Mike Bloomfield & Friends
Fillmore West
San Francisco
Feb 1969

Mike Bloomfiled and friends played the Fillmore 5 times in Feburary 69 but there's a lot of confusion about the shows in circulation mostly due to the editing and rearranging that's been done over the years.  Copies from the master reels held by Mark Naftalin and John Kahn have circulated with different dates and track selections. These are outtakes from Bloomfields's Live at Bill Grahams Fillmore West. Clearly, edits have been done because there's fadeouts/ins between the songs. At times, it feels more like a live studio recording instead of a live concert. But it is live for the most part as you'll hear some minor clapping inbetween some of the songs. But still what an editing mess!!!!!

Here's the best that I've been able to determine so far.   However, don't be dismayed by the lack of historical accuracy. All of these songs are good w/ great sound. And remember, while those English dudes (Clapton, Richards, Beck, etc) were trying to imitate the blues from American vinyl, Bloomfield was on stage with artists like Muddy Waters.  Now that's how you learn the blues.  If you like this music, be sure to get a copy of Nick Gravenites' My Labors where you'll arguably hear the finest blues playing that Bloomfiled ever conjured out of a guitar. [Don't you just love these over-the-top statements that can't be proved  ;-0].
 
1 Feb 69
The shows that circulate as the 1st, 6th or 7th are often identical

  1. Born In Chicago    9.36
  2. Work Me Lord    4.16
  3. Killing My Love   4.52 tape warp at ~1:45
  4. Holy Moly   3.45
  5. Baby´s Been Gone 7.24
  6. It's About Time   9.24
  7. Schoolgirl   9.15 tape warp at ~4:45, 1 min channel drop out at 6:00

 2 Feb 69
The show that circulates as the 8th is identical

  1. Born In Chicago 9:53
  2. Blues On The West Side 15:04
  3. It's About Time  9:50 digital skip at 2:09
  4. Sweet Little Angel   11:02
  5. Blues #1 Instrumental > "That's It"  8:16
6 Feb 69

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 7 Feb 69

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8 Feb 69
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My copy actually is the 2 Feb show

  1. Blues On A Westside    15:04
  2. It's About Time    9:46 - digital skip ~3:14
  3. Sweet Little Angel    11:48
  4. Blues Instrumental    7:19
  5. "That's It"    0:39
 Mike Bloomfield Guitar, vocals
Nick Gravenites Vocals
Mark Naftalin Piano
Ira Kamin Organ
Noel Jewkis Tenor Sax
Gerald Oshita Baritone Sax
Snooky Flowers Baritone Sax
John Wilmeth Trumpet

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