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AACD 150CD
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"In February 1968, Jefferson Airplane's manager Bill Graham was fired after Grace Slick delivered an 'either he goes or I go' ultimatum. Bill Thompson took over as permanent manager and set about consolidating the group's financial security, establishing Icebag Corp. to oversee the band's publishing interests. In mid-1968, the group was photographed for a Life magazine story on 'The New Rock', appearing on the cover of the 28th June edition. They undertook their first major tour of Europe in August and September 1968, playing alongside the The Doors in the Netherlands, England, Germany, and Sweden. In a notorious incident at their concert in Amsterdam on 15th September, while the Airplane were performing 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', Doors singer Jim Morrison, under the influence of a combination of drugs that fans had given him, appeared on stage and began dancing 'like a pinwheel'. As the group played faster and faster, Morrison spun around wildly until he finally fell senseless on the stage at Marty Balin's feet. Morrison was unable to perform his set with the Doors and was hospitalized while keyboardist Ray Manzarek was forced to sing all the vocals. It was also during this tour that Slick and Morrison allegedly engaged in a brief sexual relationship, described in Slick's 1998 autobiography. Jefferson Airplane's fourth LP, Crown of Creation (released in September 1968), was a commercial success, peaking at No. 6 on the album chart. The Airplane's appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the fall of that year caused a minor stir when Grace Slick appeared in blackface (she claimed she simply wanted to wear all the makeup she saw in her dressing room) and raised her fist in the Black Panther Party's salute after singing 'Crown Of Creation'."
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KH 9033LP
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Recorded in June of 1969 at the height of the Airplane's powers, between the April sessions for Volunteers and their historic appearance at Woodstock in August, this remarkable San Francisco performance captures them at their most dynamic. Originally recorded for KSAN-FM radio broadcast, it's presented here as a remastered double LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl with insert. Includes historical notes and rare images.
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LFM 525CD
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"This KSAN radio broadcast marks a pivotal moment in the convoluted history of one of the West Coast's foremost bands, Jefferson Airplane. On this particular evening, Sunday 4th October 1970, San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom played host to the very cream of the city's psychedelic pioneers. But it was a supremely memorable event for two other reasons. Firstly, Janis Joplin had died the night before in Hollywood of a heroin overdose, and secondly, it marked the last appearance of Airplane founder and co-lead vocalist Marty Balin as a member of the band for almost 20 years."
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KH 9033CD
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Recorded at the height of Jefferson Airplane's powers, between the April sessions for Volunteers and their historic appearance at Woodstock in August, this remarkable set captures them at their most dynamic. Originally recorded for KSAN FM radio broadcast, it's presented in superb fidelity here, together with historical notes and rare images.
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KH 9017LP
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Double LP version, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Grace Slick joined Jefferson Airplane in mid-October 1966, and this incredible live set was recorded at San Francisco's most renowned live venue a month later, during the sessions for their breakthrough Surrealistic Pillow (1967) album. It captures the band at the end of their embryonic journey, as they evolved from their folk-rock beginnings into the psychedelic style for which they are best known, just before the San Francisco scene exploded internationally. Includes a full-color booklet with background notes and rare images.
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KH 9017CD
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Grace Slick joined Jefferson Airplane in mid-October 1966, and this incredible live set was recorded at San Francisco's most renowned live venue a month later, during the sessions for their breakthrough Surrealistic Pillow (1967) album. It captures the band at the end of their embryonic journey, as they evolved from their folk-rock beginnings into the psychedelic style for which they are best known, just before the San Francisco scene exploded internationally. Includes a full-color booklet with background notes and rare images.
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