JEFFERSON AIRPLANE’S SURREALISTIC PILLOW, the second album for RCA, was recorded in San Francisco during 1967’s Summer of Love.

When she joined the Jefferson Airplane in 1966 as replacement for original vocalist Signe Anderson, Grace Slick brought with her two songs she'd performed in her previous band, the Great Society: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit."

Featured on this classic 1967 album, they became Top 10 hits, and helped establish both the San Francisco and the emerging counterculture they celebrated. With Jorma Kaukonen's sinewy guitar, Jack Casady's probing bass, and Spencer Dryden's inventive drumming swirling around Slick and co-vocalists Marty Balin and Paul Kantner on songs like "She Has Funny Cars" and "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds," Surrealistic Pillow virtually defined the communal spirit of Summer of Love hippiedom.

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Jefferson Starship: Marty Balin, Grace Slick (vocals); Paul Kantner (guitar); Craig Chaquico (guitar); Papa John Creach (violin); David Freiberg, Pete Sears (keyboards, bass); John Barbata (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Irv Cox (saxophone); Bobbye Hall (percussion).
Recorded at Wally Heider's, San Francisco, California in February 1975. Includes liner notes by David Cohen.
Technically speaking, Red Octopus was the first album credited to Jefferson Starship, though practically the same lineup made Dragon Fly, credited to Grace Slick/Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship. The difference, however, was crucial: Marty Balin was once again a fully integrated bandmember, writing or co-writing five of the ten tracks. And there can be little doubt that it was Balin's irresistible ballad "Miracles," the biggest hit single in the Jefferson Whatever catalog, that propelled Red Octopus to the top of the charts, the only Jefferson album to chart that high and the best-selling album in their collective lives. This must have been sweet vindication for Balin, who founded Jefferson Airplane but then drifted away from the group as it veered away from his musical vision. Now, the collective was incorporating his taste without quite integrating it -- "Miracles," with its strings and sax solo by nonband member Irv Cox, was hardly a characteristic Airplane/Starship track. But then, neither exactly was Papa John Creach's showcase, "Git Fiddler," or bassist Pete Sears' instrumental "Sandalphon," which sounded like something from an early Procol Harum album. Slick has three strong songs, among them the second single "Play on Love." Like Dragon Fly, Red Octopus reflected a multiplicity of musical tastes; there were ten credited songwriters, seven of whom were in the band. If there is any consistency in this material, it is in subject matter (love songs). The album is more ballad-heavy and melodic than the Airplane albums, which made it more accessible to the broader audience it reached, though "Sweeter Than Honey" is as tough a rocker as the band ever played. ~ William Ruhlmann

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LIMITED EDITION. This Limited Edition FACTORY SEALED LP is an audiophile collector’s item that simply gives the feeling of being directly in the studio with the artist.

This recording is re-mastered from the Original Session Tapes by Steve Hoffman on DCC’s vintage Vacuum-Tube Playback System. The plating of the lacquers is done the same day as cutting using a slow low temperature bath to minimize groove echo and loss of frequency information. The result is the best sounding series of LPs in history. This Out of Print collectible LP has all Liner Notes, Photos, and Artwork from the Original LP faithfully recreated. ......

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The DCC record label is unfortunately long gone. They produced some of the best sounding audiophile software to ever hit the market, most of which was mastered by Steve Hoffman. This makes all their LPs, Gold CDs and Silver Sided CDs all out of print. As time goes on, you will undoubtedly notice significant increases in the prices of the DCC items, especially as the supply dwindles down to next to nothing. In fact, you may have already noticed the skyrocketing price on some of their products. This is no coincidence as all audiophiles and music lovers seek out their software, simply because the product was so good! Get them while you can as they won't be around for long!

Vinyl / Cover = original DCC - Compact Classics - Record = FACTORY SEALED! .... pure analogue !! .....

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..... extremely rare analogue DCC-LP !!

..... very hard-to-find-worldwide ... in this perfect - FACTORY SEALED - Quality !!

..... DCC-LPZ-LP and Cover are in perfect FACTORY SEALED Quality ...... (look at the picture !!) ...... pure analogue Pressings in USA (very high Quality), .... this DCC-LPZ-LP has been - Out of Print - for over 15 years .... the Vinyl
is in absolute perfect FACTORY SEALED Quality ..... guarantee, ..... t doesn´t get any better than that, ..... this DCC-LPZ-LP is perfect FACTORY SEALED ..... a-very-hard-to-find DCC-LPZ-LP worldwide in this perfect - FACTORY SEALED - Quality - ..... best Quality worldwide ..... guarantee !! ...... last chance to buy the DCC-Record in this - FACTORY SEALED - Quality ..... you must have this DCC-Record in this - FACTORY SEALED -  Quality !! .......

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..... Here a couple of small details ...... The DCC analogue LP/RECORD is brand new, perfect factory sealed, in perfect mint condition, complete and made in JAPAN/USA =  mastered by Steve Hoffman from the original master/session tapes with all vacuum-tube cutting system, the LP has never been opened. The Cover/Booklet includes the complete original artwork, linernotes and Photos from the ORIGINAL-LP.  This LP comes with the original DCC-Poly wrap and is perfect factory sealed in mint condition. The original DCC-Poly wrap has no tears, it is perfect factory sealed.  There are none dents or cracks in the Cover, ..... none of seams are split or corners badly damaged. It is not a cut-out. (No saw marks or drill holes.) It is a completely original Japan/USA-Pressing on the DCC Compact Classics, Inc. This analogue LP is long out of print and is an extremely rare title.  This is one of the rarest DCC titles to find, especially perfect factory sealed.  This ANALOGUE LP comes from my own personal collection and smoke-free environment. .....

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..... HIGH QUALITY PRESSING .... 180+ PURE VIRGIN VINYL .....

..... HQ 180 PURE ANALOGUE PRESSINGS, USA / JAPAN .....

..... PURE ANALOGUE PRODUCTION ...... WITH LIMITED EDITION NUMBER .....

..... MASTERING BY ORIGINAL MASTERWORKS BY STEVE HOFFMAN ....

..... SPECIALLY PLATED AND PRESSED ON HIGH DEFINITION SUPER VINYL ...

..... MANUFACTURED BY DCC COMPACT CLASSICS, Inc. USA .....

..... FOREIGN BIDDERS are welcome:

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..... please, .....Winners have to contact me within 3 days

of auction close .....

..... Winners have to pay shipping costs ..... for 1 heavyweight, valuable, analogue DCC-LP/Record ........

..... 7,95 Euro Deutschland ........ (Versand als versichertes Paket !!) ........

..... $ 19,95 US-Dollar .......(all country´s...around the world) ......

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Dear music collectors,

I have been collecting music for about 30 years and as I wish to reduce my personal collection, I am offering various analogue and audiophile LPs & CDs for sale.

I have some particularly rare and out-of-print objects: many of my LP's and CD's are still sealed = FACTORY SEALED / OVP. I have verified and evaluated all used LP´s and CD´s according to the official collectors rating.

I will take any LP or CD back, if you are not satisfied with the quality of the item and disagree with my rating.

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......... Explanations regarding my ratings: ..........

1st part: quality of the record 2nd part: quality of the cover ...............

SEALED / OVP: ..... LP & CD is - FACTORY SEALED - in shrink-wrap or cellophane ........

NEU / NEW: ..... LP & CD is OPEN and UNPLAYED .........

MINT / MINT: ..... LP & CD is as NEW and does not show wear .............

M - / M - : ..... LP & CD shows minimum wear .............

VG / VG (very good): ..... LP & CD shows wear ...........

Demo-Copy: LP & CD = ..... Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!! ....

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