Well folks, it been a few weeks since that day, but only now I heard the bad news late last night! Gary Philippet (Gary Phillips) passed away on Jan. 17th. I knew he was sick for quite some time, but it's always still a shock there. An very underrated guitarist, and a hell of nice guy too! So, I offer this as a reseed to those that missed it before.

While this is a reseed, I sadly misplaced the original FLAC file discs when I moved. Hence, there is added > EAC > WAV > FLAC by me. So sorry about that, but everything checks out fine, and on sector boundaries.

I have no time to make you a sample, but there really isn't a need, as all of the following material comes from master reels!

Please share and double please DO NOT SELL! DO NOT SELL! DO NOT SELL!

Enjoy, as always!
-Tom Shyman (amellowsoul@happyhippie.com)

The following is original notes as done by 38f.....

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COPPERHEAD - STUDIO SESSIONS.
(NEVER CIRCULATED SESSIONS FROM MASTER)

UPPED ON DIME BY 38F ON JUNE 27TH 2005,
FROM HIS PERSONAL MASTERS REEL TO REEL.

If you are a Cipollina's fan, what you find here and what
i share with you is something unique. I've put together some
conpletely uncirculated sessions from my personal masters starting
from the really first attempt to form Copperhead to arrive to
some tracks from the never released second lp. This is something
i want to assemble together since a long time, and i never did
before, so now i finally did it, and if you are a dedicated John's
music fan, now you know that sometimes the dreams come true.

DISC ONE.

ACOUSTIC COPPERHEAD (second attempt to form Copperhead)
STUDIO, MARCH 3RD 1971.

JOHN CIPOLLINA, JIM MCPHERSON AND CYRUS.

1. ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME BABY
2. INSTRUMENTAL 1
3. INSTRUMENTAL 2

STUDIO, OCTOBER 1970. (really first attempt to form the band)

JOHN CIPOLLINA, MARK UNOBSKY, JIM MURRAY & ROBERTSON.

4. INSTRUMENTAL

JOHN CIPOLLINA & COPPERHEAD.
UNKNOWN SESSION AND LINE UP, CIRCA WINTER 1971.
(This is the very first session as real Copperhead)

5. ROLLER DERBY STAR TAKE 1
6. ROLLER DERBY STAR TAKE 2
(Amazing version with violin, i think is it Sid Page on violin)
7. MAKING A MONSTER (really first embryo of it)
8. BRAZIL
9. YOU KNOW I WILL TAKE 1

DISC TWO.

1. YOU KNOW I WILL TAKE 2
2. BIGELOW 6-9000 (First time ever played, partial)

STUDIO SESSIONS SOMEDAY OF 1972.
(Really early & unusual versions of known songs)

3. MAKING A MONSTER
4. WANG DANG DOO
5. BIGELOW 6-9000
6. ROLLER DERBY STAR (Partial)

FOUR SONGS FROM THE UNRELEASED 2ND LP

7. PUTTING TO YOU
8. DRUNKEN IRISH SETTER
9. BIGELOW 6-9000
10. UNTITLED

ALL THE TRACKS ARE IN A MAGNIFIQUE STEREO SOUNBOARD SOUND !

MASTER REEL TO REEL > PRO EQUALIZER > CD > EAC > WAV > FLAC by Fabio N.

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> WAV > CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAC (again) by Tom S.