Dinosaurs 08/17/1984
Keystone, Palo Alto, CA
Source Summary
Source: Master Soundboard Cassettes Transfer: Cassette > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 24/96 Lineage: wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3 > iZotope RX 11 Advanced > wav 16/44.1 > CD Wave > Flac1 edited and mastered SIRMick December 2025
Source: Master Soundboard Cassettes Transfer: Cassette > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 24/96 Lineage: wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3 > iZotope RX 11 Advanced > wav 16/44.1 > CD Wave > Flac1 edited and mastered SIRMick December 2025
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 bands.
Dinosaurs
Keystone,
Palo Alto, CA
08/17/1984
Source: Master Soundboard Cassettes
Transfer: Cassette > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 24/96
Lineage: wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3 > iZotope RX 11 Advanced > wav 16/44.1 > CD Wave > Flac16
Set I
01 Who Makes The Moves? >
02 San Francisco
03 Built For Comfort
04 Blind Man
05 banter/tuning
06 Motel Party Baby
07 High-Heeled Sneakers (1)
08 I Can't Dance (2)
09 tuning/banter
10 Sugaree >
11 Do The Dance (including band intros)
Set II
12 tuning
13 After Midnight
14 Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now? (1)
16 Too Much Fun (1)
17 Jealous Kind >
18 Mona
19 Mojo Navigator #
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Peter Albin - bass, vocals
Spencer Dryden - drums
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
guests:
David LaFlamme - violin for the whole show, lead vocals (1)
Commander Cody - piano (2)
Comments:
- "Mojo Navigator" from this show has never previously circulated #
- Notes:
- There were several small patches of static which have been removed.
- Loud hum removed from Set II.
- The first 16 seconds of "Good Old Rock & Roll" has been patched in from a 2nd gen aud - Thanks to Mossa.
Source provided by Steve Keyser
Transferred by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Seth Kaplan
Files tagged by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Edited and mastered
SIRMick
December 2025
shntool:
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems fmt ratio filename
9:38.34 102039212 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5340 01 Who Makes The Moves }.flac
7:26.37 78761468 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5491 02 San Francisco.flac
5:06.64 54128972 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5636 03 Built For Comfort.flac
4:25.56 46877756 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5700 04 Blind Man.flac
1:39.60 17604764 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4832 05 banter~tuning.flac
6:49.22 72199388 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5564 06 Motel Party Baby.flac
6:10.41 65364476 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5459 07 High-Heeled Sneakers.flac
7:09.30 75746204 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5642 08 I Can't Dance.flac
1:25.21 15043436 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4908 09 tuning~banter.flac
6:53.48 72966140 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5526 10 Sugaree }.flac
16:01.74 169694492 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5521 11 Do The Dance (including band intros).flac
1:25.52 15116348 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4761 12 tuning.flac
6:43.28 71155100 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5603 13 After Midnight.flac
5:11.36 54945116 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5623 14 Good Old Rock n Roll.flac
5:32.36 58649516 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5628 15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now.flac
4:14.42 44904428 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5715 16 Too Much Fun.flac
6:53.54 72980252 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5154 17 Jealous Kind.flac
15:23.01 162819596 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5250 18 Mona.flac
8:22.18 88595180 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5311 19 Mojo Navigator.flac
126:34.04 1339591844 B 0.5451 (19 files)
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02 San Francisco.flac:29a4a1f884c80124b300232e6bd1275e
03 Built For Comfort.flac:cbb933a8b528d051ab37bae0682aad13
04 Blind Man.flac:2d53385ccb697c1434256927850db867
05 banter~tuning.flac:a8b351004ab392244de2da4c59462727
06 Motel Party Baby.flac:e2b9ef985e597bbd6c57557296d7d7b3
07 High-Heeled Sneakers.flac:e204c2fc9026241dfa5d07ec247c69f7
08 I Can't Dance.flac:5c73e86a3e9587a8f9ddd38adfd25492
09 tuning~banter.flac:8d1b8e7467caf0913d938ab1ceaab5c2
10 Sugaree }.flac:82faa020f2b986ae39a8ccf6f3ba2c9b
11 Do The Dance (including band intros).flac:02f78f669685fc2d2b7653e8a2023777
12 tuning.flac:6211efb9600ebaf4fe6db8b760a26aa3
13 After Midnight.flac:9042157ed17c3bd35bd4ef5d097cced3
14 Good Old Rock n Roll.flac:a7233f831ca3ba5e89d27c8a568eb602
15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now.flac:75e3d2592d42fd97af05aa430b2a717d
16 Too Much Fun.flac:c32b41cc334d59f3c7ca73affddd39f1
17 Jealous Kind.flac:84b01e8ae884f26122b3541b7cbd746a
18 Mona.flac:92cd932f48297c5cc34a83c00af8d24b
19 Mojo Navigator.flac:7908cdc57c6292ba083c584450602991
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 bands.
Dinosaurs
Keystone,
Palo Alto, CA
08/17/1984
Source: Master Soundboard Cassettes
Transfer: Cassette > Tascam 122 MkIII > ESI 24-bit USB Audio Interface > MAC pc > wav 24/96
Lineage: wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3 > iZotope RX 11 Advanced > wav 16/44.1 > CD Wave > Flac16
Set I
01 Who Makes The Moves? >
02 San Francisco
03 Built For Comfort
04 Blind Man
05 banter/tuning
06 Motel Party Baby
07 High-Heeled Sneakers (1)
08 I Can't Dance (2)
09 tuning/banter
10 Sugaree >
11 Do The Dance (including band intros)
Set II
12 tuning
13 After Midnight
14 Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now? (1)
16 Too Much Fun (1)
17 Jealous Kind >
18 Mona
19 Mojo Navigator #
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Peter Albin - bass, vocals
Spencer Dryden - drums
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
guests:
David LaFlamme - violin for the whole show, lead vocals (1)
Commander Cody - piano (2)
Comments:
- "Mojo Navigator" from this show has never previously circulated #
- Notes:
- There were several small patches of static which have been removed.
- Loud hum removed from Set II.
- The first 16 seconds of "Good Old Rock & Roll" has been patched in from a 2nd gen aud - Thanks to Mossa.
Source provided by Steve Keyser
Transferred by Ed Perlstein
Pitch checked by Seth Kaplan
Files tagged by Mike Schuncke
Artwork by Bruno
Edited and mastered
SIRMick
December 2025
shntool:
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems fmt ratio filename
9:38.34 102039212 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5340 01 Who Makes The Moves }.flac
7:26.37 78761468 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5491 02 San Francisco.flac
5:06.64 54128972 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5636 03 Built For Comfort.flac
4:25.56 46877756 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5700 04 Blind Man.flac
1:39.60 17604764 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4832 05 banter~tuning.flac
6:49.22 72199388 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5564 06 Motel Party Baby.flac
6:10.41 65364476 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5459 07 High-Heeled Sneakers.flac
7:09.30 75746204 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5642 08 I Can't Dance.flac
1:25.21 15043436 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4908 09 tuning~banter.flac
6:53.48 72966140 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5526 10 Sugaree }.flac
16:01.74 169694492 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5521 11 Do The Dance (including band intros).flac
1:25.52 15116348 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4761 12 tuning.flac
6:43.28 71155100 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5603 13 After Midnight.flac
5:11.36 54945116 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5623 14 Good Old Rock n Roll.flac
5:32.36 58649516 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5628 15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now.flac
4:14.42 44904428 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5715 16 Too Much Fun.flac
6:53.54 72980252 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5154 17 Jealous Kind.flac
15:23.01 162819596 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5250 18 Mona.flac
8:22.18 88595180 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5311 19 Mojo Navigator.flac
126:34.04 1339591844 B 0.5451 (19 files)
flac fingerprints:
01 Who Makes The Moves }.flac:af383af408c0f43dfeb08825242cfe62
02 San Francisco.flac:29a4a1f884c80124b300232e6bd1275e
03 Built For Comfort.flac:cbb933a8b528d051ab37bae0682aad13
04 Blind Man.flac:2d53385ccb697c1434256927850db867
05 banter~tuning.flac:a8b351004ab392244de2da4c59462727
06 Motel Party Baby.flac:e2b9ef985e597bbd6c57557296d7d7b3
07 High-Heeled Sneakers.flac:e204c2fc9026241dfa5d07ec247c69f7
08 I Can't Dance.flac:5c73e86a3e9587a8f9ddd38adfd25492
09 tuning~banter.flac:8d1b8e7467caf0913d938ab1ceaab5c2
10 Sugaree }.flac:82faa020f2b986ae39a8ccf6f3ba2c9b
11 Do The Dance (including band intros).flac:02f78f669685fc2d2b7653e8a2023777
12 tuning.flac:6211efb9600ebaf4fe6db8b760a26aa3
13 After Midnight.flac:9042157ed17c3bd35bd4ef5d097cced3
14 Good Old Rock n Roll.flac:a7233f831ca3ba5e89d27c8a568eb602
15 Who's Gonna Love Me Now.flac:75e3d2592d42fd97af05aa430b2a717d
16 Too Much Fun.flac:c32b41cc334d59f3c7ca73affddd39f1
17 Jealous Kind.flac:84b01e8ae884f26122b3541b7cbd746a
18 Mona.flac:92cd932f48297c5cc34a83c00af8d24b
19 Mojo Navigator.flac:7908cdc57c6292ba083c584450602991
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