Jefferson Airplane - Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10 -16 -1966

Jefferson Airplane - Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66: Early & Late Shows - Grace's Debut

Live, released in 2010

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. The Other Side Of This Life (6:33)
2. Let's Get Together (4:20)
3. Let Me In (3:40)
4. Don't Let Me Down (4:59)
5. Run Around (4:04)
6. It's No Secret (3:57)
7. Tobacco Road (5:26)
8. Kansas City (7:23)
9. Bringing Me Down (3:29)
10. And I Like It (6:13)
11. High Flyin' Bird (4:10)
12. Thing (10:01)
13. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds (6:17)

Total Time 70:32



Line-up / Musicians

Grace Slick / vocals, piano, organ, recorder
Marty Balin / vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul Kantner / rhythm guitar, vocals
Jorma Kaukonen / lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
Jack Casady / bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
Spencer Dryden / percussion

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First posted by Val on B H&H

Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) [RE-POST by request]

This was the sixth album recorded by the group and the first to be wholly recorded in San Francisco, at Wally Heider's then state-of-the-art 16-track studio. Guests included Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, veteran session pianist Nicky Hopkins, future Airplane drummer Joey Covington on percussion, David Crosby, and Stephen Stills. It was one of the earliest 16-track recordings. The back cover of the album shows a picture of the MM-1000 professional 16-track tape recorder built by Ampex which was used to record the album.

The album was marked with strong anti-war and pro-anarchism songs. The theme of nature, communities and ecology was also explored with the songs "The Farm" and "Eskimo Blue Day". The title track was actually inspired by a "Volunteers of America" garbage truck that awoke singer Marty Balin one morning. The album provoked even more controversy with lyrics such as "Up against the wall, motherfucker" (from the song "We Can Be Together") which appeared on the opening track and "shit" which is said several times on "Eskimo Blue Day". Musically, the album is characterized by lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's razor-sharp guitar work (the dueling solos on "Hey Fredrick", plus "Good Shepherd" and "Wooden Ships") and the distinctive piano playing of Nicky Hopkins. It also featured that band dabbling in a country rock sound, particularly in "The Farm" and "Song For All Seasons".

Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation (1968) REM 2003

Early 1968 found the Jefferson Airplane releasing their fourth studio album, Crown Of Creation. It was their third excellent album in a row and was a compromise of sorts between their last two releases. The album would feature individual tracks that reflected the different personalities of the group members. The music would be both elegant and complex and quickly returned the Airplane to the upper reaches of the American charts.

Crown Of Creation would be almost the perfect release for 1968 and remains a wonderful snapshot of the era. The writing and the musicianship, particularly the bass work of Jack Casady, was some of the best of the group’s career and the decade.