THUNDER & LIGHTNING

(aka GRAVENITES-CIPOLLINA)


Live In Bonn

The Stone, San Francisco, CA, 6 April, 1983
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA, 23 December, 1983

The Stone, San Francisco, CA, 5 January, 1984
Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 1984
Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 14 January, 1984
Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 23 February, 1984
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA, 25 February, 1984
The Stone, San Francisco, CA, 9 March, 1984
Jonathan Swift’s Pub, Cambridge, MA, 22 March, 1984
Stanhope, NJ, 31 March, 1984
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA, 4 August,1984
Chi Chi Club, SF, 1 September, 1984
Miramar Beach Inn, Miramar, CA, 13 September, 1984

Chi Chi Club, SF, 30 March, 1985
Big Chief Lodge, Lake Tahoe, NV, 24 August, 1985

Chi Chi Club, SF, 28 June, 1986
Chi Chi Club, SF, 25 July, 1986
Full Moon Saloon, SF, 1 August, 1986
Club 9, SF, 20 August, 1986

Chi Chi Club, SF, 27 March, 1987
Chi Chi Club, SF, 25 July, 1987
Chi Chi Club, SF, 9 October, 1987

Chi Chi Club, SF, 30 January, 1988
JJ's Blues Cafe, Mountain View, CA, 9 July, 1988

Many of these shows can be freely downloaded, in various formats, from the John Cipollina section of the Live Music Archive site.



Live in Bonn



Tracks


Personnel


Release History
LabelCat NoCountryFormatDateNotes
Big Beat LP



Stone Club, San Francisco, CA, 6 April, 1983

Tracks
1./Blues In My Bottle 4:07
2.Down In The Bottom 7:07
3.Small Walk In Box 9:34
4.Blues Highway 6:17
5.Pride Of Man 3:52
6.I Did It For the Band 7:00
7./You Can't Hurt Me No More6:10
8.Baby Please Don't Go 5:07
9.Dancin' Fool 5:03
10.Who Do You Love 8:02
11.Six Weeks In Reno 5:28
12.Run Outta West 5:14
Disc 1 Total:73:01
13.Nick's Highland Fling11:31
14./Exit Song 2:32
Disc 2 Total:14:03


This was my first Thunder & Lightning show!


Source: 1st Gen Cassette, Audience

Taper: Roger Miller & Bob Leonardis

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Lineage: CASS/1 > WAV > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA, 23 December, 1983

Tracks
First Set
Disc 1
1.Blues In My Bottle 5:59
2.Walkin' Blues 6:17
3.Six Weeks In Reno 5:12
4.Run Outta West 5:33
5.Dekalb Blues 5:35
6.Small Walk In Box 10:45
7.Tough As Nails 8:18
8.Tuning 0:33
9.Down In The Bottom 6:45
10.Exit 0:11
Second Set
11.Intros, Tuning, Merry Christmas 2:38
12.Fantasy World 4:13
13.Pride Of Man 4:15
14.Who Do You Love 6:59
15.Tuning 0:48
16.Baby Please Don't Go 3:48
Disc 2
17.Southside 4:01
18.My Party 7:33


This was one of the first Thunder & Lightning shows at the Chi Chi Club. Quite possibly the first. Thunder & Lightning had a long, fruitful run of memorable shows at the Chi Chi Club over the next few years.


Source: 1st Gen Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5, Nakamichi 300 Mics

Location: Stage Left Tables

Taper: Bob Leonardis

Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: CASS/1 > WAV > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



The Stone, San Francisco, 5 January, 1984

Tracks
Set 1
1.Six Weeks in Reno 5:12(Nick Gravenites)
2.Small Walk-In Box 9:20(Nick Gravenites)
3.Love Me Or I'll Kill You4:37
4.Pride of Man 4:16(Hamilton Camp)
5.I'll Pull the Trigger5:25
6.I Did It For the Band7:32
7.Bad Luck Baby 7:02
8.Dekalb Blues > Band intro's5:55
Set 2
9.// You Can't Hurt Me No More5:07
10.Goin' Back To Anna6:25
11.Nick's Highland Fling11:12
12.Fantasy World 3:44
13.Who Do You Love? 7:17
14.Happy Birthdays 0:59
15.Walkin' Blues 6:44
16.Stay Out All Night Long4:37
17.Buried Alive in the Blues7:56
18.Intros 0:42
19.Nick talk 1:31
20.Run Out of West 4:58
21.Exit song 2:50


There's a 2-second volume spike near the start of 'Stay Out All Night Long'

"Excuse the cut in the beginning of "You Can't Hurt Me No More". It was a wild night :-) One of the best shows I've ever heard T&L play, IMHO. They are cookin'!"


As Distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1275:48
Disc 2: 13 - 2137:33
Alternative Layout:
Disc 1: Set 1 ( 1 - 8 )49:19
Disc 2: Set 2 ( 9 - 21 )64:02


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5 --> D6, Nakamichi 300 Mics

Taper: Bob Leonardis & Roger Miller

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Location: Front center tables

Lineage: MC > Wav > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 1984

Tracks
1.Blues in the Bottle
2.Pride Of Man
3.Down In The Bottom
4.Going Down to the River
5.Small Walk In Box
6.Four Floors or Forty
7.You Got To Help Me
8.Six Weeks In Reno
9.Dekalb Blues (inc tape flip)
10.instrumental
11.Hollywood Nymph
12.On Top of Old Smokie
13.Dancin' Fool
14.Going Back to Anna



Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 14 January, 1984

Tracks
Disc 1
1.Small Walk In Box 8:36
2.Herpes Blues 2:31
3.It Kept Me Runnin'5:37
4.Love Me Or I'll Kill You4:40
5.Pride Of Man 4:41
6.Four Floors Or Forty5:12
7.Bad Luck Baby 6:43
8.Nick Talk 1:51
9.Fantasy World 3:48
10.My Party 6:21
11.Nick talk, Intro2:00
12.Mona 8:36
13.Southside 3:12
14.Baby, Bye Bye 4:32
15.Walkin' Blues 6:12
Disc 2
16.Buried Alive In The Blues 8:19
17.Exit Song 2:00
Total:84:50


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D6, Realistic Mics

Taper: Roger Miller

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Location: Balcony

Lineage: MC > Wav > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Keystone, Berkeley, CA, 23 February, 1984

Tracks
Set 1
1./Hollywood Baby 5:27
2.Six Weeks In Reno 5:03
3./Down In The Bottom 5:55
4.Small Walk In Box 10:08
5.Four Floors Or Forty 4:10
6.Walkin' Blues 5:54
7.Pride Of Man 4:15
8.Fantasy World 3:56
9.Who Do You Love 9:41
10.Dekalb Blues 4:38
Set 2
11.Dancin' Fool 5:09
12.Tuning --> 0:35
13.Born In Chicago 6:34
14.Run Outta West 5:27
15.Nick's Highland Fling --> 8:03
16.Party 2:10
17.Bad Luck Baby 6:12
18.Southside 3:14
19.Nick talk, intros --> 3:29
20.Buried Alive In The Blues 7:12
21.Nick talk, intro --> 0:47
22.Mona 9:11
Total117:08


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1476:51
Disc 2: 15 - 2240:17
Alternative Disc Layout:
Disc 1: Set 159:05
Disc 2: Set 258:03


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5 --> D6, Nakamichi 300 Mics

Tapers: Roger Miller & Bob Leonardis

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Location: Center Tables, Floor

Lineage: MC > WAV > Edits > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA, 25 February, 1984

Tracks
1.Blues in My Bottle 5:08
2.Six Weeks In Reno 5:03
3.Down In The Bottom 6:01
4.Walkin' Blues 5:25
5.I Did It for the Band7:08
6.Small Walk In Box 9:48
7.Blues Back Off of Me6:50
8.Run Outta West 5:47
9.You Can't Hurt Me No More4:02
10.Four Floors Or Forty 4:47
11.exit & intro's 2:31
12.Southside 3:30
13.On Top of Old Smokey6:58
14.Pride Of Man 4:23
15.Who Do You Love 10:24
16.Baby, Bye Bye 6:00
17.Love Me or I'll Kill You4:54
18.My Party 5:18
19.Bad Luck Baby 7:49
20.Fantasy World 3:44
21.Muddy Waters 2:40
22.I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle 5:11
23.Mona 13:58
24.Buried Alive In The Blues 7:11
Total144:40


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1477:27
Disc 2: 15 - 2467:13


Source: Master Cassette, Audience, Sony D6, Realistic Mics

Lineage: MC > WAV > FLAC

Taped by: Roger Miller

Transferred by: Roger Miller

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



The Stone, San Francisco, CA, 9 March, 1984

Tracks
Set 1
1.// Opening Song2:27
2.I Did It for the Band6:26
3.Down In The Bottom 5:29
4.Small Walk In Box 10:22
5.intro's, tuning 1:28
6.You Can't Hurt Me No More *5:39
7.Nick talk 1:28
8.Pride Of Man * 4:10
9.Walkin' Blues * 8:49
10.Six Weeks In Reno * 6:45
11.Who Do You Love 10:00
12.Nick talk 0:55
13.Dekalb Blues 7:13
Set 2
14.Four Floors Or Forty 5:47
15.Bad Luck Baby 8:23
16.Run Outta West 6:19
17.Southside 5:14
18.Nick talk, intro 3:58
19.Mona ** 0:48
20.Nick talk 1:20
21.Nick's Highland Fling 5:04
22.Nick talk 6:10
23.Fantasy World ** 5:04
24.Trouble in Mind //6:10
Total132:49


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1371:16
Disc 2: 14 - 2461:33


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D6, Realistic Mics

Lineage: MC > WAV > FLAC

Location: Front Center Tables

Taped by: Roger Miller

Transferred by: Roger Miller

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums
Guests:
Mark AdamsHarp*
Jeff MainardHarp**



Jonathan Swift’s Pub, Cambridge, MA, 22 March, 1984

Tracks
Set 1
Disc 1
1.Blues In My Bottle 5:36
2.Six Weeks In Reno 5:07
3.Down In The Bottom 3:57
4.Small Walk-in Box 9:15
5.Pride of Man 4:03
6.Four Floors or Forty5:21
7.Down to the River 5:39
8.Who Do You Love? 9:04
9.I Did It For The Band6:12
10.Dancing Fool 5:05
11.Run Out of West 5:27
12.Dekalb Blues 3:11
Disc 1 Total68:03
Set 2
Disc 2
1.Southside 3:04
2.Bad Luck Baby 8:01
3.Herpes Blues 4:52
4.Back Off Of Me 5:30
5.Anna 4:48
6.Instrumental 10:40
7.Mona 11:39
8.Can’t Hurt Me Know More5:21
9.Southside Blues 4:23
10.Buried Alive in the Blues7:57
11.Last Call Blues 5:17
12.My Party 6:53
Disc 2 Total78:31


Source: Audience Master Cassette: (2) Sennheiser 421 + (1) Nakamichi 300 w/ Sony Mixer > Sony D-5 > Sony D-6

Recorded By Bill Devanney Patched Out Of Ross Lipton

Remaster/Transfer: Nakamichi BX-1> Audiophile 2496 > @ 24 Bit to WaveLab > 16 Bit > CD Wave > EAC > Flac June 28, 2006 By Bill Koucky

Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Stanhope, NJ, March 31, 1984

CD outer

Tracks
1.Mean Ol' Walking Blues7:52
2.Six Weeks in Reno 5:32
3.I Did It For The Band7:05
4.You Can't Trust Me No More3:43
5.Who Do You Love 11:45
6.Bad Luck Baby 7:27
7.Fancy World 4:22
8.Instrumental Improvisation
(aka Spanish Fling)
10:27
9.I'll Pull The Trigger4:26
10.Back Door Blues 5:55
Total:78:41


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums


Release History
LabelCat NoCountryFormatDate
Oh Boy 1-9162 USCD1994



Chi Chi Club, SF, 4 August, 1984

Tracks
Set 1
1.Blues In The Bottle 5:43
2.Pride of Man 4:39(Hamilton Camp)
3.Down in the Bottom6:37
4.Trouble In Mind 6:09
5.Tuning 0:45
6.Small Walk-In Box 10:00(Nick Gravenites)
7.Four Floors Or Forty5:31
8.You Gotta Help Me 5:30
9.Six Weeks in Reno 5:34(Nick Gravenites)
10.Dekalb Blues 4:29
11.Nick's Highland Fling11:26
Set 2
12.Hollywood Baby 2:03
13.Run Out of West 7:29
14.On Top Of Old Smokie6:21
15.Dancin' Fool 5:21
16.Goin' Back To Anna7:23
17.Tuning 0:43
18.Fantasy World 4:53
19.? 3:39
20.Who Do You Love? 9:39
21.Southside 3:11
22.You Can't Hurt Me No More4:50
Set 3
23.Tired of Spending Money2:59
24.Bad Luck Baby 8:47
25.I Did It For the Band5:50
26.My Party 5:32
27.Herpes Blues 2:46
28.Left Hand Soul 9:30
29.Nick Talk, Last Call1:48
30.Buried Alive in the Blues5:54
31.Good Night Irene 4:07
32.Momma Don't Allow Me3:39


As Distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1375:57
Disc 2: 14 - 2771:53
Disc 3: 28 - 3224:58
Alternative Layout:
Disc 1: Set 166:25
Disc 2: Set 255:32
Disc 3: Set 350:51


Source: 1st Gen Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5, Nakamichi 300 Mics

Taper: Bob Leonardis

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Lineage: 1st Gen Cas > WAV > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesGuitar, Vocals
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Chi Chi Club, SF, 1 September, 1984

Tracks
1.Fantasy World
2.Goin' Back To Anna
3.Pride of Man (Hamilton Camp)
4.My Party
5.On Top Of Old Smokie / Mama Don't Love Me
6.Bad Luck Baby
7.Dekalb Blues
8.Down in the Bottom
9.I Did It For the Band
10.You Gotta Help Me
11.Who Do You Love?
12.Blues In The Bottle
13.Walking Blues
14.Four Floors Or Forty
15.Small Walk-In Box (Nick Gravenites)
16.Six Weeks in Reno (Nick Gravenites)
17.Running Out West
18.Trouble In Mind
19.You Can't Hurt Me No More
20.Instrumental: rock
21.Instrumental: blues
22.I'll Pull The Trigger
23.Wintry Countryside
24.Buried Alive


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Bass
Greg ElmoreDrums



Miramar Beach Inn, Miramar, CA, 13 September, 1984


Tracks
Set 1
1.Blues in My Bottle 5:30
2.Run Out of West 6:35
3.Fantasy World 3:43
4.Meet Me on the Bottom5:36
5.Trouble In Mind 5:19
6.You Can't Hurt Me 3:38
7.Four Floors Or Forty5:09
8.Small Walk-In Box 10:30(Nick Gravenites)
9.Dekalb Blues 4:38
10.Six Weeks in Reno 5:11(Nick Gravenites)
11.Goin' Back To Anna 6:43
12.Break Jam 2:52
Set 2
13.Highland Fling 9:34
14.I'll Pull The Trigger4:42
15.Pride of Man 4:12(Hamilton Camp)
16.I Did It For the Band7:12
17.Who Do You Love 9:19
18.On Top Of Old Smokie5:19
19.My Party 5:03
20.Break Jam 4:23
Set 3
21.Warmup diddle 1:11
22.Who's Out There 5:08
23.Baby Bye Bye 7:08
24.Bad Luck Baby 7:48
25.Walkin' Blues * 5:29
Encore
26.Love My Baby So * 5:43


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1375:11
Disc 2: 14 - 2672:50
Alternative Disc Layout:
Disc 1: Set 1
Disc 2: Set 2
Disc 3: Set 3


MSC > Cass > Cass (me) > Nero > flac

Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums
Jo Baker *

Chi Chi Club, SF, 30 March, 1985

Tracks
Set 1
1.You Don't Know The Trouble I've Been Through8:50
2.tuning 2:06
3.Down in the Bottom6:50
4.Small Walk-In Box (Gravenites' instrumental)10:57(Nick Gravenites)
5.stage banter 2:11
6.Brown Paper Bag 8:22
7.Southside 5:18
8.// Pride of Man 4:24(Hamilton Camp)
9.tuning 2:08
10.Spanish Fling (instrumental)10:23
11.Fantasy World 6:38
12.outro jam + band intros4:25
Set 2
13.Right Handed World10:07
14.Anna 8:01
15.stage banter 2:26
16.Four Floors Or Forty6:23
17.fan letter story 4:25
18.Who Do You Love? 12:03
19.Bad Luck Baby 9:00
20.You Can't Hurt Me No More6:15
21.stage banter 0:52
22.Bye Bye Baby, Bye Bye6:13
Set 3
23Dogs Run Free (Walkin' Blues)7:14
24.I Did It For the Band6:18
25.My Party 9:38
26.Six Weeks in Reno 5:21(Nick Gravenites)
27.birthday presentation >
Run Out of West
7:12
28.outro jam 4:45


As distributed:
Disc 1: Set 172:40
Disc 2: Set 275:53
Disc 3: Set 340:32


SBD Cassette Master (Sony D-5 I believe) > DAT > CD-RW > EAC > CoolEdit > SHN/CDR

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums



Big Chief Lodge, Lake Tahoe, NV, 24 August, 1985

Seeded via DimeADozen, April 2007

Tracks
Set 1
1.I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle4:53
2.Bad Luck Baby8:46
3.Who Do You Love11:00
4.Run Out of West7:24
5.6 Weeks in Reno5:42
6.Love Me Or I'll Kill You5:54
7.instrumental12:02
8.banter1:21
9.Mama Don't Allow Me6:17
10.I Did It for the Band6:40
11.outro jam > Dekalb Blues2:03
Set 2
12.I'll Pull the Trigger6:08
13.banter1:36
14.// Buried Alive in the Blues7:12
15.My Party8:22
16.Southside4:15
17.Goin' Back to Anna7:02
18.tuning / banter2:20
19.Dancin' Fool4:53
Set 3
20.Long Lonesome Road4:53
21.You Gotta Help Me * > silence > ?8:21
22.My Baby Treats Me Good8:38
23.Born in Chicago6:22
24.Can't Cross Over4:04
25.intro > Herpes Blues5:51
26.Highway One4:09
27.Killing Floor6:02
28.banter1:08
29.Mona (cuts) 9:54


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1379:52
Disc 2: 14 - 2676:27
Disc 3: 27 - 2917:03


Alternative layout:
Disc 1: Set 172:20
Disc 2: Set 241:48
Disc 3: Set 359:22


Show came from an early Dead taper who knew how much I appreciated John Cipollina, from the guy that ran the board that day...

Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums
JeffHarmonica*

Big Chief Lodge, Lake Tahoe, NV, 24 August, 1985 (Upgrade)

Seeded via DimeADozen, September 2007

Tracks
Disc 1
1.I'll Change your Flat Tire, Merle4:52
2.Bad Luck Baby8:44
3.Who Do You Love10:58
4.Outta West7:23
5.6 Weeks in Reno5:40
6.Love Me Or I'll Kill Ya5:52
7.Goonbash Song12:01
8.Nick and John Lively Banter1:19
9.Momma Won't Allow Me6:15
10.Did it for the Band6:39
11.Taking Break Music2:01
Disc 1 Total71:44
Disc 2
1.Tune Up, Announcements, Jokes1:37
2.I'll Pull the Trigger6:07
3.Buried Alive in the Blues7:10
4.If You Know how to Party8:19
5.Southside4:18
6.Anna6:46
7.Tuning up, Blonds Banter2:29
8.Dancin' Fool5:00
9.Long Lonesome Road4:38
10.You Gotta help Me6:07
Disc 2 Total52:31
Disc 3
1.My Baby's Good to Me8:27
2.Born in Chicago6:26
3.Can't Cross Over3:19
4.More Stage Banter2:01
5.Herpes Blues4:25
6.Highway One4:33
7.Killin' Floor5:56
8.Mona (cuts at end)11:09
Disc 3 Total46:17
Total170:32


Upgraded version of a great show by Thunder and Lightning, by request. This version has more of the things I have learned to do(finally) like deleting the 2 second drops etc.

2 minor flaws to an otherwise excellent recording, sounding like a soundboard to me. Two tape flips came with a tape pull to start the sides...sorry bout that, but that is what you get in this thing...

Cassette (2nd gen)/EAC > wav > FLAC > traders little helper

This show was after a Grateful Dead show in the Tahoe area. I understand it was a perfect setting, for John's birthday...


Chi Chi Club, SF, 28 June, 1986

Tracks
Set 1
1.Instrumental jam 3:35
2.Woke up With the Blues5:55
3.Blues in My Bottle 6:30
4.Small Walk-In Box 12:59
5.Can't Cross Over 5:22
6.Down in the Bottom 7:48
7.Come Along Charlie 3:44
8.I'm Gone 5:18
9.Tired of Spending Money4:24
10.Pride of Man 5:33
11.Eight Day Clock 7:16
12.tuning 1:40
13.Love Me Or I'll Kill You5:29
14.Funky News 7:10
Set 2
15.She's So Mean8:48
16.tuning 3;12
17.Four Floors or Forty5:26
18.Nick's Highland Fling14:36
19.Walkin' Blues 9:18
20.tuning 2:07
21.You Can't Hurt Me No More4:59
22.intro's 1:07
23.Herpes Blues > 3:25
24.Breaktime song 2:40
Set 3
25.Wintry Countryside11:12
26.I've Had My Fun *6:24
27.last call, intro2:34
28.Who Do You Love?18:16
177:02


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1375:40
Disc 2: 14 - 2462:53
Disc 3: 25 - 2838:28


Source: Nak 300 > D5 > Master > D5 > 1st Gen Cassette, Audience

Lineage: 1st Gen Cass > D5 > Creative SB > Roxio 7.5 (PCM/16/44.1) > WAV > FLAC Front End (Verify; Sector Align) > Flac16

Taped by: Bob Leonardis

Transferred by: Roger Miller

Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums
Guest:
Joe (Chi Chi waiter)Harp*



Chi Chi Club, SF, 25 July 1986

Seeded via DimeADozen, September 2005

Tracks
1.Walkin' Blues8:53
2.Run Out of West 7:52
3.Ten Days Of Rain5:31
4.Herpes Blues 3:02
5.8 Day Clock 7:02
6.Tough as Nails 8:26
7.Gypsy Good Time 5:41
8.Break, Upcoming shows2:55
9.Highway One 5:59
10.Chicago is a Blues Town5:43
11.My Party 7:29
12.Who Do You Love?11:19
79:59


Unknown gen tape > stand alone burner > cdr > eac > flac

"I received this disc in a trade several years ago from a local who transferred it to disc using a stand alone burner from his personal unknown generation tape. But the responce has been pretty receptive since I started passing it around, with a couple of folks telling me it is the best T&L show they have heard."

Personnel?
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums



Full Moon Saloon, SF, 1 August 1986

Tracks
Set 1
1.intro jam: "The blues is just a hobby"2:35
2.Born In Chicago 6:35
3."nothing sacred" 1:20
4.beer cooler (aka Small Walk-In Box)12:50
5.Run Out Of West 7:36
6."so far" 1:37
7.I'll Pull The Trigger6:47
8.In A Brown Paper Bag7:14
9.Bad Luck Baby 10:04
10."we're so lucky" 0:30
11."bionic blues guy" 1:07
12.Well I've Had My Fun8:32
13outro jam: band intro's +
"And we'll be right back"
3:15
Set 2
1.Funky News 5:29
2.Four Floors Or Forty5:28
3.Highway One 4:16
4.I Did It For The Band 7:53
5.Spanish Fling 14:21
6."blues is just a hobby"0:48
7.Ten Days Of Rain 4:25
8."sweatbox lounge" 0:38
9."gut wrenchin'" 0:42
10.Down In The Bottom 9:34
11.Eight Day Clock 6:11
12.I'm gone 3:26
Set 3
1.and the blues woke up too4:24
2.I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle5:25
3."no golden moments" 0:18
4.Hey Joe * 6:18(Billy Roberts)
5.Buried Alive In The Blues #10:04
6.My Party 10:15


As distributed:
Disc 1: Set 170:36
Disc 2: Set 263:40
Disc 3: Set 336:59


"SBD > 1 > me"

Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg ElmoreDrums
Billy RobertsVocal
Harp
*
#


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Club 9, SF, 20 August, 1986

Tracks
1.Band intro's >
Down In The Bottom
6:06
2.Four Floors Or Forty5:32
3.Small Walk-In Box 11:11
4.Funky News 5:13
5.Right Handed World7:40
6.I Did It For The Band 6:48
7.Run Out Of West 7:25
8.I'm Gone 4:42
9.Hey Joe * 7:31(Billy Roberts)
10.Crawling King Snake ^6:23
11.Boogie Chillum ^ 7:13
Total75:50


Benefit show for A.R.T., Artists Rights Today, an organization of SF poster artists.

Source: Senn 441's > Sony D5 Master > Maxell MX90 1st gen
Lineage: Yamaha KX800u cassette deck > Sony R500 DAT w/Super Bit Mapping on > HHB 850 CDR > EAC >FLAC
Taped by: unknown
Transferred by: EnXXo


"Huge thanks to EnXXo for this! This is his FLAC, info., etc. He also helped me end a decade search for this recording! ;) All I did was rename the files for L.M.A. standards. Nothing else was changed or done."

"Of note, of course, is the special guest appearance of John Lee Hooker! Billy Roberts also makes a rare public appearance, singing his own song that became a legend, "Hey Joe." Also, this is the only Gravenites Cipollina show I've seen with Greg Anton (Zero, Heart Of Gold, Greggs Eggs) is the drummer, making some of regular songs sound quite a bit different."

-Tom Shyman


This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar
Doug KilmerBass
Greg AntonDrums
Guests:
Billy RobertsLead Vocal, Guitar*
John Lee HookerLead Vocal, Guitar^
? Harmonica^



Chi Chi Club, SF, 27 March, 1987

Tracks
First Set
Disc 1
1.I'll Pull The Trigger 7:06
2.Dekalb Blues 6:06
3.Get Together 6:58
4.Tuning 1:39
5.Funky News 5:32
6.Tuning 0:51
7.Highway 1 4:38
8.Mona 8:36
9.Small Walk In Box 10:31
10.Talk 3:46
11.Kill My Brain 5:30
12.Eight Day Clock 5:42
13.Woke Up With The Blues 4:55
14.I'm Gone 4:21
Disc 1 Total76:09
Disc 2
15.My Party 8:09
Second Set
16.Muddy Waters 9:21
17.Down In The Bottom 6:55
18.Four Floors Or Forty 5:34
19.Nick's Highland Fling 12:21
20.Bad Talkin' Bluesman 7:41
21.Tuning 1:13
22.Gypsy Good Time 6:19
Disc 2 Total57:34
Total133:43


Source: Sony ECM23F Mics > Sony D5 > Master Cassette, Audience

Location: Stage Left Tables

Taper: Roger Miller

Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: Master Cassette > D5 > Creative SB (PCM/16/44.1) > Roxio 7.5 > WAV > Edits > FLAC Front End (Verify; Sector Align; Level 6) > FLAC16

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



Chi Chi Club, SF, 25 July, 1987

Tracks
First Set
Disc 1
1.Drugs & Alcohol --> 6:59
2.Down In The Bottom 5:10
3.Tuning 0:57
4.Bad Luck Baby 7:10
5.Small Walk In Box 9:37
6.Talk 3:17
7.Four Floors Or Forty 5:05
8.Funky News 5:33
9.Black Widow Spider 7:01
10.I'm Gone 5:58
11.Tuning 0:54
12.Get Together 6:32
13.Breaktime Song 6:20
Disc 1 Total70:33
Disc 2
Second Set
14.Run Outta West 7:38
15.Fantasy World 6:38
16.Nick's Highland Fling 12:33
17.Highway 1 4:42
18.Intro 1:06
19.Walkin' Blues 8:45
20.Tuning 1:09
21.Who Do You Love 11:23
22.I Did It For The Band 6:29
23.I'm On The Rock 8:38
24.Pride Of Man 4:36
Disc 2 Total73:36
Disc 3
25.Ain't Nothin' But A Rap 10:02
Third Set
26.Move Your Hand 5:03
27.Goin' Back To Anna 8:13
28.Six Weeks In Reno 5:59
29.Buried Alive In The Blues * 8:19
30.Muddy Waters 7:40
31.Exit & Intros 2:36
Disc 3 Total47:52
Total192:02


Source: Sony ECM23F Mics > Sony D5 > Master Cassette, Audience

Location: Stage Left Tables

Taper: Roger Miller

Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: Master Cassette > D5 > Creative SB (PCM/16/44.1) > Roxio 7.5 > WAV > Edits > FLAC Front End (Verify; Sector Align; Level 6) > FLAC16

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums
Guests:
Boots HoustonSaxophone2nd set
Joe (Chi Chi Club waiter)harp*



Chi Chi Club, SF, 9 October, 1987

Tracks
First Set
Disc 1
1.Intro Song * 4:42
2.Drugs & Alcohol --> 6:24
3.Tuning 0:45
4.I'll Pull the Trigger 6:17
5.Tuning 1:05
6.Highway 1 4:21
7.Funky News 5:56
8.Chicago is Your Home4:27
9.I'm On The Rock > 6:09
10.Small Walk In Box 10:01
11.Intro's 2:23
12.Down In The Bottom 6:14
13.Tuning 0:51
14.Kill My Brain 5:39
15.Dekalb Blues 2:33
Disc 1 Total67:48
Second Set
Disc 2
16.Happy Birthday Nick4:49
17.Dancin' Fool 4:58
18.Tuning 1:05
19.Nick's Highland Fling13:52
20.Intro's 2:49
21.Pride Of Man 4:27
22.Run Outta West 6:24
23.Nick talk 1:35
24.Four Floors Or Forty 6:48
25.Nick talk 0:28
26.Ain't No Blues in California7:03
27.Nick talk 1:53
28.Who Do You Love 13:59
29.Breaktime Song, Intro's 3:19
Disc 2 Total73:30
Disc 3
Third Set
30.Eight Day Clock 6:12
31.Southside 5:12
32.Ten Days of Rain 4:56
33.Fantasy World 4:17
34.Left Hand Soul ** 9:06
35.Buried Alive In The Blues 9:13
36.Bad Luck Baby 6:44
37.I'm Gone 4:24
Disc 3 Total50:04
Total191:23


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5, Sony ECM23F Mics

Location: Stage Left Tables

Taper: Roger Miller

Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: MC > WAV > Edits > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar, VocalsNot on *
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums
Guests:
Joe (Chi Chi Club waiter)harp**



Chi Chi Club, SF, 30 January, 1988

Tracks
First Set
Disc 1
1.Dekalb Blues 6:19
2.Chicago is Your Home4:36
3.Walkin' Blues 7:10
4.tuning 0:54
5.Highway 1 4:51
6.Goin' Back to Anna 8:06
7.Small Walk In Box 11:08
8.Down In The Bottom 3:40
9.tuning 1:33
10.Intros 1:21
11.Drugs & Alcohol 10:14
12.tuning 1:32
13.Nick talk 0:25
14.I'm Gone 7:11
Disc 1 Total69:03
Second Set
Disc 2
1.Nick's Highland Fling14:11
2.Funky News 5:42
3.tuning 1:21
4.Run Outta West 6:44
5.Left Hand Soul 10:15
6.tuning 1:38
7.Get Together 6:47
8.tuning, intro 1:47
9.Who Do You Love 12:55
10.tuning 1:08
11.King of Hearts 6:38
12.Breaktime Song 3:08
Third Set
13.Happy Birthday Miss Keiko5:43
Disc 2 Total77:57
Disc 3
1.Four Floors Or Forty 5:54
2.tuning 0:34
3.My Party 9:19
4.I'm on the Rock 6:49
5.You Can't Hurt Me No More6:31
6.Ain't No Blues in California6:17
Disc 3 Total35:25
Total182:26


Source: Master Cassette, Audience

Equipment: Sony D5, Sony ECM23F Mics

Location: Wall Tables

Taper: Roger Miller

Digitized by: Roger Miller

Lineage: MC > WAV > Edits > FLAC

This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Greg ElmoreDrums



JJ's Blues Cafe, Mountain View, CA, 9 July, 1988

Tracks
First Set
1.Down In The Bottom 5:24
2.Left Hand Soul 8:10
3.Funky News 6:47
4.Get Together 6:47
5.Dekalb Blues 9:37
6.Nick Talk, Sound Problems 1:38
7.Ain't No Blues In California 6:32
8.Intros 0:35
Second Set
9.Highway 1 4:20
10.You Can't Hurt Me No More 6:50
11.I'm On The Rock 7:29
12.Tuning 1:01
13.Small Walk In Box 10:40
14.Pride Of Man 4:21
15.Born In Chicago 7:16
16.Nick's Highland Fling 11:54
17.Drugs And Alcohol 4:41
18.Breaktime Song, Intros 1:43
Third Set
19.Four Floors Or Forty 7:11
20.I'm Gone 4:44
21.Run Outta West 7:03
22.Blues Back Off Of Me 6:12
23.I'll Pull The Trigger 7:09
24.Six Weeks In Reno 6:12
25.Nick Brain Talk 2:37
26.Kill My Brain 5:53
27.Exit Song, Talk, Intros 3:43


As distributed:
Disc 1: 1 - 1375:49
Disc 2: 14 - 2468:24
Disc 3: 25 - 2612:13
Alternative Disc Layout 1:
Disc 1: Set 145:29
Disc 2: Set 260:15
Disc 3: Set 350:42
Alternative Disc Layout 2:
Disc 1: 1 - 1480:10
Disc 2: 15 - 2776:18


This show, together with many others, is legally downloadable in various formats from the Live Music Archive section of The Internet Archive.


Personnel
Nick GravenitesVocals, Guitar
John CipollinaGuitar, Vocals
Doug KilmerBass, Vocals
Tony JohnsonDrums



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