TOWER OF POWER / Winterland 1973 (1CDR)

◆Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 28th January 1973
01.Check It Out
02.You Strike My Main Nerve
03.What Is Hip?
04.So Very Hard To Go
05.You're Still A Young Man
06.You Got To Funkifize
07.You Want Somebody Else
08.Both Sorry Over Nothin'
09.Down To The Nightclub
10.Clean Slate
11.Knock Yourself Out

◇Personnel;
Lenny Williams (lead vocals)
Francis “Rocco” Prestia (bass)
Bruce Conte (guitar, vocals)
Chester Thompson (keyboards)
David Garibaldi (drums)
Emilio Castillo (tenor sax, vocals)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone sax, (Vocals)
Lenny Pickett (flute, clarinet, saxes, vocals)
Mic Gillette (trumpet, trombone, vocals) & Greg Adams (trumpet, flugelhorn)

This digitally remastered recording of Tower of Power's golden age performance at Winterland on January 28, 1973, is from an official-quality, high-fidelity stereo soundboard master. With Chester Thompson, Bruce Conte, and Lenny Williams joining the band, 1973 marked the strongest lineup in Tower of Power's history. This soundboard live recording from this era, which produced the two masterpiece albums 'Tower of Power' and 'Back to Oakland', can be considered a milestone leading to those two landmark albums. This early 1973 recording is an absolute must-listen for any fan! The album opens with "Check It Out," a song by newly joined Chester, which is the original version that would later be rearranged and become "Squib Cakes"! Just being able to hear this part alone makes this album a must-have for fans. There are some parts where the noise in the left channel due to the master is a little noticeable, but the sound quality itself is incredibly clear with the separation of each instrument being astonishingly perfect, so this album should be very satisfying.