Jefferson Airplane ?– Surrealistic Pillow-1ST RELEASE Feb 1967 EXCELLENT
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THIS "JEFFERSON AIRPLANE " LP IS ONE FOR THE MASSES, The group never made a better album, and few artists from the era ever did. THE COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE BUT IS TERRIFIC FOR BEING ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD, THE COVER HAS GREAT COLOR AND IS VERY SOLID EXCEPT FOR A SMALL SPLIT TO BOTTOM OPEN EDGE "very small". THE VINYL IS EXCEPTIONAL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A GREAT GLOSS AND DEEP GROOVES THIS LP HAS BEEN CARED FOR EXTREMELY WELL AND IT SHOWS. ON THE BACK COVER IS A PHOTO OF "THE GRATEFUL DEAD" "JERRY GARCIA" WITH A QUOTE "JERRY GARCIA MUSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ADVISER" EXCELLENT TRACKLIST WITH SONGS LIKE "WHITE RABBIT"SEEN BELOW... THIS LP IS A HARD FIND WITH SUCH GREAT VINYL QUALITY...The second album by Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow was a groundbreaking piece of folk-rock-based psychedelia, and it hit like a shot heard round the world; where the later efforts from bands like the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and especially, the Charlatans, were initially not too much more than cult successes, Surrealistic Pillow rode the pop charts for most of 1967, soaring into that rarefied Top Five region occupied by the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and so on, to which few American rock acts apart from the Byrds had been able to lay claim since 1964. And decades later the album still comes off as strong as any of those artists' best work. From the Top Ten singles "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" to the sublime "Embryonic Journey," the sensibilities are fierce, the material manages to be both melodic and complex (and it rocks, too), and the performances, sparked by new member Grace Slick on most of the lead vocals, are inspired, helped along by Jerry Garcia (serving as spiritual and musical advisor and sometimes guitarist). Every song is a perfectly cut diamond, too perfect in the eyes of the bandmembers, who felt that following the direction of producer Rick Jarrard and working within three- and four-minute running times, and delivering carefully sung accompaniments and succinct solos, resulted in a record that didn't represent their real sound. Regardless, they did wonderful things with the music within that framework, and the only pity is that RCA didn't record for official release any of the group's shows from the same era, when this material made up the bulk of their repertory. That way the live versions, with the band's creativity unrestricted, could be compared and contrasted with the record. The songwriting was spread around between Marty Balin, Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jorma Kaukonen, and Slick and Balin (who never had a prettier song than "Today," which he'd actually written for Tony Bennett) shared the vocals; the whole album was resplendent in a happy balance of all of these creative elements, before excessive experimentation (musical and chemical) began affecting the band's ability to do a straightforward song. The group never made a better album, and few artists from the era ever did. IF YOU ARE INTO MUSIC FROM THE 60'S THEN THIS IS IT
Tracklist
A1 She Has Funny Cars Written-By – Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin 3:03 A2 Somebody To Love Written-By – Darby Slick 2:54 A3 My Best Friend Written-By – Skip Spence* 2:59 A4 Today Written-By – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:57 A5 Comin' Back To Me Written-By – Marty Balin 5:18 B1 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds Written-By – Marty Balin 3:39 B2 D.C.B.A. - 25 Written-By – Paul Kantner 2:33 B3 How Do You Feel Written-By – Tom Mastin 3:26 B4 Embryonic Journey Written-By – Jorma Kaukonen 1:51 B5 White Rabbit Written-By – Grace Slick 2:27 B6 Plastic Fantastic Lover Written-By – Marty Balinprice rating
