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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

Jefferson Airplane

Initial release : September 1966

RCA LSP 3584

Jefferson Airplane's debut LP. Expanded CD versions of the album were released in 1996, 2002 and 2003.

Tracks

  • Blues From An Airplane (Balin/Spence)
  • Let Me In (Balin/Kantner)
  • Bringing Me Down (Balin/Kantner)
  • It's No Secret (Balin)
  • Tobacco Road (Loudermilk)
  • Runnin' 'Round This World (Balin/Kantner)*
  • Come Up The Years (Balin/Kantner)
  • Run Around (Balin/Kantner)
  • Let's Get Together (Powers)
  • Don't Slip Away (Balin/Spence)
  • Chauffeur Blues (Melrose)
  • And I Like It (Balin/Kaukonen)
* Only on first printing of original LP. Dropped from subsequent versions until the 1996 CD release

Bonus tracks on 2003 US expanded release;

  • High Flyin' Bird (Wheeler)
  • That's Alright (Kantner/Spence)
  • Go to Her (Estes/Kantner)
  • Let Me In (Balin/Kantner)
  • Run Around (Balin/Kantner)
  • Chauffeur Blues (Melrose)
  • And I Like It (Balin/Kaukonen)
A European CD release in 2002 included four bonus tracks;
  • Go to Her (Estes/Kantner)
  • Let Me In (Balin/Kantner)
  • High Flyin' Bird (Wheeler)
  • That's Alright (Kantner/Spence)
Musicians

  • Signe Anderson - vocals
  • Marty Balin - guitar, vocals
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Skip Spence - drums
  • Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals
  • Jorma Kaukonen - guitar, vocals
Credits

  • Producer - Matthew Katz, Tommy Oliver
  • Engineer - Dave Hassinger
Notes

Runnin' 'round This World was only included in the original release, It was subsequently removed from the album due to the presence of lyrics that could be misconstrued. It was included again for the CD release in 1996.

Related releases

An extended, remastered version of this album was released in 2003.

An expanded version of this album was released in Europe in 2002.

An CD version including both the stereo and mono versions of this LP was released in 1996;

The 2003 expanded version of the album was included in the box set; Tracks from Jefferson Airplane Takes Off have been included on many Jefferson Airplane compilations.

Buy 2003 expanded CD from amazon.com

Buy original CD from amazon.com

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