Towwer of Power
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA

low gen cass>Cdr from trade>EAC>FLAC
EX- SBD

T1 You got to Funkfize(Inc-fades in) 1:47
T2 Social Lubrication 9:08
T3 Let A Man Be A Man 8:17
T4 You're Gonna Need Me (Albert King) 5:06
T5 Back on the Streets Again 7:54
T6 The Skunk, The Goose, and The Fly 8:16
T7 Knock Yourself Out 11:09
T8 Baby, I love You>*Bill Graham Outro 9:24

TT 61:18

*He says something about now playing some "sides" of something by the man "who made most of this happen"....

Emilio Castillo: tenor sax and lead vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka: baritone sax
Skip Mesquite: tenor sax
Greg Adams: trumpet
Mic Gillette: trumpet
Rick Stevens: lead vocals
Willie Fulton: guitar
Francis "Rocco" Prestia: bass
David Garibaldi: drums
Brent Byars: percussion

Davemar's recent stellar TOP share inspired me to dig this one out.

If you are a fan of "East Bay Grease" & "Bump City" TOP, you will love this. Loose,live & blusey versions in good sound. Serious Stax style R&B on T8, too.

RE: 71' TOP. There is material circulating from "the closing of the Fillmore"(7/4/71) but I don't think this comes from that as my source is pretty reliable. If anybody can compare, please do.

After "Back on the Streets again", Whoever is on the mic mentions that they are recording for a record this night? Aborted live album?

As I mentioned on a long dead TOP upload, I stole my big brother's "East Bay Grease" LP when I was about 10 years old because of the crazy cover. I played it to death w/ Stones Let it Bleed & Jimi's Axis. East bay Grease was out of print for maybe 15 years & then Rhino came through....

enjoy,


mr_mags