Daevid Allen of Gong sez: "I like Mushroom because it is unpredictable, incurable, indefinable & out to luncheon" LIVE PEAKS: A Mushroom Sampler A live retrospective featuring the group Mushroom, along with their friends: Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Pete Brown & Ralph Carney & the band, University Of Errors. various AUD audio-technica AT822 stereo mic > Sony PCM-M1 DAT (on to Quantegy R-94 DAT tape) > TASCAM CD-RW700 > CDR > EAC (secure, aligned SB) > Sound Forge 7 (indexing & normalizing) > Flac frontend (level 6) These are mostly untitled improvs; if a title was created, it is listed. CD 1 01. PT Comments: Origin Of Mushroom 02. Pat Thomas Band: Koln, GER 19 MAY 96 03. Mushroom: San Francisco, Make Out Room 1997-06-27 (tk 2) 04. Mushroom: San Francisco, Edinburgh Castle 1998-02-13 (tk 2) 05. PT comments: Intro To Reeperbahm 06. Mushroom: Reeperbahn – San Fran 1998-05-24 07. PT Comments: Intro To Ayers & Lady Rachael 08. Mushroom with Kevin Ayers: Lady Rachael – San Fran 1998-05-24 09. Mushroom with Daevid Allen: San Fran 1998-09-25 (tk 5) 10. Mushroom: San Francisco, Paradise Lounge 1998-10-18 (tk 3) 11. Mushroom: San Francisco, Ireland’s 32 1999-04-11 12. PT Comments: Intro To University Of Errors 13. Daevid Allen’s University Of Errors: Berkeley 1999-07-17 CD 2 01. Mushroom: Heilbron, GER November 1999 (tk 4) 02. PT Comments: Intro to San Rafael 03. Mushroom: San Rafael 2002-01-11 04. PT Comments: Working With Pete Brown 05. Mushroom w/ Pete Brown: Theme From An Imaginary Western – October 15th 2003 San Fran, Dylan's Pub 06. Mushroom with Ralph Carney: San Fran 2006-7-29 (tk 5) 07. Outro Uploaded on DIME on 24 JULY 07 by Earcandy Archive The comments from Pat Thomas are excerpts from an interview he did with Jerry Kranitz in January 2005 for a web radio show on Jerry's fabulous Aural-Innovations.com site (check it out). The live tracks from cd1 (tk 2,6,8, 13) and cd2 (tks 3,5) also originate from that Mushroom Special. here are the personnel for the live gigs included in this sampler: PAT THOMAS BAND: Koln, GER 19 MAY 96 Stephan Gatti - guitar, Erik Pearson - guitar, Quintus Kannegiesser - drums, Daniel Schroter - bass, Pat Thomas - bongos MUSHROOM LIVE GIGS: SAN FRANCISCO, MAKE OUT ROOM 1997-06-27 Pat Thomas - drums, Erik Pearson - guitar, Alec Palao - Fender 6 string bass, Graham Connah - piano, organ, Nord Lead analog synthesizer, Alex Candelaria - guitar SAN FRANCISCO, EDINBURGH CASTLE 1998-02-13 Pat Thomas - drums, bongos, Erik Pearson - guitar, Michael Holt - Fender Rhodes, piano, mellotron, Alec Palao- bass, Dan Olmsted – guitar SAN FRANCISCO 1998-05-24 (with KEVIN AYERS) Pat Thomas - drums, Erik Pearson - guitar, Alec Palao - bass, Michael Holt - keyboards, Graham Connah - keyboards, Kevin Ayers - vocals/guitar SAN FRANCISCO, EDINBURGH CASTLE 1998-09-25 (with DAEVID ALLEN) Daevid Allen - guitar, Pat Thomas - drums, Dave Mihaly - percussion, Kurt Statham - bass, Monica Pasqual - keyboards HEILBRON, GER November 1999 Pat Thomas - drums, Erik Pearson - guitar, sax, Michael Holt - keyboards, Kurt Statham - bass, Carroll Ashby - trombone SAN RAFAEL 2002-01-11 Pat Thomas - drums, Ned Doherty - bass, Tim Plowman - guitar, Brian Felix - keyboards, Erik Pearson - guitar/saxophone, Mike Rinta - trombone/synth SAN FRANCISCO, DYLAN'S PUB 2003-10-15 (with PETE BROWN) Pete Brown - vocals/congas, Pat Thomas - drums, Dave Mihaly - percussion, Ned Doherty - bass, Matt Cunitiz - keyboards, Dan Olmsted - guitar SAN FRANCISCO, CONNECTICUT YANKEE 2006-07-29 (with Ralph Carney) Pat Thomas - drums, congas, Ralph Carney - sax, clarinet, pocket trumpet, percussion, cameo vocals, Pat Johnson - guitar, tamborine, Erik Pearson - guitar, sax, Matt Cunitz - piano, organ, keyboards, David Brandt - vibraphone, congas, percussion, Ned Doherty – bass, Michael Layne Heath - vocals DAEVID ALLEN'S UNIVERSITY OF ERRORS: Berkeley, Starry Plough, 17 JULY 99 Daevid Allen - guitar/vocals, Josh Pollock - guitar, Michael Clare - bass, Pat Thomas - drums, Erik Pearson - guitar, Jay Radford - keyboards, guitar SUPPORT THE MUSICIANS WHO KINDLY HAVE SUPPLIED THIS MATERIAL TO BE SHARED WITH FANS. IF YOU ENJOYED THIS UPLOAD, PLEASE EXERCISE GOOD KARMA BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIAL RELEASES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # MD5 checksums generated by MD5summer (http://www.md5summer.org) # Generated 7/24/2007 5:13:08 PM