Ainsi que:

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Jimmy Murray: Guitariste, chanteur et harmoniciste (de 1965 à 1967)

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Dino Valente: Chanteur (de 1970 à 1972)

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Nicky Hopkins: Claviériste (de 1969 à 1970)

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Mark Ryan: Bassiste (de 1971 à 1972)

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Mark Naftalin: Claviériste (de 1970 à 1971)

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Chuck Steaks: Claviériste (1972)

Quicksilver Messenger Service trouve son origine dans la rencontre à San Francisco entre les chanteurs Dino Valente (également désigné sous le nom de Dino Valenti), Jimmy Murray et le guitariste John Cipollina en 1964. Tous les trois musiciens de folk-rock, ce sont des habitués des clubs de San Francisco et de ses alentours. A l'initiative de Dino Valente, le plus ambitieux des trois, l'idée de créer leur propre groupe fait rapidement son chemin. Mais le projet est remis en cause lorsque Valente est arrêté pour possession de marijuana. Pourtant, Cippolina et Murray ne désarment pas et engagent le guitariste et chanteur Skip Spence afin de remplacer Valente. Le bassiste David Freiberg est également sollicité. Spence rapidement débauché pour devenir le batteur (alors qu'il est guitariste de formation!) du Jefferson Airplane, Cipollina se tourne vers le guitariste Gary Duncan, lequel est suivi par son ami batteur Greg Elmore

 

DISCOGRAPHIE


1966

Live in San Jose

1968

Messenger service

1969

Happy Trails

1969

Shady grove

1970

Juste for Love

1971

What about me

 

1971

Quicksilver

1972

Comin' Thru

1975

Solid Silver

1986

 

Peace by Piece

  1988

 

Best of Quicksilver

 

 
  Quicksilver Messenger Service
Pride Of Man - Light Your Windows - Dino's Song - Gold And Silver - It's Been Too Long - The Fool

John Cipollina - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg

Capitol ST 2904
June 1968
 
  Happy Trails
Who Do You Love (Part 1) - When You Love - Where You Love - How You Love - Which Do You Love - Who Do You Love (Part 2) - Mona - Maiden Of The Cancer Moon - Calvary - Happy Trails

John Cipollina - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg

Capitol EST 120
March 1969
U.K. GO 2012
 
  Shady Grove
Shady Grove - Flute Song - 3 Or 4 Feet From Home - Too Far - Holy Moly - Joseph's Coat - Flashing Lonesome - Word's Can't Say - Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder

John Cipollina - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg - Nicky Hopkins

Capitol EST 391
December 1969
 
  Just For Love
Wolf Run (Part 1) - Just For Love (Part 1) - Cobra - The Hat - Freeway Flyer - Gone Again - Fresh Air - Just For Love (Part 2) - Wolf Run (Part 2)

John Cipollina - Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg - Nicky Hopkins

Capitol EA-ST 498
August 1970
 
  What About Me
What About Me - Local Color - Baby Baby - Won't Kill Me - Long Haired Lady - Subway - Spindrifter - Good Old Rock And Roll - All My Mind - Call On Me

John Cipollina - Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg - Nicky Hopkins - Mark Naftalin -- Jose Rico Reyes - Martine Fierro - Ron Taormina - Frank Morin - Pat O'Hara - Ken Balzell

Capitol EA-ST 630
February 1971
 
  Quicksilver
Hope - I Found Love - Song For Frisco - Play My Guitar - Rebel - Fire Brothers - Out Of My Mind - Don't Cry My Lady Love - The Truth

Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - Mark Ryan - Chuck Steaks

Capitol SW 819 - November 1971  
  Comin' Thru
Doin' Time In The U.S.A. - Chicken - Changes - California State Correctional Facility Blues - Forty Days - Mojo - Don't Lose It

Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - Mark Ryan - Chuck Steaks -- Ken Baizell - Dalton Smith - Bud Brisbois - Pat O'Hara - Charles C. Loper - Sonny Lewis - Donald Menza

Capitol ST 11002
April 1972
 
  Solid Silver
Gypsy Lights - Heebie Jeebies - Cowboy On The Run - I Heard You Singing - Worryin' Shoes - The Letter - They Don't Know - Flames - Witches' Moon - Bittersweet Love

John Cipollina - Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg -- Nicky Hopkins - Pete Sears - Michael Lewis - Skip Olson - Mario Cipollina - Kathi McDonald

Capitol ST 11462
October 1975
 
 
  Anthology
Pride of Man - Dino's Song - The Fool - Bears - Mona - Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder - Three or Four Feet from Home - Fresh Air - Just for Love - Spindrifter - Local Color - What About Me? - Don't Cry My Lady Love - Hope - Fire Brothers - I Found Love
Capitol ST 11165
October 1973
U.K. STSP13
 
  The Best Of ...
Who Do You Love - What About Me - Shady Grove - Just For Love - Fresh Air - Pride Of Man - Dino's Song - Joseph's Coat - Long Haired Lady - California State Correctional Facility Blues - Stand By Me
Capitol CDL-57263
1990 Canada
 
  Sons Of Mercury (1968-1975) - The Best Of ... (2 CD-Set) -
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Codine - I Hear You Knockin' (It's Too Late) - Pride Of Man - Light Your Windows - Dino's Song - The Fool - Gold And Silver - Bears - Who Do You Love - Mona - Maiden Of the Cancer Moon - Calvary - Happy Trails - Shady Grove - Flute Song - Joseph's Coat - Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder - Fresh Air - Cobra - Subway - What About Me - Local Color - Hope - Fire Brothers - Don't Cry My Lady Love - Doin' Time In The U.S.A. - Gypsy Lights - Cowboy On The Run
Rhino Records
R2 70747
1991
 
  The Ultimate Journey
Who Do You Love - Pride of a Man - Codine - Dino's - Gold and Silver - Joseph's Coat - Shady Grove - Fresh Air - Too Far - Stand by Me - What About Me? - Mona
See For Miles 61
1999
 
  Lost Gold And Silver
Back Door Man - Codine - Gold & Silver - Smokestack Lightning - Light Your Windows - Dino's Song - The Fool - Who Do You Love - Mona/Maiden Of The Cancer Moon/Mona -- I Don't Want To Spoil Your Party (Dino's Song) - Acapulco Gold And Silver (Gold And Silver) - I Hear You Knockin' - Back Door Man - Your Time Will Come - Who Do You Love (Part 1) - Walkin' Blues - Calvary - Codine - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Stand By Me - The Bears
Capitol 1999  
 
  Maiden Of The Cancer Moon Psycho 10
September 1983 U.K.
  QMS - Live In San Jose 1966
All Night Worker - I Hear You Knockin' - Your Time Will Come - Smokestack Lightning - Who Do You Love - Back Door Man - Gold And Silver - Codine - The Fool

Jim Murray - John Cipollina - Gary Duncan - David Freiberg - Greg Elmore

Document Records
DR 009 CD
1988 Italy
 
  Smokestack Lightning
Mona - Maiden Of The Cancer Moon - Calvary - Smokestack Lightning - Stand By Me - Calvary - Happy Trails

1-4 recorded live at Fillmore West 1968; 5-7 recorded at Golden State Recorders 19.11.1968 (previously unreleased versions)

Moby Dick Records MDCD002
1989 Luxemburg
 
 
  Revolution (OST)
Codine - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

John Cipollina - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - David Freiberg

U.A. 5185
December 1967
U.K. SULP 1226 and reissue UAS 29069
 
  Fillmore - The Last Days
Mojo - Fresh Air

Dino Valenti - Gary Duncan - Greg Elmore - Mark Ryan - Chuck Steaks

WB Z3x31390
July 1972
U.K. WB K 66013
 
 
  Peace By Piece
Good Thang - 24 Hour Deja Vu - Midnight Sun - Swamp Girl - Wild In The City - Pool Hall Chili - Crazy Jesse - Pistolero - Electric Love - Peace By Piece

Gary Duncan - David Freiberg - W. Michael Lewis - Sammy Piazza - Raul Rekow - John Santos - Jules Broussard - Steve Schuster - Martine Fierro - Linda Imperial - Jo Baker - Kathi McDonald

Capitol 12498
1986
Pymander Records
P-008
1997 (re-release)
 
  Shape Shifter
Rebel - Big Bright Street - The Dog Song - Bubba Jeans - Life Is So Funky - Angeline - Carnival Time In Nicaragua - I Don't Wanta Hear It Anymore - Don't Go To Strangers - Richmond Welfare Strut - Nobody But You We'll Be Together - Tattoo - Rex Dark - King-O-China - Snoman/Nica's Dream - The Fatman - Steve McQueen - Close Enough For Jazz - Please Don't Touch The Tip - Gangster Purple - Vera Cruz - What Did You Do To You Do? - Jackie Boy - Blue Weasel On Ice - Hoochie Coochie Man - Sugar Pie - Holiday
Pymander Records
P-007
1996 (2CD-Set)
Captain Trip Records
CTCD-075/76 Japan
 
  Live At Field Stone
Voodoo Boogie #1 - Senor Blues - Gator Bait - Bubba Jeans - Close Enough For Jazz - Maiden Voyage - Fieldstone Shuffle

Gary Duncan - Michael Lewis - Greg Errico - Boby Vega - John Bird - Tony Menjivar

Captain Trip Records
CTCD-071
1997 Japan