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Kingfish

Kingfish

Initial release : March 1976

Round Records (United Artists) RX-108

The first Kingfish album. Recorded and released when Bob Weir was a member of the group. Includes two songs that became part of the Grateful Dead repertoire.

Tracks

  • Lazy Lightnin' (Weir / Barlow)
  • Supplication (Weir / Barlow)
  • Wild Northland (Torbert / Hovey)
  • Asia Minor (Carter / Gilbert / Quigley / Hovey)
  • Home to Dixie (Kelly / Cutler / Barlow / Weir)
  • Jump For Joy (Carter / Gilbert)
  • Good-Bye Yer Honor (Torbert / Hovey / Kelly)
  • Big Iron (Marty Robbins)
  • This Time (Torbert / Kelly)
  • Hypnotize (Torbert / Kelly)
  • Bye and Bye (Traditional arr. Weir / Barlow)
Musicians

Kingfish:

  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
  • Matthew Kelly - guitar, harp, vocals
  • Robby Hoddinott - guitar, slide guitar
  • Chris Herold - drums, percussion
Additional musicians:
  • J.D. Sharp - string symphonizer (This Time, LazyLightnin' and Hypnotize)
  • Pablo Green - percussion (Hypnotize)
  • Barry Flast - piano, vocals
  • Anna Rizzo - vocals
  • Jim Sanchez - drums
  • Steve Evans - bass
Credits

  • Producer - Dan Healy, Bob Weir
  • Arrangements - Kingfish
  • Recording - Dan Healy, Kingfish
  • Engineer - Rob Taylor
  • Mastering - George Horn
  • Technical consultants - Jim Furman, Furman Sound Service, Tom Hovey
  • Production assistance - Richard Hundgren, Dean Layman
  • Cover painting - Philip Garris
  • Trident logo - James A Nelson III
  • Photography - Bob Marks
  • Special thanks - Frankie, Rondelle, Otis, Frank, Bruce

  • Recorded at Ace's
Related releases

One single was released in conjunction with this album:

Jump For Joy and Hypnotize were included on:
  • For Dead Heads, Various Artists, 1976, Round Records / United Artists, FREE 2 (UK produced sampler LP)
Reissued in 1989 (possibly early 1990) on CD by Grateful Dead Records GDCD 4010?

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