Tower Of Power
Fox Theatre
Stockton CA  
8 Oct 98


Source: SBD>FM>?>CDR (A+) Transfer: CDR > EAC (secure/offset correct) > WAV >

The '73 set represents ToP at the height of their funk powers.  The '98 show sounds great in spite of a few minor flaws.  It was recorded on the same tour that spawned the '99 Sony release Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live, so if you've heard that cd, you've already got an good idea of just how tight they were that year.  Known static flaws at 4 spots noted below.

  1. Soul With A Capital 'S' - static @0:37
  2. I Like Your Style
  3. You Strike My Main Nerve >
  4. East Bay Way
  5. banter - static @2:10
  6. Soul Vaccination
  7. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
  8. Willin' To Learn
  9. You Got To Funkifize
10. To Say The Least, You're The Most
11. Squib Cakes - static @4:22
12. Band Intros
13. Diggin' On James Brown
14. So Very Hard To Go
15. What Is Hip?
  1. You're Still a Young Man
  2. So I Got To Groove - static @5:59

15 June 73
Record Plant Sausalito CA;
Source: KSAN FM 95.5 > ? > SHN > CDR (A/A-)

  3. Squib Cakes
  4. What Is Hip?
  5. Both Sorry Over Nothin'
  6. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
  7. You're Still A Young Man
  8. Soul Vaccination
  9. Clean Slate
10. So Very Hard To Go
11. Tom Donahue Pacific Stereo Crew Intro
12. Knock Yourself Out
13. Tom Donahue Outro


1998 Band Lineup:
Brent Carter -  Lead Vocals
Emilio Castillo - Tenor Sax, Vocals
Nick Milo - Keyboards
Jeff Tamelier - Guitar
Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Baritone Sax
Francis Rocco Prestia - Bass
Norbert Stachell - Tenor Sax
David Garibaldi - Drums
Jesse McGuire - Trumpet
Bill "Churchy" Churchville - Trumpet

1973 Band Lineup:
Lenny Williams - Vocals
Brent Byars - Bongos, Conga
Emilio Castillo - Tenor Sax, Vocals
Bruce Conte - Guitar, Vocals
David Garibaldi - Drums
Mic Gillette - Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Baritone Sax, Vocals
Lenny Pickett - Clarinet, Flute, Sax, Vocals
Francis Rocco Prestia - Bass
Jay Spell - Keyboards
Bruce Steinberg - Harmonica
Chester Thompson - Keyboards, Vocals
Greg Adams - Strings, Trumpet, Vocals



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