John Cipollina

Copperhead

Copperhead
Pacific High Recording Studios
Sausalito, CA
Sunday, January 23, 1972
KSAN FM 95.5 San Francisco

Source: FM

01.Tom Dohanue Intro
02.Kibitzer
03.Back roads
04.Spin spin
05.I'm not the man i used to be*
06.Sidewinder
07.Drunken irish setter
08.Dancing shoes
09.Good time boogie#
10.Keeper of the flame
11.Tom Donahue intermission/commercials
12.Bigelow 6- 9000
13.Roller derby star -> Tom Donahue Outro

Personnel:

John Cipollina lead and Hawaiian guitar
Gary Philippet vocals, guitars, bottleneck, and organ
Jim McPherson vocals, piano, bass and percussion
David Weber drums and percussion
Hutch Hutchinson bass and vocals

*mark unobsky, guitar
#jim murray, harmonica

Lou's Notes: I had never seen an exact date on this show but I believe it to be 01-23-72.  Tom Donahue mentions that Copperhead will be playing the Longbranch in Berkeley next Thurs, Fri, and Sat and then Winterland.  From Faren Miller's review, I know they played the Longbranch on 01-29-72 which makes the previous Sunday 01-23-72.

This is the complete show with what I believe to be a correct setlist.  Thanks to Paolo Ghelfi from Brazil who also traded me this one.  He feels it's a great show from a highly underrated band, without doubt the best Cipollina band apart from QMS.  Thanks also to Faren Miller for her review whcih I will include in a zip file after the torrent file.





Ed Perlstein, who has archived collections by Nick Gravenites, Spencer Dryden, Steve Keyser (John Cipollina’s manager) and others, and who currently possesses John Cipollina’s personal tapes, was given the approval of John’s sister, Antonia, to share John’s live and studio outtake recordings in the interest of keeping his music alive for future generations.  Steve Keyser, who recorded most of John's live shows with several different bands while he was his manager, has allowed Ed to digitize his master cassettes, and to share them with John’s fans and collectors.



Copperhead
The Longbranch
San Francisco, CA
1972-01-27

Source:  Soundboard 7" Reel (possibly 1st gen) from the collection of Nick Gravenites
Lineage: wav > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > flac 16

Early Show

01   Kibitzer
02   Back Roads
03   Dancing Shoes
04   I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
05   Keeper Of The Flame
06   Roller Derby Star


Late Show

07   tuning
08   Bigelow 6-9000
09   Hogan's Goat
10   Spin-Spin
11   Sidewinder
12   Good Time Boogie
13   Drunken Irish Setter




probably

John Cipollina - guitars
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, organ
Jim McPherson - vocals, piano, bass, percussion
David Weber - drums, percussion
Pete Sears - bass, keyboards



Notes:

- A significant number of clicks have been removed.



Source provided by Nick Gravenites
Transfer by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Joe B. Jones
Files tagged and quality control by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Photo by Ed Perlstein at www.musicimages.com
edited and mastered
SIRMick
October 2023



shntool output:


    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     5:40.25       60034844 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6233  01 Kibitzer.flac
     7:43.27       81736748 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6214  02 Back Roads.flac
     6:08.47       65025788 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6191  03 Dancing Shoes.flac
     4:46.00       50450444 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5933  04 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be.flac
     7:16.35       76992764 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6248  05 Keeper Of The Flame.flac
     5:03.09       53470412 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6361  06 Roller Derby Star.flac
     2:30.14       26492972 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5391  07 tuning.flac
    11:50.31      125316956 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5967  08 Bigelow 6-9000.flac
     6:58.03       73742300 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5795  09 unknown.flac
     3:32.45       37502684 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6125  10 Spin-Spin.flac
     7:29.09       79224812 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6089  11 Sidewinder.flac
     5:24.17       57193628 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5480  12 Good Time Boogie.flac
     6:00.49       63619292 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6150  13 Drunken Irish Setter.flac
    80:23.11      850803644 B                            0.6041  (13 files)

flac fingerprints:

01 Kibitzer.flac:99086ebd1076ccd13ddfe86a4c4b0a6c
02 Back Roads.flac:70df30d198528bad91e5600a86cd555f
03 Dancing Shoes.flac:d2c31ef63dafebb624d46be5ca13c460
04 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be.flac:93729ca5da4ac11290dad94373fde79d
05 Keeper Of The Flame.flac:38d8f50d0cfb98db6ced5e0fc25aa988
06 Roller Derby Star.flac:cd89cc0d4433250a9229eebbd405212a
07 tuning.flac:9df0379f2bbb7813e0775f7610ff7438
08 Bigelow 6-9000.flac:e7a5b24ca7be94423da113f222d34a91
09 unknown.flac:843fe2999e21a7242881ad4dd5bdb6af
10 Spin-Spin.flac:9491088a904e95ebd26653d2a43ad715
11 Sidewinder.flac:02953da73b7f7c34fbc896eb0293013e
12 Good Time Boogie.flac:2f2c076c0b010e7dde46d58b64100986
13 Drunken Irish Setter.flac:c7bc50af50e469431b9858c977486f0c



Ed Perlstein, who has archived collections by Nick Gravenites, Spencer Dryden, Steve Keyser (John Cipollina’s manager) and others, and who currently possesses John Cipollina’s personal tapes, was given the approval of John’s sister, Antonia, to share John’s live and studio outtake recordings in the interest of keeping his music alive for future generations.  Steve Keyser, who recorded most of John's live shows with several different bands while he was his manager, has allowed Ed to digitize his master cassettes, and to share them with John’s fans and collectors.



Copperhead
The Longbranch
San Francisco, CA
1972-01-28

Source:  Soundboard 7" Reel (possibly 1st gen) from the collection of Nick Gravenites
Lineage: wav > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > flac 16

Early Show

01   Rider / Cobra
02   Kibitzer
03   Back Roads
04   Dancing Shoes
05   Maple Leaf Rag tuning > more tuning
06   I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
07   Keeper Of The Flame
08   Roller Derby Star


Late Show

09   Hogan's Goat
10   Spin-Spin
11   Pete's Instrumental
12   Good Time Boogie
13   Drunken Irish Setter
14   Bigelow 6-9000



probably

John Cipollina - guitars
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, organ
Jim McPherson - vocals, piano, bass, percussion
David Weber - drums, percussion
Pete Sears - bass, keyboards



Notes:

- A significant number of clicks have been removed.


Source provided by Nick Gravenites
Transfer by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Joe B. Jones
Files tagged and quality control by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Photo by Ed Perlstein at www.musicimages.com
edited and mastered
SIRMick
October 2023


shntool out:

    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
    12:17.17      130046828 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6250  01 Rider~Cobra.flac
     6:17.63       66651020 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6178  02 Kibitzer.flac
     7:26.69       78836732 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6194  03 Back Roads.flac
     4:43.17       49961228 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6508  04 Dancing Shoes.flac
     1:22.27       14528348 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5738  05 Maple Leaf Rag tuning } more tuning.flac
     4:17.30       45405404 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6121  06 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be.flac
     7:03.35       74699564 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6319  07 Keeper Of The Flame.flac
     5:29.05       58047404 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6464  08 Roller Derby Star.flac
     7:09.69       75837932 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5281  09 Hogan's Goat.flac
     3:16.44       34677932 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5672  10 Spin-Spin.flac
     8:01.17       84888428 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5239  11 Pete's Instrumental.flac
     5:24.19       57198332 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5350  12 Good Time Boogie.flac
     8:23.55       88858604 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5362  13 Drunken Irish Setter.flac
     9:22.04       99146252 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5369  14 Bigelow 6-9000.flac
    90:35.21      958784008 B                            0.5844  (14 files)


flac fingeprints:

01 Rider~Cobra.flac:5b2f21503613873ddcf336dd6889d879
02 Kibitzer.flac:bcf4066fa9ee9824e8c53ea64d6f4ecd
03 Back Roads.flac:f9dded3cca60f05f2703225262e58668
04 Dancing Shoes.flac:fb8c2f7ca0019a3bd16cd9c01d82db54
05 Maple Leaf Rag tuning } more tuning.flac:e60c529270e850a6ae3175b126087edb
06 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be.flac:4c36678152c46dda8e0fcbf1052adf9a
07 Keeper Of The Flame.flac:71f8be647f410d2dd5fbe7707da5feaf
08 Roller Derby Star.flac:f74f1a54b2c205a3f7b30c117a0ff5de
09 Hogan's Goat.flac:d3ffc8f902e10a82c5841c42c0cb2131
10 Spin-Spin.flac:6de1e3fd250028433fb117097ff95b92
11 Pete's Instrumental.flac:95c64adce52c18a69ae0715e030b4920
12 Good Time Boogie.flac:e1268aacd87fcb2ac820693374b3391b
13 Drunken Irish Setter.flac:be85d9bf832740aec28c6319fd360148
14 Bigelow 6-9000.flac:36dc35c4edde528174cff4f1ca521101




Ed Perlstein, who has archived collections by Nick Gravenites, Spencer Dryden, Steve Keyser (John Cipollina’s manager) and others, and who currently possesses John Cipollina’s personal tapes, was given the approval of John’s sister, Antonia, to share John’s live and studio outtake recordings in the interest of keeping his music alive for future generations.  Steve Keyser, who recorded most of John's live shows with several different bands while he was his manager, has allowed Ed to digitize his master cassettes, and to share them with John’s fans and collectors.

Charlie Kaiser has recently given us access to his soundboard masters.  He was the Front Of House soundman and recording engineer for virtually all of John's bands from about 1983 until his passing. This included Thunder and Lightning, Dinosaurs, Terry and The Pirates, Problem Child, and any of the spinoff bands.


Copperhead
Hollywood Palladium,
Hollywood, CA
April 28th, 1972

Source: Sony ECM 22P's > Sony TC-770 Reel Master > ??? > CDR (very low gen) - recorded by Harvey Kaslow and Craig Todd
Extraction: CDR > Eac > flac 16
Lineage: Flac 16 > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > Flac 16


01   Kibitzer
02   Highway #9
03   Spin Spin
04   Wang Dang Do
05   Rider >
06   Cobra
07   Keeper Of The Flame
08   Drunken Irish Setter
09   Pete's Instrumental
10   Bigelow 6-9000
11   Roller Derby Star



John Cipollina - guitars, vocals
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, organ
Jim McPherson	- vocals, piano, bass, percussion
David Weber - 	drums, percussion
Pete Sears - bass, keyboards



Notes:

- The tape flip has been tidied up.
- A number of level adjustments have been made.
- Some eq to take the bass down a notch or two.



Source provided by Steve Keyser
Extraction by Ed Perlstein  www.musicimages.com
Pitch checked by Joe B. Jones
Files tagged by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Edited and mastered by SIRMick February 2024



shntool output:

    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     5:16.56       55874156 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7231  01 Kibitzer.flac
     6:49.13       72178220 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7299  02 Highway #9.flac
     3:41.15       39019724 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7385  03 Spin Spin.flac
     5:18.35       56177564 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7334  04 Wang Dang Do.flac
     6:18.63       66827420 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7249  05 Rider }.flac
     5:21.43       56725580 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7220  06 Cobra.flac
     7:53.13       83467820 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7188  07 Keeper Of The Flame.flac
     5:34.05       58929404 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7321  08 Drunken Irish Setter.flac
    11:04.43      117230780 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7251  09 Pete's Instrumental.flac
    10:06.71      107065436 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7185  10 Bigelow 6-9000.flac
     8:55.38       94463420 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.7331  11 Roller Derby Star.flac
    76:20.20      807959524 B                            0.7263  (11 files)

flac fingerprints:

01 Kibitzer.flac:d3acd970499028a9934b2528655bfef0
02 Highway #9.flac:f80e02b4af2488ce34add1623c946fff
03 Spin Spin.flac:3935aad9a3e06e97acdb3fb52ede72d9
04 Wang Dang Do.flac:1bbfe265f9c0e56253698ba530d443d8
05 Rider }.flac:8928f0381d799778b709ff253e5e410c
06 Cobra.flac:da47f2a664a8ed5bc789f3da0c552dfd
07 Keeper Of The Flame.flac:3d71b9e24fd2b8ab935b3308793010de
08 Drunken Irish Setter.flac:4aef9877327840bead80090dfe7bae39
09 Pete's Instrumental.flac:4dbbe26c6867f1432f66ddaed2904e92
10 Bigelow 6-9000.flac:171ab7b7479c224002bb260c9773f41f
11 Roller Derby Star.flac:c26eaf96a24ce5d9bee7cc9921018a40



Copperhead
12/31/72
Diamond Head Center
Honolulu, HI

SBD > Master reel to reel > equalizer > CD > EAC > WAV > FLAC

[37:20]
01. Kibitzer [3:46]
02. Drunken Irish Setter [3:41]
03. Wang Dang Doo [3:43]
04. Spin Spin [4:04]
05. Kamikaze [4:45]
06. Chamaeleon [4:20]
07. Pawn Shop Man [5:28]
08. Rocket Ship [4:16]
09. Bigelow 6-9000 [3:14]

Copperhead:
John Cipollina: lead guitar
Gary Philippet: vocals, guitars
Jim McPherson: keyboards
David Weber: drums and percussion
Hutch Hutchinson: bass and vocals


SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
29724	1972-01-23	Pacific High Recorders	Sausalito	CA
KSAN FM
166220	1972-01-27	The Longbranch	San Francisco	CA
Source: Soundboard 7" Reel (possibly 1st gen) from the collection of Nick Gravenites Lineage: wav > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > flac 16 edited and mastered SIRMick October 2023
166221	1972-01-28	The Longbranch	San Francisco	CA
Source: Soundboard 7" Reel (possibly 1st gen) from the collection of Nick Gravenites Lineage: wav > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > flac 16 edited and mastered SIRMick October 2023
166957	1972-04-28	Hollywood Palladium	Hollywood	CA
Source: Sony ECM 22P's > Sony TC-770 Reel Master > ??? > CDR (very low gen) - recorded by Harvey Kaslow and Craig Todd Extraction: CDR > Eac > flac 16 Lineage: Flac 16 > iZotope RX 10 Advanced > iZotope Neutron 4 > CD Wav > Flac 16 edited and mastered SIRMick February 2024
29760	1972-12-31	Diamond Head Center	Honolulu	HI
SBD > master reel to reel > equalizer > CD > EAC > WAV > FLAC

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