There’s a new boot that supposedly will get released in late March/early April (edit: it got released at the same time I posted this ). I believe it’s the Rocky Mountain Shakedown show.
It’s from the Timeline label and it got a lot of similarities with the Rox Vox releases (besides that both labels are from Italy, or perhaps Cyprus). You can compare with these images from Rox Vox.
This is one of my faves from that tour. Such a raw performance. Real funky. I hipped a friend of mine who is not too enthused about the current lineup to this gig. His response…now that’s THE FUNK.
This show is often accredited to be from November 1976, however, the true date of this gig is February 5, 1977.
Here’s the proof:
At 3:44 in “Mothership Connection,” George says, “If you believe in the Rubber Band, raise your hand. If you believe in Santana, raise your hand.”
So you need to look for gigs where P-Funk and Santana overlap, and Santana was touring Europe in November of 1976. They had appeared in Denver, CO on July 18, 1976, but P-Funk wasn’t at this gig.
Here’s a ticket stub from the venue showing the date [Feb. 5, 1977] and the acts [Parliament & Santana]:
). I believe it’s the Rocky Mountain Shakedown show.
