Steve Miller Band - The Early Albums (1968-71) [6 CD/FLAC]

 

Originally called the Steve Miller Blues Band, the group first made its mark as a psychedelic blues rock band in San Francisco. They went through a fallow period commercially in the early seventies before coming back with the hit album The Joker and the song of the same name in late 1973, followed by the band's two most successful studio albums in 1976 and 1977, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams. In 1978.

Children Of The Future is where it all started for Steve Miller. Originally released in 1968, this debut, chock full of unpredictable acid blues, is very different from the mainstream rock sounds of the '70s that brought Miller fame and fortune. Although few of these songs are ever featured on the radio or performed at Miller's concerts, Children Of The Future remains one of Miller's more interesting and challenging releases.

 

 

Go Ride The Music & West Pole (1969) [2x DVD5]

This 2-DVD package comes straight from the estate of Rolling Stone co-founder Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975)and features the heart and soul of the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene. The films contain fantastic archival footage of bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Grateful Dead. Although much of the footage was aged, each segment was pieced together well and much of the original sound and color were preserved on the original film. This DVD set is definitely a must have for any Jefferson Airplane fan, as much of the first disc "Go Ride The Music" focuses on performances from Jefferson Airplane, with some laid-back Quicksilver Messenger Service thrown in for good measure.

"Go Ride The Music" and "West Pole" were initially aired on television as documentary specials, so each song is interspersed with commentary from host Ralph Gleason, where he interviews young people of the times outside many of the famous San Francisco hot spots for live music.

Both discs originally aired as one-hour television shows and were produced and hosted by Gleason in an effort to show that something was really happening here and most viewers didn’t know exactly what it was. “Go Ride The Music” features Jefferson Airplane performing at an intimate indoor venue and Quicksilver Messenger Service performing live in concert in the open air. There are also cameo appearances from David Crosby and Jerry Garcia. The second disc, “West Pole”, features a diverse range of acts including Grateful Dead, Steve Miller Band and others, including Ace of Cups, the first all-female electric rock band, in various settings, and takes a more analytical look of the music and the times.

Go Ride The Music:

Jefferson Airplane– We Can Be Together

Jefferson Airplane– Volunteers

Jefferson Airplane– Mexico

Jefferson Airplane– Plastic Fantastic Lover

Jefferson Airplane– Somebody To Love

Jefferson Airplane– Emergency

Jefferson Airplane– Wooden Ships

Quicksilver Messenger Service– Warm Red Wine

Quicksilver Messenger Service– Baby Baby

Quicksilver Messenger Service– Subway

Quicksilver Messenger Service– Mona

West Pole:

Ace of Cups– Music

Ace of Cups– Simplicity

Ace of Cups– Gospel Song

The Grateful Dead– New Potato Caboose

Jefferson Airplane– Greasy Heart

Sons Of Champlin*– Freedom

Steve Miller Band– Roll With It

Steve Miller Band– Sittin' In Circles

Quicksilver Messenger Service– Dino's Song

 

Steve Miller Band - Welcome to the Vault (3 CD + DVD 9, 2019/FLAC)

Steve Miller opens his vault to share unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, live performances and more with four disc deluxe set called Welcome to the Vault.

This career-spanning 3CD+DVD Steve Miller Band collection contains 52 audio tracks of which 38 are previously unreleased, while the DVD features 22 performances, including rare footage from the Monterey Pop Festival 1967, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert 1973, ABC In Concert 1974, Pine Knob Michigan-1982, Steve and Les Paul at Fat Tuesdays-1990 and Austin City Limits 2011.

Welcome to the Vault comes presented as a 70- page hardcover book which, as well as housing the audio/video content, features Steve’s personal photos with a 7,000 word essay by David Fricke.