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San Francisco Underground Radio

"It Crawled Out of the Vaults of KSAN" 1966-1968

Volume 4

The first two bands here are well generally known

but I had to read up a bit on Initial Shock.

Apparently they only released two singles

and never signed a record deal despite being popular.

This from a site I looked at:

The band played with almost every major group during

their rise to the top in the bay area including Steppenwolf,

Sopwith Camel, Fruminous Bandersnatch, Kaleidoscope, Crystal Syphon,

Ace of Cups, Indian Headband, et al. 

One concert poster featured Initial Shock as the headline group

with Clover (Huey Lewis) as the second billed band

and the Doobie Brothers as the opening act.

The Initial Shock opened for Pink Floyd on their first American tour

and were on many of the 1960’s posters of concerts at the Avalon,

Winterland, and The Fillmore West including one of the famous

Grateful Dead poster with the huge eyeball at the Avalon Ballroom.

regards

Titus

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band

Avalon Ballroom   1967   

01 Tupelo

02 Old Folks Boogie

03 Evil

04 Instrumental

Big Brother & the Holding Company

Avalon Ballroom   1967  (except track 8 - Fillmore 1968)  

05 Bye Bye Baby

06 Women Is Losers

07 Call On Me

08 Ball And Chain

Initial Shock   (KPFA/KPFB Broadcast)

Avalon Ballroom   1968    

09 Big Boy

10 Let Me Be Your Man

11 Goin' Down Louisiana

12 If You Gotta Go, Go Now/Jam

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