JEFFERSON AIRPLANE is born in 1965:
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE was formed in 1965 in San Francisco with band members: PAUL KANTNER, JACK CASADY, JORMA KAUKONEN, MARTY BALIN, SKIP SPENCE and SIGNE ANDERSON. Shortly after forming SKIP left to be replaced by SPENSER DRYDEN. SIGNE left to have children. I said hello to Signe up until a few years ago, she said she regretted nothing. She actually, I think, had no problem, even at an advanced age, singing just for the fun of it. After she leaves, GRACE SLICK joins the band, to form their classic lineup.
Although I was not familar with JEFFERSON AIRPLANE and JEFFERSON STARSHIP early on, I read Grace Slick's biography (still have it), and was impressed. When she answered my fan mail, kindly, I was even more impressed. As a New Yorker, if you are famous AND nice, yer number One in my book. Exploring all her music, I loved everything with her, and up until the end in about 1989. She's been playing the rock and roll game a while, and feels,"people of a certain age,.... should not be on stage!!"
The last good music of all her and her bandmates, ends at CRAIG CHAQUICO's "New Age," music. Absolutely the best stuff. Esp. Panorama & Once In A Blue Universe !!!! (The 60's to the 90's)
(as always, I had this on DvD and lent it out, never to return....)
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Video introduction by GRACE SLICk and PAUL KANTNER, who toured with THE DOORS.
Their first album is:
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Jefferson Airplane Takes off (Released: 09/1966)
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. "Blues from an Airplane" Marty Balin, Alex Spence 2:10
2. "Let Me In" Marty Balin, Paul Kantner Paul Kantner 2:55
3. "Bringing Me Down" Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:22
4. "It's No Secret" Marty Balin 2:37
5. "Tobacco Road" John D. Loudermilk[n 1] 3:26
Total length: 13:32
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
6. "Come Up the Years" Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:30
7. "Run Around" Marty Balin, Paul Kantner Kantner 2:35
8. "Let's Get Together" Chester Powers
KantnerSigne Toly AndersonBalin
3:32
9. "Don't Slip Away" Marty Balin, Alex Spence 2:31
10. "Chauffeur Blues" Lester Melrose, Memphis Minnie Anderson 2:25
11. "And I Like It" Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen 3:16
Total length: 16:52
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
12. "Runnin' 'Round This World" (from Early Flight) Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:25
13. "High Flying Bird" (from Early Flight) Billy Edd Wheeler 2:17
14. "It's Alright" (from Early Flight) Marty Balin, Alex Spence 2:17
15. "Go to Her" (from Jefferson Airplane Loves You) Paul Kantner, Irving Estes 4:09
16. "Let Me In" (uncensored version from Jefferson Airplane Loves You) Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 3:31
17. "Run Around" (uncensored version) Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:35
18. "Chauffeur Blues" (alternate version) Lester Melrose and Memphis Minnie 2:49
19. "And I Like It" (alternate version) Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen 8:25
20. "Blues from an Airplane" (instrumental; hidden track) Marty Balin, Alex Spence 2:10
Total length: 30:38
Notes
Surrealistic Pillow (Released: 02/1967)
After Bathing At Baxter's (Released: 11/1967)
Crown Of Creation (Released: 09/1968)
Volunteers (Released: 11/1969)
Bless It's Pointed Little Head (Released: 02/1969)
Bark (Released: 09/1971)
Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (Released: 04/1973)
Early Flight (Released: 1974)
Jefferson Airplane (self titled) (Released: August 22, 1989)
Live At The Monterey Festival (Released: 05/1990)
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