THE BARRY "THE FISH" MELTON BAND
(aka FISH & CHIP)

Last Day Saloon, SF, 19 January, 1984
"Train Songs" (The Saloon, SF, CA, 15 June,1984), Part 1
"Train Songs" (The Saloon, SF, CA, 15 June,1984), Part 2
"Band In Your Pocket" (The Saloon, SF, CA, 30 June,1984)
"Rotten People" (The Saloon, SF, 7 July, 1984)
The Saloon, SF, 19 July, 1984 (Partial)
The Saloon, SF, 19 July, 1984
The Saloon, SF, 27 July, 1984
The Saloon, SF, 3 August, 1984
The Saloon, SF, CA, 5 October, 1984
"The Great President Series" (The Saloon, SF, CA, 20 October, 1984)
The Saloon Years
Links:
Barry Melton Home Page
Last Day Saloon, SF, 19 January, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | San Francisco Shuffle | 3:57 |
| 2. | Got Love | 3:53 |
| 3. | Stagger Lee | 3:31 |
| 4. | Got To Hold On | 4:28 |
| 5. | Blind Man | 4:07 |
| 6. | Ships, Mountains, Dreamland | 4:09 |
| 7. | Thirty Days | 5:13 |
| 8. | The Dance | 10:09 |
| 9. | Open My Eyes | 3:32 |
| 10. | Colorado Town | 7:10 |
| 11. | Motel Party Baby | 7:33 |
| 12. | Sloop John B. | 3:57 |
| 13. | Nobody For President | 1:20 |
| 14. | Love Machine | 11:41 |
| Disc 1 Total | 74:45 |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | Butcher's Boy | 7:08 |
| 2. | I Can't Dance | 5:00 |
| 3. | ?West LA Fadeaway | 4:21 |
| 4. | ?Betty & Dupree | 5:20 |
| 5. | Lucille | 3:10 |
| 6. | ? | 4:50 |
| 7. | Closer | 15:28 |
| 8. | Mona | 8:47 |
| 9. | Take A Whiff On Me | 5:46 |
| 10. | Jessie James | 9:29 |
| 11. | The Sun Is Shining | 7:07 |
| Disc 2 Total | 76:29 |
| Total | 151:14 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAKCR3A > hard Drive > (Slight Bass Boost w/Sound Forge) > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
"Train Songs" (The Saloon, SF, 15 June, 1984), Part 1
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Set 1 |
| 1. | Alabama Bound | 4:17 |
| 2. | Wabash Cannonball | 4:14 |
| 3. | This Train | 4:36 |
| 4. | John Henery | 3:25 |
| 5. | Train crash | 1:42 |
| 6. | Hobo's Lullaby | 3:32 |
| 7. | Love | 5:49 |
| 8. | Love Machine | 8:24 |
| Set 2 |
| 9. | Thirty Days | 4:46 |
| 10. | Get The Feeling | 8:54 |
| 11. | I Can't Dance | 7:44 |
| 12. | The Dance | 14:38 |
| 13. | Blind Man | 4:36 |
| Total | 76:42 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
Well the best laid and made plans... I have all these great tapes and my tape deck wants ever so badly to
eat them, so for now until I get it fixed, enjoy part 1 of this gem. Peace!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
"Train Songs" (The Saloon, SF, 15 June, 1984), Part 2
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, May 2006
| Tracks |
| Set 2 continued |
| 1. | Motel Party Baby | 7:54 |
| 2. | Colorado Town | 10:25 |
| Set 3 |
| 3. | Dupree's | 7:54 |
| 4. | S.O.S. | 5:29 |
| 5. | Hold On | 5:13 |
| 6. | Whiskey And Women | 3:56 |
| 7. | Stagger Lee | 4:47 |
| 8. | Cipo's Tune | 5:31 |
| 9. | Juan Corrona | 0:48 |
| 10. | Mona | 11:13 |
| 11. | Level With Me// | 4:22 |
| Total | 67:35 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon, SF, 30 June, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Disc 1 - Set 1 |
| 1. | Stagger Lee | 5:38 |
| 2. | Got Love | 5:19 |
| 3. | New York Town | 6:53 |
| 4. | Keep On Truckin' | 3:50 |
| 5. | Wild About My Loving | 5:05 |
| 6. | San Francisco Bay Blues | 6:55 |
| 7. | Just a Closer Walk With Thee | 3:35 |
| 8. | Sloop John B. | 5:14 |
| 9. | Midnight Special | 3:09 |
| 10. | San Francisco Shuffle | 5:34 |
| Disc 1 Total | 51:17 |
| Disc 2 - Set 2 |
| 1. | The Dance | 15:24 |
| 2. | Something You Got | 4:16 |
| 3. | Thirty Days | 4:43 |
| 4. | Love Machine | 9:48 |
| 5. | Blind Man | 4:59 |
| 6. | Motel Party Baby | 5:50 |
| 7. | Third Degree | 4:41 |
| 8. | S.O.S. | 7:09 |
| Disc 2 Total | 56:53 |
| Disc 3 - Set 3 |
| 1. | Jesse James | 7:00 |
| 2. | I Can't Dance | 4:48 |
| 3. | Little Girl | 5:23 |
| 4. | Hold On to the Good Times | 4:55 |
| 5. | Level With Me | 11:32 |
| 6. | Mona | 11:08 |
| 7. | Colorado Town | 6:39 |
| 8. | Closer // | 11:12 |
| Disc 3 Total | 62:41 |
| Total | 170:53 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
"Rotten People" (The Saloon, SF, 7 July, 1984)
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Set 1 |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | Stagger Lee | 6:15 |
| 2. | Pretty Boy Floyd | 5:04 |
| 3. | Tricky Dicky | 6:04 |
| 4. | Super Bird | 7:03 |
| 5. | Dupree's | 6:45 |
| 6. | Juan Corona | 2:23 |
| 7. | Jesse James | 5:42 |
| 8. | Whisky And Women | 3:21 |
| Set 2 |
| 9. | Thirty Days | 5:41 |
| 10. | Love | 5:12 |
| 11. | New York Town | 5:37 |
| 12. | Blind Man | 4:37 |
| 13. | Motel Party Baby | 5:38 |
| 14. | The Dance | 10:18 |
| Disc 1 Total | 79:47 |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | Butchers Boy | 8:27 |
| 2. | Colorado Town | 6:34 |
| 3. | S.O.S. | 6:23 |
| Set 3 |
| 4. | Level With Me | 9:46 |
| 5. | I've Been In the Darkness | 7:48 |
| 6. | Take A Whiff On Me | 4:50 |
| 7. | San Francisco | 9:38 |
| Disc 2 Total | 53:28 |
| Disc 3 |
| 1. | Got To Hold On | 4:39 |
| 2. | Mona | 14:32 |
| 3. | Closer | 15:42 |
| Disc 3 Total | 34:54 |
| Total | 168:10 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon, SF, 19 July, 1984 (Partial)
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, June 2006
| Tracks |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again | 4:29 |
| 2. | Mean Ol' Stagger Lee | 6:27 |
| 3. | Life's Railway to Heaven | 4:14 |
| 4. | Thirty Days | 6:11 |
| 5. | New York Town Blues | 7:55 |
| 6. | Tricky Dicky | 2:29 |
| 7. | Chit Chat | 5:06 |
| 8. | San Francisco Shuffle | 1:55 |
| 9. | Third Degree Blues | 4:03 |
| 10. | Got Love | 4:49 |
| 11. | In the Pines | 6:01 |
| 12. | JC Intro > | 5:49 |
| 13. | Motel Party Baby | 1:00 |
| 14. | The Dance | 21:51 |
| Total | 82:24 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > Hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon, SF, 19 July, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, August 2006
| Tracks |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again | 4:29 |
| 2. | Mean Ol' Stagger Lee | 6:27 |
| 3. | Life's Railway to Heaven | 4:14 |
| 4. | Thirty Days | 6:11 |
| 5. | New York Town Blues | 7:55 |
| 6. | Tricky Dicky | 2:29 |
| 7. | Chit Chat | 5:06 |
| 8. | San Francisco Shuffle | 1:55 |
| 9. | Third Degree Blues | 4:03 |
| 10. | Got Love | 4:49 |
| 11. | In the Pines | 6:01 |
| 12. | JC Intro > | 5:49 |
| 13. | Motel Party Baby | 1:00 |
| 14. | The Dance | 21:51 |
| Total | 82:24 |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | Colorado Town | 5:42 |
| 2. | Got To Hold On | 4:34 |
| 3. | Blind Man | 3:37 |
| 4. | Chit Chat | 2:10 |
| 5. | Love Machine | 9:26 |
| 6. | Sloop John B. | 5:23 |
| 7. | Banks Of The Ol' Ohio > | 3:16 |
| 8. | I Can't Dance | 6:03 |
| 9. | S.O.S. | 8:30 |
| 10. | Wabash Cannon Ball | 4:00 |
| 11. | Duprees | 6:43 |
| 12. | Mona! | 17:57 |
| Total | 77:27 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > Hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon, SF, 27 July, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Set 1 |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | San Francisco Shuffle | 4:57 |
| 2. | Third Degree Blues | 4:33 |
| 3. | Stagger Lee | 4:36 |
| 4. | Butchers Boy | 8:06 |
| 5. | Codine | 7:50 |
| 6. | Thirty Days | 6:11 |
| 7. | New York Town Blues | 5:56 |
| 8. | S.O.S. | 6:26 |
| Set 2 |
| 9. | Ships, Mountains, Dreamlands | 3:52 |
| 10. | Colorado Town | 6:07 |
| 11. | Blind Man | 4:41 |
| 12. | Motel Party Baby | 5:05 |
| 13. | The Dance | 11:27 |
| Disc 1 Total | 79:53 |
| (Missing) Sloop John B. |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | Whisky Wine & Women | 7:19 |
| 2. | Bourgeois Town > Little Girl | 9:38 |
| 3. | Closer * > forthcoming shows > Closer * > (set break) > tuning | 17:48 |
| Set 3 |
| 4. | I Can't Dance | 4:06 |
| 5. | Babylon | 6:10 |
| 6. | Mojo Navigator * | 11:57 |
| 7. | Lucille * | 4:33 |
| 8. | Mona * | 12:16 |
| 9. | Good Night Irene * > Band intro's | 5:42 |
| Disc 2 Total | 79:32 |
| Total | 159:26 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums | "2/3 of the night" |
| ? Dave Dipp | drums |
| Beans Balanka | sax | * |
The Saloon, SF, 3 August, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, April 2006
| Tracks |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | San Francisco Shuffle | 4:42 |
| 2. | Got Love | 4:26 |
| 3. | Babylon | 19:46 |
| 4. | Thirty Days | 4:51 |
| 5. | New York Town Blues | 6:23 |
| 6. | Blind Man | 5:06 |
| 7. | Motel Party Baby | 7:01 |
| 8. | Butchers Boy | 7:47 |
| 9. | Stagger Lee | 6:07 |
| 10. | Closer | 13:40 |
| Disc 1 Total | 79:53 |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | The Dance | 9:45 |
| 2. | Colorado Town | 6:42 |
| 3. | Codine | 11:32 |
| 4. | Lucille | 4:16 |
| 5. | Third Degree Blues | 6:52 |
| 6. | Hound Dog | 3:55 |
| 7. | I Can't Dance | 5:07 |
| 8. | Love Machine | 7:41 |
| 9. | Mona | 16:18 |
| Disc 2 Total | 72:12 |
| Total | 152:06 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon, SF, CA, 5 October, 1984
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, June 2006
| Tracks |
| 1. | Band intro's | 1:51 |
| 2. | Mean Ol' Stagger Lee | 6:00 |
| 3. | San Francisco Shuffle | 5:33 |
| 4. | What A Beautiful City | 1:48 |
| 5. | Love Machine | 9:25 |
| 6. | Sloop John B. | 4:17 |
| 7. | Colorado Town | 7:38 |
| 8. | Band 4 sale | 2:07 |
| 9. | Got Love | 6:42 |
| 10. | Orange Blossom Special | 5:23 |
| 11. | I've Been In The Darkness | 6:52 |
| 12. | Good Old Rock & Roll | 4:17 |
| 13. | The Dance | 12:23 |
| 14. | Blind Man | 3:30 |
| Total | 77:52 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > Hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| Bobby Foyiar | guitar |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
"The Great President Series" (The Saloon, SF, CA, 20 October, 1984)
As seeded on DimeADozen by wh1pnk, May 2006
| Tracks |
| Set 1 |
| Disc 1 |
| 1. | Love | 4:38 |
| 2. | Thirty Days | 4:24 |
| 3. | Mass Debater | 2:36 |
| 4. | The Great President Series | 3:20 |
| 5. | FDR Back Again | 5:25 |
| 6. | LBJ Super Bird | 7:47 |
| 7. | The Greatest President Of All | 2:06 |
| 8. | Tricky Dicky | 4:44 |
| 9. | San Francisco | 5:00 |
| 10. | Ill Be Back Some Ol'Day | 7:44 |
| 11. | Love Machine | 13:13 |
| Disc 1 Total | 61:02 |
| Set 2 |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. | Intro Melody | 10:10 |
| 2. | The Dance | 10:42 |
| 3. | Blind Man | 3:46 |
| 4. | Motel Party Baby | 7:42 |
| 5. | Colorado Town | 5:55 |
| 6. | Sloop John B. | 4:59 |
| 7. | New York Town | 7:09 |
| 8. | Chit Chat and Melody | 6:54 |
| 9. | I Can't Dance | 4:16 |
| Disc 2 Total | 61:37 |
| Set 3 |
| Disc 3 |
| 1. | Jam | 7:27 |
| 2. | Closer | 18:58 |
| 3. | Codine | 8:00 |
| 4. | Good Ol' Rock n Roll | 5:53 |
| 5. | Seventh Seal | 8:24 |
| 6. | Got To Hold On | 1:32 |
| Disc 3 Total | 50:17 |
| Total | 172:57 |
Master Cassette Sony D6 w/Sony Stereo Microphone > NAK CR3A > hard Drive > Flac6
A JAM Production!
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, fangs, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
The Saloon Years

| Track | Composer(s) | Date | Personnel | Time |
| 1. | I Can't Dance | (Melton) | 4-29-89 | BM JC PA SD | 4:43 |
| 2. | Mojo Navigator | (Denson, Melton, McDonald) | 7-27-91 | BM BF PA SD | 6:32 |
| 3. | Colorado Town | (McDonald & Melton) | 7-27-91 | BM PF PA SD | 5:36 |
| 4. | 3rd Degree | (Boyd) | 2-25-89 | BM JC BF PA SD | 8:37 |
| 5. | Love | (Armstrong, Barthol, Cohen, Gunning, Melton) | 6-25-94 | BM BF BW PA DG | 5:25 |
| 6. | Hold On To The Good Times | (Melton) | 2-25-89 | BM JC BF PA SD | 4:53 |
| 7. | Just A Little Bit | (Thornton, Bass, Washington, Brown) | 6-25-94 | BM BF PW PA DG | 6:35 |
| 8. | Harlem Nocturne | (Hagen) | 5-17-91 | BM BF PA SD | 5:10 |
| 9. | Mona | (McDaniel) | 4-7-89 | BM JC PA SD | 19:00 |
| 10. | SOS | (Melton) | 5-17-91 | BM BF PA SD | 7:07 |
| | | | Total Time | 73:38 |
| Personnel |
| Barry Melton | guitar, vocals |
| John Cipollina | guitar, vocals |
| Peter Albin | bass, vocals |
| Spencer Dryden | drums |
| Bob Flurie | guitar, vocals |
| Peter Walsh | guitar, vocals |
| David Getz | guest drummer |
Since the 50's the North Beach section of San Francisco has been home to those
who have sought a Bohemian lifestyle; its great restaurants, bookstores, cafes,
and strip joints are known worldwide. And in its heart on Grant Avenue, up from
Columbus Avenue, stands The Saloon; it is the oldest remaining saloon in the
city, having survived the earthquake of '06. In 1996, The Jack Daniel
Distillery recognised The Saloon as one of the best bars in the United States
in their Gentleman Jack Classic Bar and Bartender Guide.
A small, funky bar, The Saloon is a place where people come to dance, drink,
party, sweat, and listen to loud blues and rock. It was here twice a month from
1982 to 1994 that The Barry "The Fish" Melton Band played (Barry estimates
almost 300 gigs!). This CD is a tribute to that era and includes some of the
band's finest moments.
The boys in the band include:
Barry Melton was the lead guitar player with Country Joe & The Fish. He
recorded six solo albums, and has performed with such greats as Otis Spann,
Donny Hathaway, Phil Upchurch, and Dinosaurs. An accomplished attorney and
candidate for a San Francisco judgeship, these days Barry is serving as a
Public Defender in Mendocino County.
John Cipollina is best remembered for his guitar work with Quicksilver
Messenger Service. Among the dozens of bands he performed with are Copperhead,
Terry & The Pirates, Thunder & Lightning, Dinosaurs and Zero. Barry and John
were referred to as "Fish & Chip". The concept of "The Saloon Recordings" was
inspired by efforts to record John's last performance at The Saloon. He passed
away too early in 1989.
Peter Albin was a founding member of Big Brother & The Holding Company, and
has played bass with Pigpen, David Nelson, Dinosaurs, and Country Joe & The Fish.
Spencer Dryden rose to prominence with Jefferson Airplane in the Sixties
and also drummed with New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Dinosaurs.
Bob Flurie played guitar with Roy Buchanan and The Chambers Brothers, as
well as stints with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe & The Fish, The
Pointer Sisters, and The Hoo Doo Rhythm Devils.
Peter Walsh, who appeared in The Dick Clark Show in 1960, has played
guitar on stage and record with Seatrain, Lou Reed, The Rowan Brothers, and
Commander Cody.
- Mike "Fan Man" Sommavilla
Recorded live at The Saloon, North Beach, San Francisco
Produced by Myron Mu • Cover Art: Mike Dolgushkin/Hot Tomato Studios
Photograph: Steve Keyser/Jim Filippi • Recording & Mix: Myron Mu
Special thanks to Huck, Greg, the bartenders & cocktail waitresses, doormen,
roadies and especially everyone who came to dance
(P) 1989, 1991, 1994 © The Saloon Recordings, 1232 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
| Release History |
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date |
| The Saloon Recordings | SR1994CD | US | CD | 1997 |
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