Live Grape is a 1978 album by Moby Grape, released by Escape Records, of live performances of the band at two venues in California, the Shady Grove in San Francisco and the Inn of the Beginning in Cotati.
History The album features core members Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller and Skip Spence. Original members Bob Mosley and Don Stevenson did not participate in the recordings, though Bob Mosley did appear with the band on occasion during this period.Mosley had at that time joined with Neil Young to form The Ducks, which performed in and around Santa Cruz during 1977. At the time, band members were in a protracted legal dispute with former manager Matthew Katz over ownership of the Moby Grape band name. As a result, Moby Grape is not named anywhere on the cover.
The album was originally released by Escape Records in 1978. It was reissued on CD by Line Records in 1994 and Akarma Records in 2007.
Track listing "That Lost Horizon" (Lewis) – 4:52 "Here I Sit" (Miller) – 2:38 "Honky Tonk" (Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd) – 5:20 "Cuttin' In" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) – 4:54 "Must Be Goin' Now Dear" (Spence) – 3:34 "Your Rider" (Lewis, Powell) – 3:12 "Up In The Air" (Lewis) – 3:53 "Set Me Down Easy" (Bumpus) – 5:00 "Love You So Much" (Miller) – 3:36 "You Got Everything I Need" (Miller) – 11:27
Personnel Peter Lewis - rhythm guitar, vocals Jerry Miller - lead guitar, vocals Skip Spence - rhythm guitar, drums, vocals
Additional personnel Cornelius Bumpus - keyboards, saxophone, vocals John Oxendine - drums Chris Powell - bass Daniel Spencer - drums
Other Credits John Chesleigh - Producer John Timms – Engineer Richard Curtis – Design
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