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Dinosaurs

Initial release : 2005

Acadia Records

Double CD comprising a remastered version of the Dinosaurs only studio album plus previously unreleased live material. Robert Hunter, Merl Saunders and Barry Melton perform and contribute to the song writing.

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Tracks

Disc 1 (Original album);

  • Lay Back Baby (Saunders/McPherson)
  • Strange Way (Melton/Zimmels)
  • Do I Move You? (Simone)
  • Butcher's Boy (Traditional arr. Melton)
  • Good Old Rock 'N Roll (Melton)
  • Fossil Fuel (Cipollina)
  • Resurrection Rag (Saunders/Hunter)
  • Motel Party Baby (Cipollina / Philippet)
  • Who Makes Moves? (Hunter/Melton)
  • Mona (I Need You Baby) (McDaniel)
  • Honky Tonk Jekyll & Hyde (Cipollina)
  • Overnight (Cipollina)
Disc 2 (Dinosaurs are alive);
  • The Dance (Aceves)
  • Amagamalin Street (Hunter)
  • No More Country Girl (Creach)
  • The Love Machine (Melton)
  • I Can't Get Started With You (Gershwin / Duke)
  • Built For Comfort (Dixon)
  • Blind Man (Traditional)
  • Codine (Saint Marie)
  • Closer (Melton)
Musicians

On disc 1;

  • John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
  • Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
  • Peter Albin - bass, vocals
  • Spencer Dryden - drums
  • Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
  • Robert Hunter - vocals (Who Makes Moves? only)
On disc 2;
  • John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
  • Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
  • Peter Albin - bass, vocals
  • Spencer Dryden - drums
  • Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
  • Papa John Creach - violin, vocals
  • Stu Blank - organ (on The Dance)
  • Greg Elmore - drums (on Love Machine)
  • Doug Killmer - bass (on The Dance and Love Machone)
  • Kathi McDonald - vocals (on Blind Man)
  • Robbie Hoddinott - guitar (on Closer)
  • Robert Hunter - vocals (on Amagamalin Street)
Credits

For the original album (Disc 1)
  • Producer - John Cipollina, Merl Saunders and Dinosaurs
  • Engineer - Tom Flye, Bob Hodas, Bob Skye
  • Remix - Tom Flye
  • Mastering - George Horn
  • Post-production - John Hadden
  • Project coordinator - Steve Keyser
  • This project was recorded at Tres Virgos Studios, San Rafael; Studio D, Sausalito and remote recording by The Plant Studios at The Cabaret, Cotati
  • Remixed at Prairie Sun Recorders, Cotati and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

  • Honky Tonk Jekyll & Hyde and Overnight were recorded on February 5, 1985.
For the live disc (Disc 2);
  • Producer, mastering - Mick Skidmore
  • Executive producer, tape archivist, project coordinator - Steve Keyser
  • Track selection - Steve Keyser, Mick Skidmore, Barry Melton
The tracks on disc 2 are live recordings from the following sources;
  • The Dance - Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, October 17, 1987
  • Amagamalin Street - Keystone, Palo Alto, October 25, 1985
  • No More Country Girl - The Backstage, Seattle, August 12, 1989
  • The Love Machine - Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, December 5, 1987
  • I Can't Get Started With You - The Backstage, Seattle, August 12, 1989
  • Built For Comfort - Starry Night, Portland, October 22, 1988
  • Blind Man - Parker's, Seattle, November 1, 1987
  • Codine - Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, April 8, 1989
  • Closer - Mabuhay Gardens, San Fransisco, June 22, 1985
Related releases

Lay Back Baby, Strange Way, Do I Move You?, Butcher's Boy, Good Old Rock 'N Roll, Resurrection Rag, Who Makes Moves? And Mona were originally released on the LP version of;

Fossil Fuel and Motel Party Baby were included as bonus tracks on the CD release of the Dinosaurs album.

All other tracks are previously unreleased.


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