Nicksilver 09/26/1983
Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
Source Summary
Source: Soundboard Cassette (5th gen) Transfer: Cassettes > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 16/48 Lineage: iZotope RX 11 Advanced > CD Wave > Flac 16/48 edited and mastered SIRMick September 2025
Source: Soundboard Cassette (5th gen) Transfer: Cassettes > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 16/48 Lineage: iZotope RX 11 Advanced > CD Wave > Flac 16/48 edited and mastered SIRMick September 2025
Other Sources
Ed Perlstein, who has archived collections by Nick Gravenites, Spencer Dryden, Steve Keyser (John Cipollina’s manager) and others, and who currently possesses John Cipollina’s personal tapes, was given the approval of John’s sister, Antonia, to share John’s live and studio outtake recordings in the interest of keeping his music alive for future generations. Steve Keyser, who recorded most of John's live shows with several different bands while he was his manager, has allowed Ed to digitize his master cassettes, and to share them with John’s fans and collectors.
Charlie Kaiser has given us access to his soundboard masters. He was the Front Of House soundman and recording engineer for virtually all of John's bands from about 1983 until his passing. This included Thunder and Lightning, Dinosaurs, Terry and The Pirates, Problem Child, and any of the spinoff band
Nicksilver
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
1983-09-26
Source: Soundboard Cassette (5th gen)
Transfer: Cassettes > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 16/48
Lineage: iZotope RX 11 Advanced > CD Wave > Flac 16/48
01 DeKalb Blues
02 Down In The Bottom
03 Six Weeks In Reno
04 Trust Me
05 Small Walk-In Box
06 Do I Move You?
07 Run Out Of West
08 Signs Of Life
09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle
10 Southside
11 Bad Luck Baby
12 I Did It For The Band
13 Herpes Blues
14 Pride Of Man
15 Trouble In The Teepee
16 My Party//
17 //Bigelow 65000
18 I'll Pull The Trigger
19 Fantasy World
20 Going Back To Anna
21 Blues In My Bottle
22 Built For Comfort
23 Hot Rods And Cool Women
24 Who Do You Love?
25 Buried Alive In The Blues
26 You Can't Hurt Me No More
27 Goodnight Irene >
28 Mama Don't Allow Me
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Nick Gravenites - guitar, vocals
Al Staehely - bass, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
Greg Elmore - drums
Notes:
- Unlike the other soundboard that circulates this doesn't have all the cuts, just the end of "My Party" and the start of "Bigelow 65000." These two tracks were already spliced together when I got this.
- Cip's guitar is quite low in the mix sometimes.
- Some noise reduction has been applied.
Source provided by Steve Keyser
Transferred by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Joe B. Jones
Files tagged by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Edited and mastered
SIRMick
September 2025
shntool output:
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems fmt ratio filename
6:03.813 69852204 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5851 01 DeKalb Blues.flac
5:08.493 59230764 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6173 02 Down In The Bottom.flac
5:28.680 63106604 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5836 03 Six Weeks In Reno.flac
5:30.147 63388204 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5816 04 Trust Me.flac
11:13.000 129216044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5693 05 Small Walk In Box.flac
7:07.280 82037804 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5751 06 Do I Move You.flac
5:34.440 64212524 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5905 07 Run Out Of West.flac
4:06.573 47342124 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6068 08 Signs Of Life.flac
5:32.040 63751724 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6078 09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle.flac
3:55.613 45237804 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6245 10 Southside.flac
8:36.373 99143724 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6137 11 Bad Luck Baby.flac
5:27.640 62906924 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6495 12 I Did It For The Band.flac
2:48.733 32396844 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6181 13 Herpes Blues.flac
5:15.000 60480044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6228 14 Pride Of Man.flac
7:10.253 82608684 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6164 15 Trouble In The Teepee.flac
7:00.893 80811564 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5998 16 My Party.flac
2:32.173 29217324 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5946 17 Bigelow 65000.flac
3:36.000 41472044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6351 18 I'll Pull The Trigger .flac
3:34.853 41251884 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5951 19 Fantasy World.flac
7:14.960 83512364 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6205 20 Going Back To Anna.flac
5:41.653 65597484 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6062 21 Blues In My Bottle.flac
3:38.693 41989164 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6352 22 Built For Comfort.flac
3:54.240 44974124 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6393 23 Hot Rods And Cool Women.flac
12:58.120 149399084 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5890 24 Who Do You Love.flac
6:18.213 72617004 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5466 25 Buried Alive In The Blues.flac
3:03.213 35177004 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6031 26 You Can't Hurt Me No More.flac
5:31.200 63590444 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5186 27 Goodnight Irene.flac
4:48.413 55375404 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6201 28 Mama Don't Allow Me.flac
158:50.707 1829896912 B 0.5988 (28 files)
flac fingerprints:
01 DeKalb Blues.flac:a9a2c27f5976ea8d35448a8d12e6d16b
02 Down In The Bottom.flac:f1d1907250e927be84d78857468d2abb
03 Six Weeks In Reno.flac:e072c74bd39fa1cf8150d45a267f5b64
04 Trust Me.flac:99065da0e794dd0a81ca435007e7af5f
05 Small Walk In Box.flac:da93080999f2855d853b745168d10559
06 Do I Move You.flac:0c4c8fe4faff7f75d680df728715cfed
07 Run Out Of West.flac:ce633ea8fc93f158f441235aedb68e31
08 Signs Of Life.flac:b09b54ad4f6d520d0ad01e02450d6cbd
09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle.flac:ab5d9abd03ae2b8a70d05120903737df
10 Southside.flac:b11b36957a3270c162f6a2da9aaed399
11 Bad Luck Baby.flac:47f2eb3e6578cacebc91cab6cfd8356b
12 I Did It For The Band.flac:c602fbab51bcb22e2ba27f5ecc5ddc34
13 Herpes Blues.flac:6480cc9fd78d8f92cc4d01a2e170d0c3
14 Pride Of Man.flac:6e27d2076c54cfb415ba1dd3160451aa
15 Trouble In The Teepee.flac:4554783885d1a94b7cab9737cbe9df7b
16 My Party.flac:fd952cc6e8d4779d68e2f068dfeed4c8
17 Bigelow 65000.flac:666d141cbe7be6577cb13a9d47bf364d
18 I'll Pull The Trigger .flac:2066bf8cbcfd89cb26715c712c1c7194
19 Fantasy World.flac:a91e54206d6f3f6156294ea64e5fc6c7
20 Going Back To Anna.flac:508f845574beca84621e041925f63d08
21 Blues In My Bottle.flac:ee8d2f963fece6f16396aad691fca834
22 Built For Comfort.flac:cbbb7c50ae0416e4d43bc2fdc6cefff0
23 Hot Rods And Cool Women.flac:c518ed5c23b6a8105c03205cc22eb47a
24 Who Do You Love.flac:29e662f271b73309b551e0b6cede3634
25 Buried Alive In The Blues.flac:68d7ae0890631bb04c88a9c5428fdfd2
26 You Can't Hurt Me No More.flac:7914bf7d4d9446d5530ba2e0f4d83bff
27 Goodnight Irene.flac:e930c841642b72cb45fde12c83ebf3e3
28 Mama Don't Allow Me.flac:6f3a7d5e2d7366d3376a0a78deff0d4b
Charlie Kaiser has given us access to his soundboard masters. He was the Front Of House soundman and recording engineer for virtually all of John's bands from about 1983 until his passing. This included Thunder and Lightning, Dinosaurs, Terry and The Pirates, Problem Child, and any of the spinoff band
Nicksilver
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
1983-09-26
Source: Soundboard Cassette (5th gen)
Transfer: Cassettes > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 16/48
Lineage: iZotope RX 11 Advanced > CD Wave > Flac 16/48
01 DeKalb Blues
02 Down In The Bottom
03 Six Weeks In Reno
04 Trust Me
05 Small Walk-In Box
06 Do I Move You?
07 Run Out Of West
08 Signs Of Life
09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle
10 Southside
11 Bad Luck Baby
12 I Did It For The Band
13 Herpes Blues
14 Pride Of Man
15 Trouble In The Teepee
16 My Party//
17 //Bigelow 65000
18 I'll Pull The Trigger
19 Fantasy World
20 Going Back To Anna
21 Blues In My Bottle
22 Built For Comfort
23 Hot Rods And Cool Women
24 Who Do You Love?
25 Buried Alive In The Blues
26 You Can't Hurt Me No More
27 Goodnight Irene >
28 Mama Don't Allow Me
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Nick Gravenites - guitar, vocals
Al Staehely - bass, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
Greg Elmore - drums
Notes:
- Unlike the other soundboard that circulates this doesn't have all the cuts, just the end of "My Party" and the start of "Bigelow 65000." These two tracks were already spliced together when I got this.
- Cip's guitar is quite low in the mix sometimes.
- Some noise reduction has been applied.
Source provided by Steve Keyser
Transferred by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Joe B. Jones
Files tagged by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Edited and mastered
SIRMick
September 2025
shntool output:
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems fmt ratio filename
6:03.813 69852204 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5851 01 DeKalb Blues.flac
5:08.493 59230764 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6173 02 Down In The Bottom.flac
5:28.680 63106604 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5836 03 Six Weeks In Reno.flac
5:30.147 63388204 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5816 04 Trust Me.flac
11:13.000 129216044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5693 05 Small Walk In Box.flac
7:07.280 82037804 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5751 06 Do I Move You.flac
5:34.440 64212524 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5905 07 Run Out Of West.flac
4:06.573 47342124 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6068 08 Signs Of Life.flac
5:32.040 63751724 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6078 09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle.flac
3:55.613 45237804 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6245 10 Southside.flac
8:36.373 99143724 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6137 11 Bad Luck Baby.flac
5:27.640 62906924 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6495 12 I Did It For The Band.flac
2:48.733 32396844 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6181 13 Herpes Blues.flac
5:15.000 60480044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6228 14 Pride Of Man.flac
7:10.253 82608684 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6164 15 Trouble In The Teepee.flac
7:00.893 80811564 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5998 16 My Party.flac
2:32.173 29217324 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5946 17 Bigelow 65000.flac
3:36.000 41472044 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6351 18 I'll Pull The Trigger .flac
3:34.853 41251884 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5951 19 Fantasy World.flac
7:14.960 83512364 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6205 20 Going Back To Anna.flac
5:41.653 65597484 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6062 21 Blues In My Bottle.flac
3:38.693 41989164 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6352 22 Built For Comfort.flac
3:54.240 44974124 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6393 23 Hot Rods And Cool Women.flac
12:58.120 149399084 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5890 24 Who Do You Love.flac
6:18.213 72617004 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5466 25 Buried Alive In The Blues.flac
3:03.213 35177004 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6031 26 You Can't Hurt Me No More.flac
5:31.200 63590444 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.5186 27 Goodnight Irene.flac
4:48.413 55375404 B cxx -- ---xx flac 0.6201 28 Mama Don't Allow Me.flac
158:50.707 1829896912 B 0.5988 (28 files)
flac fingerprints:
01 DeKalb Blues.flac:a9a2c27f5976ea8d35448a8d12e6d16b
02 Down In The Bottom.flac:f1d1907250e927be84d78857468d2abb
03 Six Weeks In Reno.flac:e072c74bd39fa1cf8150d45a267f5b64
04 Trust Me.flac:99065da0e794dd0a81ca435007e7af5f
05 Small Walk In Box.flac:da93080999f2855d853b745168d10559
06 Do I Move You.flac:0c4c8fe4faff7f75d680df728715cfed
07 Run Out Of West.flac:ce633ea8fc93f158f441235aedb68e31
08 Signs Of Life.flac:b09b54ad4f6d520d0ad01e02450d6cbd
09 I'll Change Your Flat Tire Merle.flac:ab5d9abd03ae2b8a70d05120903737df
10 Southside.flac:b11b36957a3270c162f6a2da9aaed399
11 Bad Luck Baby.flac:47f2eb3e6578cacebc91cab6cfd8356b
12 I Did It For The Band.flac:c602fbab51bcb22e2ba27f5ecc5ddc34
13 Herpes Blues.flac:6480cc9fd78d8f92cc4d01a2e170d0c3
14 Pride Of Man.flac:6e27d2076c54cfb415ba1dd3160451aa
15 Trouble In The Teepee.flac:4554783885d1a94b7cab9737cbe9df7b
16 My Party.flac:fd952cc6e8d4779d68e2f068dfeed4c8
17 Bigelow 65000.flac:666d141cbe7be6577cb13a9d47bf364d
18 I'll Pull The Trigger .flac:2066bf8cbcfd89cb26715c712c1c7194
19 Fantasy World.flac:a91e54206d6f3f6156294ea64e5fc6c7
20 Going Back To Anna.flac:508f845574beca84621e041925f63d08
21 Blues In My Bottle.flac:ee8d2f963fece6f16396aad691fca834
22 Built For Comfort.flac:cbbb7c50ae0416e4d43bc2fdc6cefff0
23 Hot Rods And Cool Women.flac:c518ed5c23b6a8105c03205cc22eb47a
24 Who Do You Love.flac:29e662f271b73309b551e0b6cede3634
25 Buried Alive In The Blues.flac:68d7ae0890631bb04c88a9c5428fdfd2
26 You Can't Hurt Me No More.flac:7914bf7d4d9446d5530ba2e0f4d83bff
27 Goodnight Irene.flac:e930c841642b72cb45fde12c83ebf3e3
28 Mama Don't Allow Me.flac:6f3a7d5e2d7366d3376a0a78deff0d4b
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