Group 87 - Live at the Savoy Tivoli

Rare video recordings from The Synopsis 1980's collection - GROUP 87 was a highly-successful San Francisco band during the last 70's and early 80's. While they existed for only a few years, they left behind two highly-acclaimed instrumental albums that are considered landmarks by many jazz, new-age, and progressive rock artists even today. The band consisted of movie composer and Windham Hill artist, Mark Isham and Peter Maunu, who recorded with JEAN-LUC PONTY, BILLY COBHAM, and AIRTO among others. Patrick O'Hearn of Windham Hill, Frank Zappa and Missing Persons was on bass, and Terry Bozzio - Frank Zappa and Missing Persons, was on drums.
Denise Gallant and Rob Schafer brought the Synopsis Video System to performances at Savoy Tivoli and The Stone in San Francisco, and 'performed' these live visuals on stage video monitors.
The total running time is approximately 40 minutes. See info@video4dvd.com for more information.

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• Terry
• Bozzio
• Peter
• Maunu
• Patrick
• O'Hearn
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• Synthesizer
• Denise

[mojochronic]

Any more? We need more Group 87.

[Video4dvd]

Yes there is more when I get a chance to dub it off the old 3/4" tape. About another 20 minutes or so.

[KAZUHII6]

Very rare! Think you

[Monnya]

I would like to see the continuations of this show!!!

[jonsilence]

Great stuff, so rare. Not Bozzio on drums. Not sure about Wortman either. Brian Macleod played with the band live during this period. ??? Whoever it is he is kicking ass. Thanks for posting this...more please!

[kdsmgmt1]

I used to have a tape of this concert till it was destroyed. I also took lessons from Pete when he lived in Berkley...great and diverse guitar player. Let me know if you could burn me a copy of this on Cd. I would do or trade anything to get another copy. Believe it or not this concert was broadcast on fm radio and that's where I got my copy.

[kdsmgmt1]

I used to have a tape of this concert till it was destroyed. I also took lessons from Pete when he lived in Berkley...great and diverse guitar player. Let me know if you could burn me a copy of this on Cd. I would do or trade anything to get another copy. Believe it or not this concert was broadcast on fm radio and that's where I got my copy.

[kdsmgmt1]

I use to have a tape of this concert. Unfortunatly the tape wore out. I also use to take lessons from the guitarist pete..when he lived in Berkley. Is there a way you could burn me a cd of this concert. Let me know what I can trade for or what you would like.

thanks

[rhuber59]

You need to change the drummer in the titles to Kurt Wortman. Terry never played live with the band. The Didjeridu player is Charles McMahon. Thanks for the posting. I was on the band crew and the was the band that started my touring career.

[michelegraybeal]

I think that's Kurt Wartman on drums there...

[dinosliquors]

@Video4dvd Saw Group 87 play in Berkeley in '78/'79 time frame. Some of the greatest music of my lifetime. I still listen to the original CD. I had a cassette of a live broadcast of Group 87 from UC Berkeley's radio station. Wish I could find it. Please post everything you have. You should post the stuff on iTunes (with the band's permission, of course).

[Bitteulze]

Thanks a lot.