Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967) (Japan 17-track Mini LP 2008)

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967) (Japan 17-track Mini LP 2008)

Limited Japanese Vinyl Replica Edition Of Jefferson Airplanes Famous LP feat. Jerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead.

Because Surrealistic Pillow was the first album by a San Francisco band to go gold, and because it also spawned two Top Ten singles (the emblematic-of-their-era "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit"), it's tempting to think of Jefferson Airplane as merely hippies with hits. Actually, the band's musical roots were considerably earthier than that might suggest. True, there was a folk-music contingent in the Airplane, at least on the guitar end, but a good half of the group (singer Marty Balin, bassist Jack Casady, and drummer Spencer Dreyden) were seasoned bar-band and studio vets with long experience in R&B and jazz. Which probably explains why these so-called hippies were such a ferocious live act and why this record, against the odds, has dated very little. Chock-full of first-rate songs, the album ranges from exquisite ballads ("Today") to rustic acoustic guitar interludes ("Embryonic Journey") to careening psychedelic apocalypses (the aptly titled "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds"). Make sure you get the 1996 reissue, which features remastered mono and stereo versions; the mono, out of print for years, is by far the best sound the band ever got on record...S. Simels

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Tracklist:

01 She Has Funny Cars 3:10
02 Somebody to Love 2:58
03 My Best Friend 3:01
04 Today 2:59
05 Comin' Back to Me 5:18
06 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds 3:41
07 D.C.B.A. -25 2:37
08 How Do You Feel 3:31
09 Embryonic Journey 1:53
10 White Rabbit 2:30
11 Plastic Fantastic Lover 2:37
12 In the Morning Bonus 6:21
13 J.P.P. McStep B. Blues Bonus 2:37
14 Go to Her Bonus / Version Two 4:02
15 Come Back Baby Bonus 2:56
16 Somebody to Love Bonus / Mono Version / Version 2:58
17 White Rabbit Bonus / Mono Version / Version 5:20