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One of the two greatest

Chris | formerly of Etton, nr Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 05/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the two greatest live (non-bootleg) performances of a '60s San Francisco band around -the other being "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" by the Jefferson Airplane. I first heard Happy Trails when it was first released, and only recently got the CD. Despite a couple of decades between the time I last listened to it and today, the music was a fresh and creative, and exciting as ever. It had lost nothing of its power and spacey appeal and could easily hold its own against any contemporary band if released for the first time today. Anyone who'se serious about music ought to own Happy Trails -and "Bless Its Pointed Little Head", too."

Where did all this imagination came from?

Antonio | Madrid Spain | 05/01/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I remember perfectly my evenings with my friends listening to this specific album. The first time I listened to it I got astonished, that sound belonged to another realm. It was in 1983 approximately, a rather crazy period of my life. Now I find that this album, which I kept scrupulously in tape is reissued in CD format. No doubt about the purchase. The quality of remastering is excellent. How imaginative this music is. Who do you love? Quicksilver Messenger Service, of course. Get it and you'll never regret. Bye"

SMOKES THE CAPITOL RELEASE!!!

Tommy Jernigan | 12/17/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As has been said before... The sound of this is absolutely wonderful! If you compare the poor Capitol release with this Repertoire re-master, most people will right away notice more depth and clarity in the sound.



I actually believe Capitol mastered their version from an LP, as there are a few times you can noticeably hear some snap, crackle, pops that aren't anyway to be found on this version.



Performance wise... One of the best Live and Magical recordings you'll ever hear from this era (PERIOD.)



Don't miss this one if you love that era of psychedelic music & are a bit of audiophile! I truly don't believe that it gets much better than this in sound & performance (and I have a ton of great rare live shows from this era.)



Buy & Enjoy Kiddies!!!



btw... Kudos to rash67 for his insight on this version!!! Never would have known of it without his input!"