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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

Jefferson Airplane

1966 · Rock

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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off by Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is a Rock album by Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1966. On Gatefold: 108 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.

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The Jefferson Airplane’s debut album features a powerful folk-rock group that’s very much a prototype for the wild, psychedelic group they became. Signe Anderson would later be replaced by Grace Slick, but her role here is limited here as Marty Balin handles most of the lead vocals and wrote most of the songs. Jorma Kaukonen’s superior guitar chops provide the necessary edge while Jack Casady’s bass is an essential ingredient, playing here with original drummer Skip Spence. “It’s No Secret,” “Come Up the Years,” and the versions of “Get Together” (later a hit for The Youngbloods) and “Tobacco Road” make for a definitive snapshot of this quickly changing era.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Blues from an Airplane2:10
  2. 2Let Me In2:56
  3. 3Bringing Me Down2:22
  4. 4It's No Secret2:37
  5. 5Tobacco Road3:27
  6. 6Come Up the Years2:30
  7. 7Run Around2:36
  8. 8Let's Get Together3:34
  9. 9Don't Slip Away2:32
  10. 10Chauffeur Blues2:25
  11. 11And I Like It3:15
  12. 12Runnin' 'Round This World2:22
  13. 13High Flying Bird2:33
  14. 14It's Alright2:15
  15. 15Go To Her (Version One)4:06
  16. 16Let Me In (Original Uncensored/Deleted Version)3:28
  17. 17Run Around (Original Uncensored Version)2:32
  18. 18Chauffeur Blues (Alternate Version)2:46
  19. 19And I Like It (Alternate Version)10:36

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • jangly
  • restless
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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The "first" US pressing of the debut by Jefferson Airplane has three versions, released in both mono and stereo:
1) The earliest disc has six tracks on side 1, with the sixth being "Runnin' 'Round This World". This version contains the original recordings of both "Let Me In" (with the lyric "Don't tell me you want money") and "Run Around" (with the lyric "That sway as you lay under me").
2) The second version has five tracks on side 1, with "Runnin' 'Round This World" being deleted. However, the original versions of "Let Me In" and "Run Around" are still included.
3) The final version has five tracks on side 1, but two tracks have been rerecorded with censored lyrics: "Let Me In" ("Don't tell me it's so funny") and "Run Around" ("That sway as you stay here by me").
There additionally exists three cover variations:
1) The "first-state" cover has a rear cover slick which includes "Runnin' 'Round This World" on the track listing for side 1. There is no "RE" in the upper right corner by the mono/stereo catalog numbers.
2) The "second-state" cover are first-state covers which have had a replacement slick pasted on top of the original rear cover slick. These replacement slicks do not show "Runnin' 'Round This World" on the track listing for side 1, and "RE" has been added next to the mono/stereo catalog numbers in the upper right corner. However, it is possible to peel back these slicks from the cardboard stock to reveal the original text underneath using a backlight.
3) The "third-state" cover only has the replacement slick on the rear side, which do not show "Runnin' 'Round This World" on the track listing for side 1, and "RE" has been added next to the mono/stereo catalog numbers in the upper right corner.
These covers can additionally be different for each printing facility, with different variations having a small "4", "6", or "7" placed in different locations near the bottom of the rear cover slick.

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