quicksilver Messenger Service, including release dates
and UK & US CD availability through Amazon.

 

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QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE


No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

Quicksilver Messenger Service

05/68

2

Happy Trails [live]

03/69

3

Shady Grove [as Quicksilver]

01/70

4

Just For Love [as Quicksilver]

08/70

5

What About Me? [as Quicksilver]

02/71

6

Quicksilver [as Quicksilver]

11/71

7

Comin' Thru [as Quicksilver]

05/72

8

Solid Silver

10/75

9

Lost Gold And Silver: The Unreleased Quicksilver Messenger Service

03/00

10

At The Kabuki Theater [live]

04/03


GARY DUNCAN'S QUICKSILVER


No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

Peace By Piece

07/86

2

Shapeshifter [as Gary Duncan Quicksilver 96]

09/96

3

Three In The Side

--/98

4

Shapeshifter Vols 3 & 4 [as Gary Duncan Quicksilver 96]

--/06

5

Strange Trim

--/06

6

Six String Voodoo

--/08

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1) QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE

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Pride Of Man
Light Your Windows
Dino's Song
Gold And Silver

It's Been 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

2) HAPPY TRAILS

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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






John Cipollina
Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
David Freiberg

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Bass, Piano, Vocals

 

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

3) SHADY GROVE

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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
Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Celeste, Harpsichord, Cello

4) JUST FOR LOVE

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

John Palladino

5) WHAT ABOUT ME?

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

John Palladino

6) QUICKSILVER

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8.

Hope
I Found Love
Song For Frisco
Play My Guitar
Rebel

Out Of My Mind
Don't Cry My Lady Love
The Truth






Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
Mark Ryan
Chuck Steaks
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Bass
Organ, Piano
Vocals, Flute, Guitar, Percussion

7) COMIN' THRU

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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
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Saxophone
Trombone
Saxophone
Trombone
Bass
Trumpet
Organ
Vocals, Guitar, Congas

8) SOLID SILVER

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10.

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, Steel 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

9) LOST GOLD AND SILVER: THE UNRELEASED QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE

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

10) AT THE KABUKI THEATER

 
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LP One
Fresh Air
Too Far
The Truth

You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Band
Doctor Feelgood
Cobra
Song For Frisco

LP Two
Mona
Subway
What About Me

Pride Of Man
Local Color
Freeway Flyer
New Year's Jam

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

CD Two
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 *






John Cipollina
Gary Duncan
Greg Elmore
David Freiberg
Dino Valenti

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Drums
Vocals, Bass
Vocals, Guitar, Congas

Gary Duncan

 

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 (actually 1970)

1) PEACE BY PIECE

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8.

Good Thang
24 Hour Deja Vu
Midnight Sun
Swamp Girl

Wild In The City
Pool Hall Chili
Pistolero
Peace By Piece


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

Producer:

Backing Vocals (Tracks 5,6,8)
Saxophone (Tracks 2,3)
Guitar, Backing Vocals (Tracks 1-3)
Saxophone (Tracks 1,5)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1-3)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1-3)
Synthesiser & Piano (Tracks 1,3-8)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 4-6,8)
Percussion (Tracks 1,3-8)
Percussion
Saxophone (Track 1)

Gary Duncan, Bob Ohlsson,
Sammy Piazza

2) SHAPE SHIFTER

 
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Volume One
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

Volume Two
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

3) THREE IN THE SIDE

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3.

Inner City Blues
Round Midnight
Inner City Blues


Kim Cataluna
Justin Dett
Gary Duncan
Herman Eberitzch
Greg Errico
David Freiberg
Ricky G
Linda Imperial
Maurice "Rainbow" Johnson
Michael Lewis
Raquel Menjovar
Tony Menjovar
Gail Muldrow
Lee Oskar
Raul Rekow
John Santos
"Diamond" Dave Somerville
Norbert Stachel
Bobby Vega
Buster Williams
Kenny Williams

Producer:

Backing Vocals
Pedal Steel Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Flugelhorn

Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Percussion
Percussion
Backing Vocals
Harmonica
Percussion
Percussion
Backing Vocals

Saxophone
Bass
Bass
Drums

4) SHAPE SHIFTER VOLS 3 & 4

 
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Volume Three
Light Up The Night
Cover Girl
Steve McQueen
Close Enuf For Jazz
Ganster Purple
Canival Time In Nicaragua
Vera Cruz
Bubba Jeans
What Did You Do To Yo Do
Time To Shine
Angeline
Jackie Boy
King-O-China
Snowman
Holiday
Life Is So Funky
Fall'in For You

Volume Three


Volume Three

 
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Volume Four
Amazonian Wombat Blues
Grunge Baby And The Fat Man
Gangster Purple [Inst]
Don't Touch The Tip [Inst]
Burt's Blues
Vera Cruz [Inst]
The River
Gangster Purple [Inst #2]
Katmandhu
Gene And Willie Conjure The Cave Demon

5) STRANGE TRIM

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El Dorado
Strange Trim
Bubba Jeans [Inst]
Inner City Blues [live]
A Night In Tunisia [live]
Deja VooDoo [live]








Producer:



6) SIX STRING VOODOO

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Katmandu
Round Midnight
Pharoahs Dance
Baghdad Boogie
Don't Be Lonely
Ant's Romance
Sketches Of Blavatsky








Producer:



Karl Anderson