Roger McGuinn & Thunderbyrd – Sophie’s, Palo Alto 1976

Roger McGuinn & Thunderbyrd – Sophie’s, Palo Alto 1976

Sophie’s, Palo Alto, Ca. USA - July 1976

Roger McGuinn - guitar,vocals
Bruce Barlow - bass,vocals
Lance Dickerson - drums
James Q. Smith - lead guitar,vocals

This concert features the short lived first lineup of Thunderbyrd (with ex-members of The Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band, Commander Cody’s Lost Planet Airmen and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers), and includes a lot of rarely played songs. Touring on the heels of his recent “Cardiff Rose” LP, McGuinn includes many songs from that record, as well as some not often played solo stuff.

Audience Recording

Part 1

1. Lover Of The Bayou (5:27)
2. Round Table (4:28)
3. Mr Spaceman (3:19)
4. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:38)
5. Mr Tambourine Man (6:23)
6. Chestnut Mare (5:28)
7. Band Introduction (1:09)
8. Rock And Roll Time (slow version) (1:36)
9. Rock And Roll Time (fast version) (3:08)
10. Up To Me (7:51)
11. Dreamland (5:28)
12. Take A Whiff (On Me) (3:41)
13. Take Me Away (3:19)

Part 2

1. Wasn't Born To Follow (2:59)
2. Draggin' (3:30)
3. Chimes Of Freedom (4:06)
4. Lost My Drivin' Wheel (7:04)
5. Bells Of Rhymney (3:27)
6. My Back Pages (4:00)
7. 5D (3:15)
8. Tiffany Queen (2:31)
9. Turn Turn Turn (3:21)
10. Eight Miles High (8:26)
11. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (3:04)

Artwork Included

Many thanks again to David who provided the recording.

Audio files re-joined, de-clicked, re-levelled and re-balanced by Rocking-Byrd

Basic Artwork by Rocking-Byrd