Album

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

1967 · Rock

100 collectors on Gatefold own this

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Surrealistic Pillow is a Rock album by Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 228 pressings tracked, owned by 100 collectors.

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The twin juggernauts of “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” ensured its place in rock history, but Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 album isn’t just a vehicle for showstopping new singer Grace Slick. Marty Balin lends vulnerable lead vocals to the medieval folk twinges of “Comin’ Back to Me” and The Mamas & The Papas-esque “How Do You Feel,” and “Embryonic Journey” shows off the fluid fingerpicking of future Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. As playful as its title, <i>Surrealistic Pillow</i> is the sound of campfire love-ins turned trippy and ambitious.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1She Has Funny Cars3:03
  2. A2Somebody To Love2:54
  3. A3My Best Friend2:59
  4. A4Today2:57
  5. A5Comin' Back To Me5:18

Side B

  1. B13/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds3:39
  2. B2D.C.B.A. - 252:33
  3. B3How Do You Feel3:26
  4. B4Embryonic Journey1:51
  5. B5White Rabbit2:27
  6. B6Plastic Fantastic Lover2:33

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • fuzzy
  • wistful
  • psychedelic

"Surrealistic Pillow" is the second album by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane, released by RCA Victor on February 1, 1967. It is the first album by the band with vocalist Grace Slick and drummer Spencer Dryden. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard album chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album is considered to be one of the quintessential works of the early psychedelic rock and 1960s counterculture eras.
Original drummer Alexander "Skip" Spence had left the band in mid-1966. He was soon replaced by Dryden, an experienced Los Angeles jazz drummer and the half-nephew of Charlie Chaplin. New female vocalist Slick, formerly with another San Francisco rock band the Great Society, joined the Airplane in the fall of 1966. Slick, Dryden, male lead vocalist Marty Balin, guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Paul Kantner, lead guitarist (and occasional vocalist) Jorma Kaukonen, and bassist Jack Casady formed the core of the best-known line-up of the group, which remained stable until Dryden's departure in early 1970.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 146 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. It was voted number 174 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
In January 2017, "Somebody to Love" received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, while "White Rabbit" received a platinum certification.

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