Zero, Steve Kimock and related shows
Part #1 : Quicksilver Messenger Zero (1984-1989)
(Last update 18/08/2006)


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and especially Charlie and Arielle @ kimock.com for the shows available on
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Zero
The Stone, San Francisco, 26/12/1984
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

Baby baby, Tear tags off mattresses, Tangled hangers -> Higher ground, Smells like girls, Severe tire damage, Let's get it on, Straight jackets, Try a little tenderness


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, John Farey, Steve Wolf

Zero
New George's, San Rafael, 17/07/1985
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front #1 - Back #1 - Front #2 - Back #2

Baby baby (cuts in late), Tangled hangers -> Higher ground, Gomorrah -> Little wing, Tear tags off mattresses -> Golden road


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Steve Wolf

Zero
"A Dinner At The Ritz"

The Ritz, New York City, 02/03/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

Baby baby (cuts in late) -> Tear tags off mattresses, Gomorrah -> Little wing -> Bass solo -> Higher and higher, Try a little tenderness, Band introductions -> Golden road


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega

Zero
"Flood Relief Benefit"

H.J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, 23/03/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

Host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Higher ground, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Higher and higher


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Bob Weir And Friends
"The Great 60's Ball To Benefit WBAI And Radio Free America"

The Fillmore East aka The Saint, New York City, 29/05/1986
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back

Tuning -> Festival, City girls, Bluebird, This time forever, Desolation Row, Youngblood (cuts in late), Spoonful, The winners, Easy to slip, Victim of the crimes -> Throwing stones


Line-up : Bob Weir, Matthew Kelly, Steve Kimock, Barry Flast, Anna Rizzo

Zero
River Theater, Guerneville, 06/09/1986
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Rigor mortis, Baby baby, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Gomorrah, Tangled hangers

CD 2 : Try a little tenderness, Straight jackets, Going down, Severe tire damage -> Little wing, Band introductions -> Higher and higher


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Bogey's, Albany, 06/12/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Back to the chicken shack (cuts in late), Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Gomorrah, Rigor mortis, Chain of fools, The core

CD 2 : Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Drums -> Straight jackets (short cut in middle), As the years go passing by, Higher and higher

CD 3 : Rock me baby, Try a little tenderness -> Mona, Golden road
(Albany, 06/12/1986), Tangled hangers, Rigor mortis, Many rivers to cross (filler from unknown date and venue)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega, Anna Rizzo, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Empire Rock Club, Philadelphia, 27/02/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A (slight hiss and volume fluctuations)
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, The core, Little wing -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses

CD 2 : Try a little tenderness -> I'm going down, Drums -> Straight jackets, Band introductions -> Golden road, Pride of man


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Molly's, Boston, 01/03/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A- (slight hiss and equipment buzz)
Artwork : Front - Back

Little wing (cuts in late), Try a little tenderness -> Drums -> Straight jackets -> Rigor mortis, Severe tire damage, Bass solo -> Higher and higher (cuts out early), Gomorrah -> Spanish caravan tease -> Mona (opening section)


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, 24/04/1987
Recording : Audience - B+
Artwork : Front - Back

Rigor mortis (cuts in late), Tangled hangers, Higher ground, Blues thing (cuts out early), Tear tags off mattresses, Louie Louie intro tease -> Baby baby, Gomorrah, Going down


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
New Horizon Café, Richmond, 18/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Baby baby, Tangled hangers, The core, Many rivers to cross, Riding with the king (cuts out early)

CD 2 : Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Going down, Golden road


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Agora Ballroom, 24/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard/Audience mix - B+
Artwork : Front - Back

Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Many rivers to cross, Riding with the king, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, 27/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

The core, Many rivers to cross, Rigor mortis, Tear tags off mattresses, Little wing, Golden road


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, 25/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A+
(Requires a 800 Mb/90 minute CDR)
Artwork : Front - Back

Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Try a little tenderness -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses -> Little wing, I'd rather love you than anyone else in town
(*), Gregg's eggs, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega with guest Billy "Bizmark" Goodman on (*)

Zero
Wilmer Park, Brandywine, 27/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Tear tags off mattresses -> Little wing, Golden road


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Molly's, Boston, 29/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A- (volume fluctuations on several tracks)
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Many rivers to cross -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Rigor mortis (a few dropouts at the end), Try a little tenderness -> Gregg's eggs, Girl smells blues impro

CD 2 : Smells like girls drums, The core -> Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Straight jackets, Mona -> Tequila -> Banana jam -> Mona reprise


Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
John Cipollina's last show with Zero

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 16/07/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A / Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Wavy Gravy's Zero introduction -> Golden road, Little wing, Wavy Gravy's guests introduction -> Think
(*), Knockin' on heaven's door (*), Goodnight Irene (*) (Soundboard source)

CD 2 : Wavy Gravy's Zero introduction -> Golden road, Little wing, Wavy Gravy's guests introduction -> Think
(*), Knockin' on heaven's door (*), Goodnight Irene (*) (Audience source)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Hadi Al-Saadoon, Bobby Vega with guests Jerry Garcia, Merle Saunders, Mickey Hart, Norton Buffalo and Marc Benno on (*)

Zero
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, 30/12/1988
Recording : Stage mics - A-
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : KPFA host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Riding with the king
(*), Tongue 'n' groove -> Drums -> A little wind a little water (tape flip at the end) (*), Bass solo -> Instrumental jam -> Happy birthday (*)

CD 2 : Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Many rivers to cross, Supersonic transport, Severe tire damage -> Little wing, Rigor mortis

CD 3 : Golden road (a few slight sound glitches due to original source file) -> Gregg's eggs (short cut due to tape flip at beginning), The core, Try a little tenderness (cuts out early)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Hadi Al-Sadoon, Bobby Vega with guest Terry Haggerty on (*)

Zero
Sensations, Boyertown, 12/04/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : First set intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Tongue 'n' groove, Supersonic transport, Second set intro -> Severe tire damage

CD 2 : Gregg's eggs, Riding with the king, Like a road, Instrumental jam, Buried alive in the blues, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders, David Smith

Zero
Ambler Cabaret, Ambler, 13/04/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Tear tags off mattresses, Tongue 'n' groove, Supersonic transport

Line-up : Steve Kimock, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders, David Smith

Zero
Wetlands Preserve, New York City, 18/11/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back (setlist on artwork is based on wrong source, correct one below)

CD 1 : Baby baby -> Birds jam -> Tangled hangers
(*), Riding with the king, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Many rivers to cross

CD 2 : I'd rather love you than anyone else in town
(*), Try a little tenderness, The core -> Little wing -> Gregg's eggs -> Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders with guest Billy "Bizmark" Goodman on (*)


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