More television footage of bands from the psychedelic '60s is leaking out via the Eagle Vision (www.eagle-rock.com) label.

In June, following up on 2007's "A Night At The Family Dog," which featured performances of Santana, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane at a private party, "Go Ride The Music & West Pole" was released. A two-DVD package, priced retail at $24.98, the release encapsulates two television productions.

The man responsible for these offerings is Toby Gleason, son of Ralph J. Gleason, touted as the nation's first syndicated jazz critic and the co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine. All of this footage, originally featured in television shows designed to show the rest of America what was happening in San Francisco at the time, comes from the estate of Ralph J. Gleason.

The "Go Ride The Music" portion of this new package features rare live footage of Quicksilver Messenger Service, and studio visuals of the Jefferson Airplane.

"'Go Ride The Music' is essentially a live outdoor concert by Quicksilver Messenger Service, featuring Dino Valenti, and it's a very rare piece of footage," says Toby. "Dino is not in many pieces of footage that exist of the band. And [it is] combined with interview footage and record-label produced promotional footage [of] the Jefferson Airplane [in] recording studio clips that... are actually produced by RCA Records and provided as promotional material. So, it was an attempt to combine that kind of an experience: a studio experience with a live outdoor experience."

Originally, the plan was to combine "Go Ride The Music" with the "A Night At The Family Dog" footage, but it was determined that each needed its own presentation.

"The reason why they didn't combine those two things with footage from 'A Night At The Family Dog' is that the entire experience of the indoor San Francisco light show, psychedelic wall lights, so on and so forth was so dynamic that they had ended up feeling that it deserved a show of its own," says Toby.

As for "West Pole," this disc explores the diversity of the San Francisco scene and takes a more analytical look at the music and the times. Interestingly, this portion features Ace Of Cups, the first all-female electric rock band, along with the Grateful Dead and the Steve Miller Band.

"'West Pole' was intended as a standalone program on some of the lesser-known bands," says Toby. "And there is actually a 'West Pole II,' which I don't believe was ever broadcast nationally. I think it was only broadcast in the San Francisco area [and it] features only one band, and it was a live at KQED studio performance by It's A Beautiful Day."

To learn more about this set, head to the multimedia area of our web site to check out a podcast of our interview with Toby Gleason.

Here's a track listing for "Go Ride The Music & West Pole":

Go Ride The Music
1)    We Can Be Together, Jefferson Airplane
2)   Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane
3)   Mexico, Jefferson Airplane
4)   Warm Red Wine, Quicksilver Messenger Service
5)    Baby Baby, Quicksilver Messenger Service
6)   Subway, Quicksilver Messenger Service
7)    Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jefferson Airplane
8)   Somebody To Love, Jefferson Airplane
9)   Mona, Quicksilver Messenger Service
10) Emergency, Jefferson Airplane
11)  Wooden Ships, Jefferson Airplane
         
West Pole
1)    Music, Ace Of Cups
2)   Roll With It, Steve Miller Band
3)   Greasy Heart, Jefferson Airplane
4)   New Potato Caboose, Grateful Dead
5)    Dino’s Song, Quicksilver Messenger Service
6)   Sittin’ In Circles, Steve Miller Band
7)    Simplicity, Ace Of Cups
8)   Freedom, Sons Of Champlin
9)   Gospel Song, Ace Of Cups