Quicksilver Messenger Service (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Quicksilver Messenger Service
Type = Album
Artist = Quicksilver Messenger Service
Released = 1968
Recorded = 1968
Genre = Rock, instrumental rock, psychedelic rock
Length = 31:46
Label = Capitol (US)
Producer = Nick Gravenites, Harvey Brooks, Pete Welding
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnz1z85ajyv8 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/quicksilvermessengerservice/albums/album/182431/review/5941163/quicksilver_messenger_service link]
Last album =
This album = "Quicksilver Messenger Service"
(1968)
Next album = "Happy Trails"
(1969)

"Quicksilver Messenger Service" is the debut album of Quicksilver Messenger Service, released in 1968.This was Quicksilver Messenger Service's first album, although they had already produced two songs for the soundtrack of the 1968 movie "Revolution".Noted for its instrumental passages (most notably in "Gold and Silver" and "The Fool"), this album displays the group's jam sound amidst lighter pop-oriented songs. Unlike contemporaries such as the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver's jams were highly planned as can be heard by comparing the studio versions of songs with those from bootleg live performances.

There are three covers and three band compositions on the album, including the 12-minute closer "The Fool." "Pride of Man" was written by Hamilton Camp, "It's Been Too Long" by producer Nick Gravenites, and "Dino's Song" by ex-founding member Dino Valenti who was at that time in prison due to marijuana-related offenses.

Track listing

#"Pride Of Man" – 4:08 (Hamilton Camp)
#"Light Your Windows" – 2:38 (Gary Duncan, David Freiberg)
#"Dino's Song" – 3:08 (Dino Valenti)
#"Gold and Silver" – 6:43 (Gary Duncan, S. Schuster)
#"It's Been Too Long" – 3:01 (Ron Polte)
#"The Fool" – 12:07 (Gary Duncan, David Freiberg)

Personnel

* John Cipollina - Lead Guitar
* Gary Duncan - Guitar, Vocals
* David Freiberg - Bass Guitar, Vocals, Viola
* Greg Elmore - Drums