''Classic Hot Tuna Electric'' is a

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album released in 1996 and is an expansion of the B-side of the 1985 vinyl release ''

Historic Live Tuna ''Historic Live Tuna'' is an album by the band Hot Tuna. It was released in 1985. Side A contains previously unreleased tracks from a live acoustic performance played on KSAN radio in 1971. Side B contains previously unreleased material from a ...

''. The tracks were recorded at a live electric performance on July 3, 1971 at the

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auditorium in

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. The A-side of ''Historic Live Tuna'' was expanded as '' Classic Hot Tuna Acoustic'' and released at the same time as this album. Another song from the Fillmore West concert, " Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning", was included in the album '' Fillmore: The Last Days''.

Track listing

#"Intro by Bill Graham" / "Never Happen No More" ( Blind Blake) – 6:24 #"Candy Man" (

Rev. Gary Davis Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infancy, ...

) – 5:56 #" Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning" (Davis) – 7:39 #"Uncle Sam Blues" (Traditional) – 5:40 #"John's Other" ( Papa John Creach) – 6:00 #" Rock Me Baby" (Traditional) – 8:30 #" I Know You Rider" (Traditional) – 7:28 #"

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" (

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) – 9:14

Personnel

* Jorma Kaukonen – guitars, vocals * Jack Casady – bass * Papa John Creach – violin *

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– drums

Production

* Michael Falzarano – producer *Leslie D. Kippel – executive producer

References

{{Authority control Albums recorded at the Fillmore Hot Tuna live albums 1996 live albums Relix Records live albums