Studio Session

Bobby and the Midnites

Bobby and the Midnites — Bobby and the Midnites

1981 · Record Plant Sausalito

Bobby and the Midnites recorded at the Record Plant in 1981. Session details below.

Session

Type: Studio Session
Date Recorded: 1981

Archive note

DATE PRECISION: YEAR ONLY (1981) CENSUS 2026-06-04: Bobby and the Midnites — self-titled (1981). deaddisc.com: 'Recorded at Club Front, the Record Plant and Mediasound probably in 1981.' LOCATION RESOLVED 2026-08-08: Modern Recording & Music, May 1982, printed p. 76, identifies recording at The Record Plant in Sausalito, Le Club Front in San Rafael, CA, and Media Sound in New York, NY. Source: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Modern-Recording/80s/Modern-Recording-1982-05.pdf. Original sources retained: deaddisc.com + Discogs label page 304325. RETAINED FROM DUPLICATE RECORD (merged 2026-08-09): Released November 1981; Arista AL 9568. Personnel: Bob Weir + Bobby Cochran (guitar/vocals), Alphonso Johnson (bass/vocals), Billy Cobham (drums/vocals), Brent Mydland (keyboards/vocals), Matthew Kelly (harmonica/vocals). Producer/engineer: Gary Lyons. Additional engineers: Gregory Mann, John Cutler, Peter Thea. Mastered: George Marino. Historical context: Brent Mydland was simultaneously Grateful Dead keyboardist; Billy Cobham was the Mahavishnu Orchestra's drummer. High-caliber side project tracked across Bay Area studios. Duplicate-record source trail: Wikipedia, Discogs.