Formed in San Francisco in 1965, the band were contemporaries of local acts such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, achieving huge popularity in the Bay Area of California thanks to their imaginative Psychedelic Rock which drew on Jazz, Classical and Folk influences. Their live performances were legendary thanks to their extended improvisational ability and the interplay of John Cipollina and Gary Duncan‘s guitar playing, ably backed by David Freiberg (bass) and Greg Elmore (drums).
In the late 1960s their musical approach influenced many emerging artists both in the USA and Europe (with the British band Man being huge admirers) thanks to their 1968 self-titled debut and the classic “Happy Trails” album released a year later. In 1969 the band augmented their line-up with the arrival of Dino Valenti (guitar, vocals) and renowned British keyboard player Nicky Hopkins.
Although not as commercially successful as their West Coast compatriots, the band’s albums all charted in the USA. This clamshell boxset collection includes the albums “Quicksilver Messenger Service,” “Happy Trails,” “Shady Grove,” “Just For Love,” “What About Me,” “Quicksilver” and “Comin’ Thru,” along with an additional 15 bonus tracks drawn from demos, rare singles and a 1968 live concert recording.
“Who Do You Love – The Recordings 1967-1972” also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring exclusive interviews by journalist Mike Mettler.
• 7xCD clamshell box anthology featuring recordings of the legendary West Coast band Quicksilver Messenger Service made between 1967 and 1972.
Pre-Order “Quicksilver Messenger Service: Who Do You Love – The Recordings 1967-1972” here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/quicksilver-messenger-service-who-do-you-love-the-recordings-1967-1972-7cd-box-set
DISC ONE – Quicksilver Messenger Service
01. Pride of Man
02. Light Your Windows
03. Dino’s Song
04. Gold and Silver
05. It’s Been Too Long
06. The Fool
Bonus Tracks
09. Stand By Me (A-side of single)
10. Bears (B-side of single)
11. I Don’t Want to Spoil Your Party (Dino’s Song) (demo recorded 1967)
12. Acapulco Gold and Silver (Gold and Silver) (demo recorded 1967)
13. I Hear You Knockin’ (demo recorded 1967)
14. Back Door Man (demo recorded 1967)
15. Your Time Will Come (demo recorded 1967)
DISC TWO – Live 1968
01. Back Door Man
02. Codine
03. Gold & Silver
04. Smokestack Lightning
05. Light Your Windows
06. Dino’s Song
07. The Fool
08. Who Do You Love?
09. Mona / Maiden Of The Cancer Moon / Mona
DISC THREE – Happy Trails
01. Who Do You Love (Part 1)
02. When You Love
03. Where You Love
04. How You Love
05. Which Do You Love
06. Who Do You Love (Part 2)
07. Mona
08. Maiden Of The Cancer Moon
09. Calvary
10. Happy Trails
Bonus Tracks
11. Who Do You Love (studio version) (recorded in 1968)
12. Walkin’ Blues (recorded in 1968)
13. Calvary (recorded in 1968)
DISC FOUR – Shady Grove
01. Shady Grove
02. Flute Song
03. Three Or Four Feet From Home
04. Too Far
05. Holy Moly
06. Joseph’s Coat
07. Flashing Lonesome
08. Words Can’t Say
09. Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder
DISC FIVE – Just For Love
01. Wolf Run (Part One)
02. Just For Love (Part One)
03. Cobra
04. The Hat
05. Freeway Flyer
06. Gone Again
07. Fresh Air
08. Just For Love (Part Two)
09. Wolf Run (Part Two)
DISC SIX – What About Me
01. What About Me
02. Local Color
03. Baby Baby
04. Won’t Kill Me
05. Long Haired Lady
06. Subway
07. Spindrifter
08. Good Old Rock And Roll
09. All In My Mind
10. Call On Me
DISC SEVEN – Quicksilver
01. Hope
02. I Found Love
03. Song For Frisco
04. Play My Guitar
05. Rebel
06. Fire Brothers
07. Out Of My Mind
08. Don’t Cry Lady Love
09. The Truth
Comin’ Thru
10. Doin’ Time In The USA
11. Chicken
12. Changes
13. California State Correctional Facility Blues
14. Forty Days
15. Mojo