SPIRIT OF '84

Photo: a Columbia Pictures promo for 'The Model Shop'

 
 We have mentioned Spirit recently [we? ED] at the passing of wonder drummer Ed Cassidy last year but here's another fine fine set from Spirit starting in 1982 when they again reformed to tour and record live many of their most famous songs. This one's from Detroit 1984  

Can ya diggit? 

From Big O, of course [where else? D] and they say:

SPIRIT Detroit 1984 [no label, 2CD]
Live at Harpo’s, Detroit, Michigan; October 19, 1984 (this show has also been listed as March 12, 1984). Excellent FM broadcast.
Though formed in 1967, there were occasions when the group broke up, only to reform again. The wikipedia lists the group’s active years as 1967-1973; 1974-1979 and 1982-1997. Spirit had ace guitarist Randy California and a formidable drummer in Randy’s stepfather, Ed Cassidy.
In December 1982, the original Spirit line-up re-formed and recorded several songs from their first four albums (as well as a few new tracks) live on a soundstage. Though the album The Thirteenth Dream (Spirit of ‘84 in the US) was initially recorded for an audiophile label, Mercury Records re-signed the band (and gave California a solo deal) and released the album in 1984.

Randy California drowned in 1997; John Locke died in 2006; and Ed Cassidy died of cancer in 2012.

Get em while you can boys n girls
Spirit - Detroit 1984