The Best Of Brewer and ShipleyBrewer and Shipley
Initial release : 1976Kama Sutra KSBS 2613
This double LP Brewer and Shipley compilation includes one track, Oh Mommy, taken from their Tarkio LP that features Garcia on pedal steel. John Kahn plays on the majority of tracks.
Tracks
- One Toke Over The Line
- The Light
- Oh Mommy
- Tarkio Road
- Seems Like A Long Time
- All Along The Watchtower
- Witchi-Tai-To
- Lady Like You
- Rise Up (Easy Rider)
- Too Soon Tomorrow
- Shake Off The Demon
- Rock Me On The Water
- Merciful Love
- When Everybody Comes Home
- Working On The Well
- Yankee Lady
- Fly Fly Fly
- Black Sky
- Ruby On The Morning
- Don't Wanna Die In Georgia.
Musicians
John Kahn plays on all of the source albums of this compilation. Garcia plays on one track on one of the albums. The musicians on each of the source albums are as follows.
Weeds;
- Michael Brewer - guitar, shakers, vibra-slap, vocals
- Tom Shipley - guitar, vocals
- Rienol Andino - congas
- Apple Jack - harmonica
- Michael Bloomfield - guitar
- Phil Ford - tabla
- Nick Gravenites - vocals
- Richard Greene - violin
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- Robert Huberman - bass
- Bob Jones - drums
- John Kahn - bass
- Ira Kamin - piano, organ
- Mark Naftalin - piano, organ
- Fred Olsen - guitar
- Orville (Red) Rhodes - pedal steel
Tarkio;
- Michael Brewer - guitar, vocals
- Tom Shipley - guitar, vocals
- Fred Burton - guitar
- Danny Cox - vocals
- Jerry Garcia - pedal steel
- Nick Gravenites - vocals
- Noel Jewkes - flute
- Bob Jones - drums
- John Kahn - bass, wah-wah
- Mark Naftalin - piano, organ
- Diane Tribuno - vocals
- Bill Vitt - drums
- Other musicians on Tarkio are thought to include;
- Mike Bloomfield - guitar
- Spencer Dryden - drums
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- Jim Messina?
- Leon Russell?
Garcia plays pedal steel on Oh, Mommie only.
Shake Off The Demon;
- Michael Brewer - guitar, piano, mouth harp, percussion, vocals
- Tom Shipley - guitar, bass, banjo, vocals
- Jose Chepita Areas - congas, bongos, timbales
- John Cippollina - guitar (on Shake Off The Demon)
- Spencer Dryden - drums
- Little John Hartman III - drums
- John Kahn - bass
- Mark Naftalin - piano, organ, vibes
- Glen Walters - drums
- David LaFlamme. Possibly plays on this LP
Rural Space;
- Michael Brewer - guitar, percussion, vocals
- Tom Shipley - guitar, bass, vocals
- Fred Burton - guitar
- John Kahn - bass
- Billy Mundi - drums, percussion
- Mark Naftalin - piano, accordion
- Prairie Prince - drums
- Bill Vitt - drums
- Buddy Cage - keyboards
- The Turk Murphy Band
Turk Murphy - trombone
Phil Howe - clarinet, soprano saxophone
Leon Oakley - cornet
James Maihack - tuba
Credits
Credits for the recording of the original albums are as follows.
Weeds;
- Producer - Nicky Gravy (Nick Gravenites)
- Engineer - Leo de Gar Kulka
- Recorded at Golden State Recorders, San Francisco and Crystal Studios, Los Angeles.
Shake Off The Demon;
- Producer - Brewer & Shipley
- Engineer - Steve Barncard, Jim Gaines
- Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Rural Space;
- Producer - Brewer & Shipley
- Engineer - Jim Gaines
- Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Information for the compilation will be added when available.
Related releases
The songs on this compilation are taken from the following Brewer and Shipley albums.
Lady Like You, Rise Up (Easy Rider), All Along The Watchtower, Witchi-Tai-To and Too Soon Tomorrow from;
- Weeds, Brewer & Shipley, 1970, Kama Sutra 2016
One Toke Over The Line, Oh Momy, The Light, Tarkio Road, Ruby On The Morning, Don't Wanna Die In Georgia and Seems Like A Long Time from;
- Tarkio, Brewer and Shipley, 1970, Kama Sutra 2024
Shake Off The Demon, Merciful Love, When Everybody Comes Home, Working On The Well and Rock Me On The Water from;
Yankee Lady, Fly Fly Fly and Black Sky from;
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