quicksilver messenger service initially held back from committing to a record deal but eventually signed to capitol records in late 1967, becoming the last of the top-ranked san francisco bands to join a major label. capitol was the only company that had missed out on signing a san francisco “hippie” band during the first flurry of record company interest and, consequently, quicksilver messenger service was able to negotiate a better deal than many of their peers. at the same time, capitol signed the steve miller band, with whom quicksilver messenger service had appeared on the movie and soundtrack album "revolution", together with the group mother earth.