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The debut Jefferson Airplane album was dominated by singer Marty Balin, who wrote or co-wrote all the original material and sang most of the lead vocals in his heartbreaking tenor with Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson providing harmonies and backup. (Anderson's lead vocal on "Chauffeur Blues" indicated she was at least the equal of her successor, Grace Slick, as a belter.) The music consisted mostly of folk-rock love songs, the most memorable of which were "It's No Secret" and "Come up the Years." (There was also a striking version of Dino Valente's "Get Together" recorded years before the Youngbloods' hit version.) Jorma Kaukonen already displayed a talent for mixing country, folk, and blues riffs in a rock context, and Jack Casady already had a distinctive bass sound. But the Airplane of Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Anderson-Casady-Spence is to be distinguished from the Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Casady-Slick-Dryden version of the band that would emerge on record five months later chiefly by Balin's dominance. Later, Grace Slick would become the group's vocal and visual focal point. On Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, the Airplane was still Balin's group.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Alex Spence, Composer - Alex Spence, Lyricist - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - John D. Loudermilk, Composer - John D. Loudermilk, Lyricist - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Chet Powers, Composer - Chet Powers, Lyricist - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Alex Spence, Composer - Alex Spence, Lyricist - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer - Lester Melrose, Composer - Lester Melrose, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Jorma Kaukonen, Composer - Jorma Kaukonen, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally Recorded 1965. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Billy Wheeler, Composer - Billy Wheeler, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer
(P) 1974 BMG Music
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Alex Spence, Composer - Alex Spence, Lyricist - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer
(P) 1974 BMG Music
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Irving Estes, Composer - Irving Estes, Lyricist - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally Recorded 1966. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
(P) 1992 BMG Music
Paul Kantner, Composer - Paul Kantner, Lyricist - Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
Originally Recorded 1966. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Matthew Katz, Producer - Lester Melrose, Composer - Lester Melrose, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BM Music
Jefferson Airplane, Performer - Tommy Oliver, Producer - Jorma Kaukonen, Composer - Jorma Kaukonen, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer - Matthew Katz, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Album review
The debut Jefferson Airplane album was dominated by singer Marty Balin, who wrote or co-wrote all the original material and sang most of the lead vocals in his heartbreaking tenor with Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson providing harmonies and backup. (Anderson's lead vocal on "Chauffeur Blues" indicated she was at least the equal of her successor, Grace Slick, as a belter.) The music consisted mostly of folk-rock love songs, the most memorable of which were "It's No Secret" and "Come up the Years." (There was also a striking version of Dino Valente's "Get Together" recorded years before the Youngbloods' hit version.) Jorma Kaukonen already displayed a talent for mixing country, folk, and blues riffs in a rock context, and Jack Casady already had a distinctive bass sound. But the Airplane of Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Anderson-Casady-Spence is to be distinguished from the Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Casady-Slick-Dryden version of the band that would emerge on record five months later chiefly by Balin's dominance. Later, Grace Slick would become the group's vocal and visual focal point. On Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, the Airplane was still Balin's group.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:02
- Main artists: Jefferson Airplane
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1966 Sony Music Entertainment
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