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Marty Balin and the New Giants - New George's , San Rafael, Ca. October 14, 1987

(R.I.P January 30, 1942 – September 27 2018)

Marty Balin and the New Giants
New George's
San Rafael, Ca.
October 14, 1987

Marty Balin: lead vocals and guitar 

Kincaid Miller: keyboards 

Keith Crossan: saxophone 

Slick Aguilar: lead guitar 

Robin Sylvester: bass 

Darrell Verdusco: drums 

Live 97.3 KRQR FM broadcast

1: radio intro > Hide My Heart 5:12  

2: Nothing To Lose 3:11 

3: Turn Me Up 3:48 

4: Mary Anne 4:04 

5: Body Talk 5:51 

6: I don't mind (KBC band) 4:28  

7: Habit Of You 4:01  

8: Hearts 7:53  

9: band intros > Valerie (spliced after song ends, tape flip) 5:47 

10: It's a Shame 4:54 

11: Memories 4:20 

12: You Take My Breath Away 5:07 

13: Wrecking Crew 4:02 

14: announcer wrap up :22

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  "When I noticed this show in a box of tapes, I thought it might be a bit of an oddball show, especially when I noticed etree didn't have any shows from Marty Balin in 1987, and even Marty's own website bio had no mention of this tour or even this band or any official album from it, either live or studio recorded.  This was the 1st in a weekly series of live broadcasts from "New George's". I've never been there, happened to be visiting a friend in S.F. and heard that Marty Balin was going to be broadcasted. I'd never heard of the "New Giants" before, and the latest thing I'd heard of Marty's distinctive music was the "KBC band" (Kantner/Balin/Casady) on a KBFH radio program. 

They sounded quite good, and of course I'd heard (ALOT) of that band called the "Jefferson Airplane".  Marty was clearly the "poppiest" influenced musician in the JA, but he was there in all their "classic" albums. The KBC shows were full of Airplane hits, but this show did not include anything that I could recognise as a Jefferson Airplane song. I believe this is all "solo" Marty material. I don't like posting something with misspelled or missing song titles or band member's names, but it seems that this one could be rather rare, and better to circulate the music and hopefully find out the missing details. Apparently this music isn't even available in a studio album, or if so one that the artist himself doesn't even have listed on his own website. could this show be a whole missing chapter of Marty Balin history perhaps? 

This is definitely not some "other" Marty Balin. You know the guy, if only you believe in miracles... Caroline... that Marty Balin. The vocals are unmistakably Marty Balin in here, and he sings lead vocals in all these songs. Knowing how popular he is in the Jefferson Airplane and KBC band, I'm sure some will enjoy hearing this set, which is the only time I've heard most or maybe all these songs performed by Marty in any form. I didn't see this show, only heard it on the radio. The deck was cheesy (not my usual recorder for this sort of thing) but it worked and I made the recording. It is the whole set of music broadcasted that night, and probably the full performance as well. Just one tape flip interruption was after track 9 ended."

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