Copperhead - 1972-03-17 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead
The Longbranch, San Francisco, CA
1972-03-17

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [266 mb]
sq: EX-

__Set I__
01 tuning
02 Kibitzer
03 Back Roads
04 Pete's Instrumental
05 Rock 'n' Roll Party
06 Drunken Irish Setter
07 Wang Dang Doo
08 Rider > 
09 Cobra >
10 Rider (reprise)

__Set II__
11 noodling and tuning
12 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
13 unknown
14 Good Time Boogie
15 Spin-Spin
16 Hogan's Goat
17 Exuberance
18 Keeper Of The Flame
19 Bigelow 6-9000
20 Roller Derby Star

tt: 1:56:07

John Cipollina - guitars
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, organ
Jim McPherson - vocals, piano, bass, percussion
David Weber - drums, percussion
Pete Sears - bass, keyboards

??? - Harmonica

Copperhead - 1972 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead 
Studio Outtakes, CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA
1972

studio sbd 
(John Cipollina's Master Reels > Edited and mastered by SIRMick, November 2025 )
mp3 @ 320 [97 mb]
sq: EX

__1972-07-01__
01 Chameleon (Rough Cut)
__1972-10-31__
02 They're Makin' A Monster (take 13)
__1972-12-06__
03 A Little Hand
04 Drunken Irish Setter (edited version)
05 Kama Kazi *
__1972-12-20__
06 Kama Kazi (with sitar) *
07 They're Makin' A Monster (with chains)

tt: 36:16

John Cipollina - guitar
Gary Phillipet - guitar, vocals
Jim McPherson. - piano, vocals
Hutch Hutchinson - bass, vocals
David Weber - drums

* This is how it is spelt on the reel box

Copperhead - 1972-01-28 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead
The Longbranch, San Francisco, CA
1972-01-28

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [208 mb]
sq: EX

__Early Show__
01 Rider -> Cobra
02 Kibitzer
03 Back Roads
04 Dancing Shoes
05 Maple Leaf Rag tuning -> more tuning
06 I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
07 Keeper Of The Flame
08 Roller Derby Star

__Late Show__
09 Hogan's Goat
10 Spin-Spin
11 Pete's Instrumental
12 Good Time Boogie
13 Drunken Irish Setter
14 Bigelow 6-9000

tt: 1:30:31

John Cipollina - guitars
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, organ
Jim McPherson - vocals, piano, bass, percussion
David Weber - drums, percussion
Pete Sears - bass, keyboards

Copperhead - 1972-01-23 - Sausalito, CA

Copperhead
Pacific High Recording Studios, Sausalito, CA
1972-01-23

fm sbd (KSAN 95 FM San Francisco)
mp3 @ 320 [158 mb]
sq: EX

artwork included

01 Tom Dohanue Intro
02 Kibitzer
03 Highway #9 
04 Spin spin
05 I'm not the man i used to be *
06 Sidewinder
07 Drunken irish setter
08 Dancing shoes
09 Good time boogie #
10 Keeper of the flame
11 Tom Donahue intermission/commercials
12 Bigelow 6-9000
13 Roller derby star -> Tom Donahue outro

tt: 1:07:54

John Cipollina - lead and Hawaiian guitar
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars, bottleneck, and organ
Jim McPherson - vocals, piano, bass and percussion
David Weber - drums and percussion
Pete Sears - bass and keyboards
w/
* Mark Unobsky - guitar
# Jim Murray - harmonica

Copperhead - 1973-04-22 - Sausalito, CA

Copperhead
The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
1973-04-22 

fm sbd (KSAN)
mp3 @ 320 [94 mb]
sq: A+

01 Intro by Tom Donahue > Spin Spin
02 Kamikaze > Banter
03 Keeper of the Flame
04 Interview
05 Chili Sunset
06 Interview
07 Wang Dang Doodle
08 Roller Derby Star

tt: 41:00

Copperhead - 1972-04-30 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead

California Marijuana Initiative Benefit

Winterland, San Francisco, CA
1972-04-30

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [113 mb]
sq: EX

01 Spin Spin 
02 Kamikaze
03 A Little Hand
04 Little Cindy
05 Wang Dang Doo
06 Wrong Time
07 Keeper of the Flame
08 Roller Derby Star

tt: 49:22

John Cipollina - guitar
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitar
Jim McPherson - piano
David Weber - drums
Hutch Hutchinson - bass

Copperhead - 1972-12-16 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead
Winterland, San Francisco, CA
1972-12-16

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [106 mb]
sq: EX-

Drunken Irish Setter (OH BOY 1-9026)
artwork included

01 // Kibitzer
02 Drunken Irish Setter
03 Wing-Dang-Doo
04 Spin-Spin
05 Kamikaze
06 Chameleon
07 Pawnshop
08 Mama
09 Brigelow 6500

tt: 44:59


John Cipollina - Lead and Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Gary Philippet - Vocals, Guitar, Bottleneck
Jim McPherson - Vocals, Piano, Bass, Percussion
David Weber - Drums, Percussion
Hutch Hutchinson - Vocals, Bass


Support for BB king, Weather Report opened

Copperhead - 1970 > 1972 - Studio Sessions

Copperhead
1970 > 1972
Studio Sessions

studio sbd
mp3 @ 320 [266 mb]
sq: EX

Studio sessions (Never Ciculated sessions From Master)
artwork included

CD1
__Acoustic Copperhead (second attempt to form Copperhead)__
__Studio 1971-03-03__
__John Cipollina, Jim McPherson And Cyrus__
01 Are You Lonely For Me Baby
02 Instrumental 1
03 Instrumental 2
__Studio, October 1970. (really first attempt to form the band)__
__John Cipollina, Mark Unobsky, Jim Murray & Robertson__
04 Instrumental
__John Cipollina & Copperhead__.
__Unknown Session And Line Up, Circa Winter 1971__
__(This is the very first session as real Copperhead)__
05 Roller Derby Star Take 1
06 Roller Derby Star Take 2
__(Amazing version with violin, i think is it Sid Page on violin)__
07 They´re Making A Monster (really first embryo of it)
08 Brazil
09 You Know I Will Take 1

CD2
10 You Know I Will Take 2
11 Bigelow 6-9000 (First time ever played, partial)
__Studio sessions Someday Of 1972__
__(Really early & unusual versions of known songs)__
12 Making A Monster
13 Wang Dang Do
14 Bigelow 6-9000
15 Roller Derby Star (Partial)
__Four Songs From The unreleased 2nd LP__
16 Putting To You
17 Drunken Irish Setter
18 Bigelow 6-9000
19 Untitled

tt: 1:54:44

Copperhead - 1972-04-28 - Hollywood, CA

Copperhead
Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
1972-04-28

aud (Reel Master recorded by Harvey Kaslow and Craig Todd)
mp3 @ 320 [181 mb]
sq: A

01 Kibitzer
02 Highway #9
03 Spin Spin
04 Wang Dang Do
05 Rider > Cobra
06 Keeper Of The Flame
07 Drunken Irish Setter
08 Pete's Instrumental
09 Bigelow 6-9000
10 Roller Derby Star

tt: 1:19:00


John Cipollina - Lead Guitar
Jim McPherson - Vocals, Piano
Gary Philippet - Vocals, Guitar
David Weber - Drums
Hutch Hutchinson - Vocals, Bass

Copperhead - 1970-11-00 - 1st unreleased LP

Copperhead
John Cipollina's home's studio, Mill Valley, California
1970-11-00

studio sbd
mp3 @ 320 [66 mb]
sq: A+

1st unreleased LP  (November 1970, SBD from John Cipollina's master cassette)
artwork included

01 Rocket Ship
02 Putting It To You (I Just Gonna Move You)
03 Drunken Irish Setter (1st ever known version)
04 Motel Party Baby (tape's speed is not stable on the original recording)
05 Highway No.9 (acoustic version)
06 Mama (title of the first incarnation of Bigelow 6-9000)
07 Chameleon (Unobsky & McPherson on vocals)

tt: 28:42


John Cipollina - lead guitar, hawaian steel guitar, steel guitar.
Mark Unobsky - guitars & vocals
Jim Murray - guitars, tablas & Harmonica
Jim McPherson - Piano & vocals
David Weber - drums
Cyrus - bass

Copperhead - 1973-11-30 - San Francisco, CA

Copperhead
Winterland, San Francisco, CA
1973-11-30

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [134 mb]
sq: A

artwork included

01 Kibitzer
02 Spin Spin
03 Kamikaze
04 A Little Hand
05 Little Cindy
06 Wang Dang Do
07 Wrong Time
08 Keeper Of The Flame
09 Roller Derby Star
10 Rocket Ship

tt: 58:44


John Cipollina - lead guitar
Gary Philippet - guitar, vocals
Jim McPherson - keyboards
David Weber - drums
Hutch Hutchinson - bass, vocals


note: wrong date on included artwork

Copperhead - 1972-12-31 - Honolulu, Hawaii

Copperhead
Diamond Head Center, Honolulu, HI
1972-12-31

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [87 mb]
sq: A-

artwork included

01 Kibitzer
02 Drunken Irish Setter
03 Wang Dang Doo
04 Spin Spin
05 Kamikaze
06 Chamaeleon
07 Pawn Shop Man
08 Rocket Ship
09 Bigelow 6-9000

tt: 37:17


John Cipollina - lead guitar
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars
Jim McPherson - keyboards
David Weber - drums and percussion
Hutch Hutchinson - bass and vocals

Copperhead - 1973-01-02 - Honolulu, Hawaii

Copperhead
Diamond Head Center, Honolulu, HI
1973-01-02

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [85 mb]
sq: A

artwork included

01 Chamaeleon
02 Pawnshop Man
03 Rocket Ship
04 Bigelow 6-9000
05 Making A Monster
06 Roller Derby Star

tt: 37:07


John Cipollina - lead guitar
Gary Philippet - vocals, guitars
Jim McPherson - keyboards
David Weber - drums and percussion
Hutch Hutchinson - bass and vocals

Copperhead - 1973-01-00 - Lonesome Trails (Studio Outtakes)

Copperhead
Lonesome Trails (Studio Outtakes)
1973-01-00

sbd studio
mp3 @ 320 [143 mb]
sq: A+

artwork included

01 Spin Spin
02 Chameleon
03 Wang Dang Do
04 Drunken Irish Setter
05 Roller Derby Star
06 Puttin´ It To You                                                        
07 They´re Making A Monster
08 California Blues
09 Kamakaze
10 Kibitzer
11 Bigalow 6 - 9000
12 Pawn Shop Man
13 A Little Hand
14 Spin Spin

tt: 1:01:44


John Cipollina - Lead Guitar
Gary Philippet - Vocals, Second Guitar, Organ
Jim McPherson - Vocals, Bass, Piano
David Weber - Drums

Copperhead - 1974-02-00 - Berkeley, CA

Copperhead
Longbranch Saloon. Berkeley, CA
1974-02-00

sbd
mp3 @ 320 [127 mb]
sq: A+

artwork included

01 Spin Spin
02 Drunken Irish Setter
03 Cobra
04 Little Cindy
05 Pawnshop Man
06 I Hate My House
07 Something Inside You
08 Making A Monster//

tt: 55:39


Gary Philippet - guitar, vocals
John Cipollina - guitar
Jim McPherson? - piano
Hutch Hutchinson? - bass, vocals
David Weber? - drums