--- product_id: 3691722 title: "Happy Trails" price: "€ 50.94" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/3691722-happy-trails store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # Happy Trails **Price:** € 50.94 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Happy Trails - **How much does it cost?** € 50.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/3691722-happy-trails) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails - desertcart.com Music Review: One of the finest albums ever recorded from the heyday of San Francisco rock. - I first heard this when I was 14 years old, and was completely floored by it. To me, it was an astonishing listening experience, really transformative, and it became sort of a musical "holy grail." Side one, 25 minutes of "Who do you Love," was pure musical bliss. The highlights were probably the fabulous guitar solos by Gary Duncan and John Cipollina, the latter both blistering and incredibly lovely, the former energetic and inventive, but the whole thing holds together beautifully. David Freiberg's bass solo is solid, and the drum solo by Greg Elmore, aided by the transfixed audience, whose shouts and moans intertwine with Elmore's percussion and quiet passages where Cipollina and Duncan use their guitars as percussive instruments, builds up a great sense of approach/avoidance that finally segues into the aforementioned Cipollina solo. The band is tight as hell, the different solo suites are perfectly linked, and the whole thing is simply transcendent. The guitar interplay between Duncan and Cipollina is probably the greatest music QMS ever recorded. I agree with others that side one is the best, but there's lots to like on side two. "Mona," with Gary Duncan on vocals, is another Bo Diddley number of course, introduced by him as "this next one is rock 'n roll" again with great guitar interplay by him and Cipollina. "Maiden of the Cancer Moon" is pure psychedelia dominated by Cipollina, very tightly played with intensity. "Calvary" takes some getting used to, but I think it's pretty brilliant. As everyone knows, this is Gary Duncan in the studio, and folks, he must certainly have been under the influence of something (acid, of course), but it's varied, inventive, full of mood and musical changes, and really quite brilliant. The Spanish sounding interlude is quite beautiful, and "Calvary" alternates between intensity and quieter moods. It's probably not immediately accessible for many people today, but it certainly captures the vibe of the times. "Happy Trails" is a short coda at the end, and it marks the end of Duncan's participation in the group for a year. I just wanted to add that QMS continued with Nicky Hopkins on piano, replacing Duncan. "Shady Grove" is a very different album than the first two Quicksilver products, but I think it has a lot to offer in a mostly quiet way. It has finally been remastered, and the original poor sound quality is much improved. A year later, Gary Duncan returned with the arrogant Dino Valenti. In a "take it or leave it" proposition offered by Duncan, the group gave the nod to Duncan's return, only if Dino could come. The rest is history. IMO Valenti's strong man tactics destroyed the group; his nasal high pitched vocals, combined with his egotistical takeover of the band crushed the life out of QMS. At least we still have the eponymous first LP along with "Happy Trails," now from so long, long ago. And don't overlook the remastered "Shady Grove." "Happy Trails" remains fresh and alive, and one of the greatest live albums ever recorded from the heyday of San Francisco rock. Review: Great album - Great quicksilver album I love this album. I used to listen to them all the time it was 70s. ## Images ![Happy Trails - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710EyXekVBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the finest albums ever recorded from the heyday of San Francisco rock. *by H***D on August 15, 2014* I first heard this when I was 14 years old, and was completely floored by it. To me, it was an astonishing listening experience, really transformative, and it became sort of a musical "holy grail." Side one, 25 minutes of "Who do you Love," was pure musical bliss. The highlights were probably the fabulous guitar solos by Gary Duncan and John Cipollina, the latter both blistering and incredibly lovely, the former energetic and inventive, but the whole thing holds together beautifully. David Freiberg's bass solo is solid, and the drum solo by Greg Elmore, aided by the transfixed audience, whose shouts and moans intertwine with Elmore's percussion and quiet passages where Cipollina and Duncan use their guitars as percussive instruments, builds up a great sense of approach/avoidance that finally segues into the aforementioned Cipollina solo. The band is tight as hell, the different solo suites are perfectly linked, and the whole thing is simply transcendent. The guitar interplay between Duncan and Cipollina is probably the greatest music QMS ever recorded. I agree with others that side one is the best, but there's lots to like on side two. "Mona," with Gary Duncan on vocals, is another Bo Diddley number of course, introduced by him as "this next one is rock 'n roll" again with great guitar interplay by him and Cipollina. "Maiden of the Cancer Moon" is pure psychedelia dominated by Cipollina, very tightly played with intensity. "Calvary" takes some getting used to, but I think it's pretty brilliant. As everyone knows, this is Gary Duncan in the studio, and folks, he must certainly have been under the influence of something (acid, of course), but it's varied, inventive, full of mood and musical changes, and really quite brilliant. The Spanish sounding interlude is quite beautiful, and "Calvary" alternates between intensity and quieter moods. It's probably not immediately accessible for many people today, but it certainly captures the vibe of the times. "Happy Trails" is a short coda at the end, and it marks the end of Duncan's participation in the group for a year. I just wanted to add that QMS continued with Nicky Hopkins on piano, replacing Duncan. "Shady Grove" is a very different album than the first two Quicksilver products, but I think it has a lot to offer in a mostly quiet way. It has finally been remastered, and the original poor sound quality is much improved. A year later, Gary Duncan returned with the arrogant Dino Valenti. In a "take it or leave it" proposition offered by Duncan, the group gave the nod to Duncan's return, only if Dino could come. The rest is history. IMO Valenti's strong man tactics destroyed the group; his nasal high pitched vocals, combined with his egotistical takeover of the band crushed the life out of QMS. At least we still have the eponymous first LP along with "Happy Trails," now from so long, long ago. And don't overlook the remastered "Shady Grove." "Happy Trails" remains fresh and alive, and one of the greatest live albums ever recorded from the heyday of San Francisco rock. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great album *by C***N on May 25, 2026* Great quicksilver album I love this album. I used to listen to them all the time it was 70s. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best album of the late 60s *by W***S on November 1, 2008* Along with the self-titled first album by The Doors , this album represents the best of the psychedelic jam albums released during the late 60s (The best overall album of the time for me would have to be The Beatles' " White Album) "). Quicksilver dared to do on vinyl what they did live, while most bands offered only short, radio-friendly songs of three or four minutes on their studio albums. This first album by the band is all you need (perhaps along with " The Best of Quicksilver Messenger Service ") to understand why they are so representative of what was good about the music of that era. "Side one" on the record is one long jam on "Who Do You Love," performed live at the Fillmore Auditorium. That song and "Mona" (another long jam) were written by Ellis McDaniels (aka Bo Diddly), of which "Mona" retains the strongest sense of the Bo Diddly spirit that influenced so many bands of the time, including the Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead. "Calvary" is another jam gem, but given the cowboy imagery that the band and album art projected, one wonders if they simply misspelled "Cavalry" for the title, thus mistakenly suggesting a religious theme. Regardless, it's another great improvisation. If you even remotely like 60s psychedelic music, you need this CD. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/3691722-happy-trails](https://www.desertcart.it/products/3691722-happy-trails) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-06-27*