John Cipollina

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
01/28/1984
Wolfgang's
San Francisco, CA

source: sbd > ??? > cass (unknown gens) > wav > flac > wav > remaster by SIRMick > flac
transferred from cass by Michael Schultz


Disc 1 [45:44]
set 1
01. Reelin And A-Pitchin [5:27]
02. Love [4:09]
03. tuning and banter [1:04]
04. Blindman [3:38]
05. Jack 'O Diamonds [7:16]
06. banter and band intro [2:30]
07. Motel Party Baby [6:43]
08. San Francisco Shuffle [3:51]
09. tuning [0:49]
10. Fire On The Mountain [10:12]

Disc 2 [45:40]
set 1 cont'd
01. Butcher's Boy [7:57]
02. tuning and banter [1:37]
03. Jessie James [7:50]

set 2
04. New Speedway Boogie [4:35]
05. Worried Man Blues [2:59]
06. Who Makes The Moves [10:41]
07. Slack String Quartet [7:04]
08. The Dance // [2:55]


Dinosaurs:
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
John Cipollina - guitar
Robert Hunter - acoustic guitar, vocals
Peter Albin - bass
Spencer Dryden - drums

Country Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals



Dinosaurs
1-28-84
Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA.

Source: Nakamichi 300 > D5 > MC > D5 > 1st Gen Cass, Aud
Taper: Bob Leonardis
Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: 1st Gen Cass, Aud > D5 > Creative SB (PCM/16/44.1) > Roxio 7.5 > WAV
> Edits > FLAC Front End (Verify; Sector Align; Level 6) > FLAC16

(Disc 1)
(First Set)
01. Reelin' And A Pitchin' 		5:41
02. Love				4:16
03. Talk, Intros			1:00
04. Blind Man				3:37
05. Jack O' Diamonds			7:33
06. Intros, Talk			1:15
07. Mona tease				1:17
08. Motel Party Baby			6:50
09. San Francisco Shuffle		4:07
10. Fire On The Mountain		11:12
11. Butcher's Boy 			7:46
12. Tuning, Talk			1:04
13. Jesse James				8:25

(Second Set)
14. New Speedway Boogie			4:37
15. Worried Man Blues			3:16
(Disc 2)
16. Who Makes The Moves			10:49
17. Slack String Quartet		7:11
18. The Dance 				8:38
19. Amagamalin Street			5:18
20. H-Bomb				5:37
21. Talk, Tuning			2:11
22. Mona				9:09
23. Streetwise				5:08
24. Talk				0:50
25. Mojo Navigator			6:08
26. Independence Day 			8:19
(Disc 3)
27. Closer				18:08

(Encores)
28. Talk				0:58
29. Promontory Rider			7:28
30. I Can't Dance			5:29
  
			
Dinosaurs

John Cipollina- Guitar, Vocals
Barry Melton- Guitar, Vocals
Peter Albin- Bass, Vocals
Robert Hunter- Guitar, Vocals
Spencer Dryden- Drums

Guest
Country Joe McDonald- Guitar, Vocals

This recording contains the complete show.

 

Dinosaurs
2/18/84
Keystone Palo Alto
Palo Alto, CA

SBD > cass > ? > CDR > cdrparanoia > WAV > edits > FLAC
FLAC conversion by Ryan Linn (dirtybrew@happyhippie.com)

Disc 1 [53:23]
01. "turn the sound on!" [1:46]
02. Reelin And A-Pitchin [6:12]
03. Love > [4:34]
04. Blindman [5:32]
05. Motel Party Baby [6:08]
06. Jack O' Diamonds [8:47]
07. talk [2:24]
08. I Can't Dance [5:00]
09. //Amagamalin Street [5:12]
10. talk [2:03]
11. Please Don't Drop That H Bomb On Me [5:39]

Disc 2 [75:30]
set 2
01. Gypsy Parlor Light* > New Speedway Boogie [6:03]
02. Pastures Of Plenty [3:12]
03. Who Makes The Moves [11:23]
04. Slack String Quartet [9:09]
05. //The Dance [13:30]
06. Mona [13:39]
encore
07. Fire On The Mountain [8:39]
08. Closer [9:51]

*First time Gypsy Parlor Light was performed, although only the first few verses

Dinosaurs:
Barry "The Fish" Melton: guitar, vocals
John Cipollina: guitar
Robert Hunter: guitar, vocals
Peter Albin: bass
Spencer Dryden: drums


notes: 
-A few tracks might have been normalized, so I de-amplified them to make them the same volume as the rest of the tracks.
-sound levels fluctuate a bunch during Reelin And A-Pitchin as the soundmen fix things. The mix is much better by Love, perfect by set 2.


Music
Keystone
Berkeley, CA
1984-04-14

unknown gen analog sbd recording
unknown Equipement
unknown taper


Set 1 - 44:06
1. Stagger Lee > tuning, chat	7:02
2. Boogie On Reggae Woman # > chat	6:47
3. Blind Man * > dead air	3:49
4. Law And Order	5:27
5. S.O.S. > chat "yukking it up"	9:15
6. Built For Comfort #	5:48
7. House Of The Rising Sun > "We'll be back in a bit"	5:54

Set 2 - 31:24
8. tuning > We Are Like The Ocean > tuning	6:18
9. Lay Back Baby # > tuning	6:17
10. My Problems Got Problems # > tuning	7:03
11. Hold On To The Good Times [4:55] > chat, tuning	7:04
12. Suzie Q #	4:40
Total	75:30


Band:
John Cipollina - Guitar, Vocals
Barry Melton - Guitar, Vocals
Peter Albin - Bass, Vocals *
Merl Saunders - Keyboards, Vocals #
Spencer Dryden - Drums



Note:
- some hiss during the breaks




NB John Cipollina recordings can be found in various collections within the Live Music Archive ( https://archive.org/details/etree ):

John Cipollina - 223 - http://www.archive.org/details/JohnCipollina
Dinosaurs - 77 - http://www.archive.org/details/Dinosaurs
Barry Melton Band - 55 (many without Cipollina) - http://www.archive.org/details/BarryMeltonBand
Zero - 573 (with Cipollina from 1984 to July 1988) - http://www.archive.org/details/Zero






The Dinosaurs 
Starry Night Club 
Portland OR 
04-28-1984 

Disc One (48:16) 

01 Who Makes The Moves 
02 Medley: Slack String Quartet / Last Flash of Rock & Roll 
03 The Dance 
04 Blind Man 
05 Streetwise 
06 Motel Party Baby 
07 stage banter 
-- set break -- 

Disc Two (43:03) 

01 stage banter 
02 Talkin' Money Tree 
03 I Can't Dance 
04 Amagamalin Street 
05 Get It All Together* 
06 Way Down Underground* 
07 Fire On The Mountain 

Disc Three (78:00) 

01 stage banter 
02 Please Don't Drop That H-Bomb On Me 
03 Mona 
04 Reelin' And A-Pitchin' 
05 Butcher's Boy 
06 Promontory Rider 
07 Ain't It Good To Be Alive 
08 Closer 
-- encore -- 
09 Sloop John B 
10 San Francisco Shuffle 
FILLER -- Encore from Country Joe McDonald's opening set: 
11 Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag 

The Dinosaurs: 
Peter Albin: bass, vocals 
John Cipollina: guitar, vocals 
Spencer Dryden: drums 
Robert Hunter: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals 
Barry Melton: guitar, vocals 
* Special Guest on D2t05 & D2t06: Country Joe McDonald 

Source: Sony ECM-939LT stereo mic > Toshiba KT-R2 walkman. Taped 
onto Maxell XL-II tapes. Mic set up in front center of balcony. 

Transfer: Nakamichi Dragon (no Dolby for playback) > HHB-830 burner > 
EAC > WAV > Soundforge 6.0 > CD-Wave > FLAC Frontend (Feb 2006). 
Soundforge used to repair pops, clicks, and blurry tape pauses; plus 
to make fades and edits. Taped by Andrew F. Transfer by Anne Cohen. 



Shntool Output: 

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Music
Keystone
Berkeley, CA
1984-06-28

2nd gen analog audience recording
unknown Equipment
unknown taper


Set 1 - Disc 1 45:26
1. tuning > Colorado Town > chat "Merl says he opened this place up"	10:10
2. Built For Comfort * > chat	6:38
3. Got Love > chat	6:31
4. Do I Move You? * > band intro, tuning	9:43
5. Blind Man # > tuning	5:08
6. Codine 	7:13

Set 2 - Disc 2 61:15
1. chat, tuning > Cruisin' With My Baby * > chat "Don't you be calling me a dinosaur"	6:08
2. Boogie On Reggae Woman * > chat	7:10
3. Do The Dance > tuning, chat	13:23
4. Jealous Kind *	11:08
5. Closer (inc band intro, solos) ty gnp gbk > crowd	17:56
Encore
6. High Heeled Sneakers * > chat	5:27
Total	106:41





Band:
John Cipollina- Guitar, Vocals
Barry Melton- Guitar, Vocals
Peter Albin- Bass, Vocals
Merl Saunders - Keyboards, Vocals
Spencer Dryden- Drums


Notes:
-  w/ Will Scarlet - Harp
-  w/ ?- Sax
-  slight hiss audible in quiet spots


NB John Cipollina recordings can be found in various collections within the Live Music Archive ( https://archive.org/details/etree ):

John Cipollina - 214 - http://www.archive.org/details/JohnCipollina
Dinosaurs - 68 - http://www.archive.org/details/Dinosaurs
Barry Melton Band - 55 (many without Cipollina) - http://www.archive.org/details/BarryMeltonBand
Zero - 563 (with Cipollina from 1984 to July 1988) - http://www.archive.org/details/Zero






Dinosaurs
7/15/84
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

SBD > ? > CDR > cdrparanoia > WAV > edits > FLAC
FLAC conversion by Ryan Linn (dirtybrew@happyhippie.com)

disc 1 [57:50]
01. intro [1:47]
02. Who Makes The Moves [8:17]
03. Slack String Quartet [5:28]
04. Love [4:54]
05. Blindman [4:32]
06. Independence Day [8:36] 
07. Mojo Navigator [7:03]
08. Mona [12:23]
09. Amagamalin Street [4:45]

Disc 2 [32:47]
01. Treat Her Right [6:33]
02. Johnny B Goode [4:47]
03. Promontory Rider [5:43]
04. encore break [1:28]
05. Closer [14:15]

Dinosaurs:
Barry "The Fish" Melton - guitar, vocals
John Cipollina - guitar
Robert Hunter - acoustic guitar, vocals
Spencer Dryden - drums
Peter Albin - bass
guest: Michael Wilhelm - guitar on d2

editing notes:
-retracking
-d1t04: 2 seconds of slight tape damage at 1:54 could not be fixed
-d1t06: an ugly click at 2:56 was repaired
-d1t07: another click at 2:01 was repaired
-d1t08: and a few more clicks at 7:21, 7:58, 8:15, 8:56, 9:07, 9:38, 9:59, 10:09, 10:25, 10:42, 10:52, 11:20, 12:15, 12:17, 12:18, 12:21, 12:22 were repaired
-d1t09: more clicks at 0:33, 0:39, 1:01, 1:10, 1:12, 1:56, 2:52, 2:57, 3:02, 3:16, 3:19, 3:23, 3:27, 3:36, 3:48, 3:50, 3:57, 4:05, 4:18, 4:19, 4:35, 4:36, 4:40, all repaired.


Dinosaurs
Cotati Cabaret
Cotati, CA
1984-08-18


3rd gen analog sbd recording
digital transfer 2021-05


Set 01
01  San Francisco
02  -> Got Love
03  Built For Comfort
04  Blind Man
05  Motel Party Baby
06  Too Much Fun
07  High-Heeled Sneakers
08  Do The // Dance

Set 02
09  After Midnight
10  Good Old Rock & Roll

11  Who's Gonna Love Me Now
12  Sugaree
13  // Hey Hey
14  I Can't Dance
15  Butcher Boy
16  Jealous Kind
17  // Mona //
Encore:
18  Mojo Navigator


Band:
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Peter Albin - bass, vocals
Spender Dryden - drums
Merl Saunders - Keyboards, vocals



Notes:
-  w/ David LaFlamme - Violin (complete show)
-  "Do The Dance" cuts in middle (tape flip); right channel lost for 1 min (repaired with left channel signal)
-  "Hey Hey" cuts in (tape flip)
-  "Mona" cuts in and off (cut off due to tape flip)


Dinosaurs
8/28/84
Wolfgangs, Rodney K Albin Memorial Concert
San Francisco CA


Source: SonyD6 > WAV > flac


1. Who Makes The Moves
2. Good Old Rock & Roll
3. Boogie On Reggae Woman
4. Good To Be Alive
5. Blindman
6. Motel Party Baby
7. Who's Going To Love Me > The Dance


The Dinosaurs
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Peter Albin - bass, vocals
Spencer Dryden - drums
Robert Hunter - guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
David LaFlamme - violin


Note: Rodney Albin was a member of "Comfort" with Robert Hunter in 1976 along with many others down the road. He jammed with many in the San Francisco bay area and had many friends there where he called home.

Dinosaurs
8/28/84
Wolfgang's: Rodney Albin Benefit
San Francisco, CA

Source: SBD > Master Tape > EQ > CDR > WAV > FLAC

CD 1.
1. Who Makes The Moves?
2. Good Old Rock & Roll
3. Boogie On Reggae Woman
4. Good To Be Alive
5. Blindman
6. Motel Party Baby
7. Someone To Love Me

CD 2.
1. The Dance
2. Promontory Rider
3. Howard Hughes Blues
4. Rock & Roll Music
5. That's How Strong My Love Is


Dinosaurs: 
Barry Melton: guitar, vocals
John Cipollina: guitar
Spencer Dryden: drums
Peter Albin: bass
Robert Hunter: acoustic guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders: keyboards, vocals

Guests:
David LaFlamme: electric violin
Fritz Kasten
Richard Olsen
Snooky Flowers
Beans Balance
Mike Wilhelm
Mitchell Holtzman
Chuck Bernstein

Dinosaurs
The Catalyst
St. Cruz, CA
1984-09-21


3rd gen analog audience recording
digital transfer 2021-06


Set 01
01  Who Makes The Moves
02  Good Old Rock & Roll
03  Boogioe On Reggae Woman
04  Blind Man
05  Codine
06  Love // Machine
07  After Midnight

Set 02
08  Jesse James
09  Jealous Kind
10  Butcher Boy
11  Mona
   Encore:
12  Sugaree



Band
John Cipollina- Guitar, Vocals
Barry Melton- Guitar, Vocals
Peter Albin- Bass, Vocals
Spencer Dryden- Drums
Merl Saunders - Keyboards, Vocals

Notes:
-  "Love Machine" cuts in middle (tape flip; outstanding 17+ minutes version!!!!)


Dinosaurs
Keystone
Palo Alto, CA
1984-12-07

3rd gen analog sbd recording
digital transfer 2021-06

Set 1 - 61:45
1. // Who Makes The Moves?	8:09
2. -> Got Love	3:48
3. Boogie On Reggae Woman $ > chat about lighting, PA intro	8:35
4. Blind Man # > chat, JC intro	5:19
5. Motel Party Baby % > chat, tuning	6:46
6. Butcher's Boy > MS intro	10:07
7. After Midnight $ > chat	10:24
8. Jealous Kind $ > chat//	8:34

Set 2 - 71:52
1. Good Old Rock & Roll	5:39
2. Hold On To The Good Times > chat, PA intro	6:11
3. Moanin' At Midnight # (1)	6:54
4. Do The Dance (1) > chat, tuning, MS intro	13:46
5. Sugaree $ (1)	7:06
6. // Mona (inc God Rest You Merry Gentlemen) % (1) > thankyou's	16:06
Encore
7. Closer (1) > thankyou's	16:06
Total	133:37


Band
John Cipollina - Guitar, Vocals %
Barry Melton - Guitar, Vocals
Peter Albin - Bass, Vocals #
Spencer Dryden - Drums
Merl Saunders - Keyboards, Vocals $


Notes:
-  (1) w/ Matt Kelly - Harp
-  "Who Makes The Moves" cuts in
-  "Mona" cuts in







Dinosaurs
1984-12-08
Cotati Cabaret


Source: soundboard > cassette master (recording deck probably a Sony TCK777) (TDK MA90 metal bias cassette with Dolby B on)
Transfer: JVC KD-V6 (playback, with Dolby off) > Sek'd Prodif Plus soundcard > Sound Forge 8 (24 bit, normalize, fade in and out, track splits, bit depth conversion) > 16 bit .wav files > FLAC level 8 encoding align on sector boundaries.


01. I Can't Dance
02. The Dance
03. Built For Comfort
04. Blind Man
05. Motel Party Baby
06. Standing Down In New York Town
07. banter
08. Love
09. Sugaree
10. Boogie On Reggae Woman
11. After Midnight
12. Mojo Navigator
13. Good Old Rock and Roll
14. Falling For Your Love
15. Mona
16. Ruby
17. Closer

Easy Ed



SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
31262	1984-01-28	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA
sbd > ??? > cass (unknown gens) > wav > flac > wav > remaster by SIRMick > flac
32181	1984-01-28	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA
Nakamichi 300 > D5 > MC > D5 > 1st Gen Cass
31227	1984-02-18	Keystone Palo Alto	Palo Alto	CA
SBD > cass > ? > CDR > cdrparanoia > WAV > edits > FLAC
156360	1984-04-14	Keystone	Berkeley	CA
Flac16 unknown gen analog sbd recording unknown Equipment, unknown taper Uploaded to LMA 2022-03-04 by bcc32065
83603	1984-04-28	Starry Night Club	Portland	OR
Source: Sony ECM-939LT stereo mic > Toshiba KT-R2 walkman. Taped onto Maxell XL-II tapes. Mic set up in front center of balcony. Transfer: Nakamichi Dragon (no Dolby for playback) > HHB-830 burner > EAC > WAV > Soundforge 6.0 > CD-Wave > FLAC Frontend (Feb 2006). Soundforge used to repair pops, clicks, and blurry tape pauses; plus to make fades and edits. Taped by Andrew F. Transfer by Anne Cohen.
156336	1984-06-28	Keystone	Berkeley	CA
Flac16 2nd gen analog audience recording unknown Equipment unknown taper Uploaded to LMA by bcc32065 on February 20, 2022
31358	1984-07-15	Marx Meadow, Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	CA
SBD > ? > CDR > cdrparanoia > WAV > edits > FLAC
153024	1984-08-18	Cotati Cabaret	Cotati	CA
3rd gen analog sbd recording
29388	1984-08-28	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA
Dinosaurs: SonyD6 > WAV > flac
29691	1984-08-28	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA
Dinosaurs: Master tape > EQ > CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAC
153025	1984-09-21	The Catalyst	Santa Cruz	CA
3rd gen analog audience recording
157071	1984-12-07	Keystone	Palo Alto	CA
SBD > Cm > Cass > Cass > ? > Flac
156037	1984-12-08	Cotati Cabaret	Cotati	CA
Source: soundboard > cassette master (recording deck probably a Sony TCK777) (TDK MA90 metal bias cassette with Dolby B on) Transfer: JVC KD-V6 (playback, with Dolby off) > Sek'd Prodif Plus soundcard > Sound Forge 8 (24 bit, normalize, fade in and out, track splits, bit depth conversion) > 16 bit .wav files > FLAC level 8 encoding align on sector boundaries.

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