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Warren Zevon

July 27, 1978 · Record Plant Sausalito

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Excitable Boy had just been released, and "Werewolves of London" was already on the radio when Warren Zevon played the Record Plant on July 27, 1978, simulcast on both KSAN in San Francisco and KMET in Los Angeles. It's the latest-dated broadcast in the entire KSAN Record Plant series, extending the documented run well past its mid-1970s peak. The twelve-song set includes "Werewolves of London," "Lawyers, Guns and Money," and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner," with Waddy Wachtel on lead guitar.

Session
Type
Live Broadcast
Date Recorded
July 27, 1978
Date Broadcast
July 27, 1978
Archive note

KSAN 95 FM broadcast. Simulcast on KSAN (San Francisco) AND KMET (Los Angeles). CENSUS 2026-05-31: Verified. Two transfers: URL1 = warren-zevon-record-plant-ca-1978-ksan-sf (Internet Archive); URL2 = wz1978-07-27.sbeok.flac16 (SBD/soundboard FLAC, the better source). Also YouTube (DGBSbyTaVbU) and Guitars101 soundboard FLAC. 12-track setlist: Johnny Strikes Up the Band / Tenderness on the Block / Mohammed's Radio / Excitable Boy / Werewolves of London / Accidentally Like a Martyr / Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner / Poor Poor Pitiful Me / Lawyers Guns & Money / I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. Personnel: Warren Zevon (piano/vcl), Waddy Wachtel (lead gtr), Stanley Sheldon (bass), Rick Marotta (drums). NOTE: Aquarium Drunkard credits Jerry Donahue (ex-Fairport) instead of Wachtel — unresolved discrepancy. SIGNIFICANCE: latest-dated KSAN Record Plant broadcast (1978), extends window past 1977. ARTICLE: see Articles table (Published).

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