Live at the Fillmore East (Jefferson Airplane album)
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| Released | April 28, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | May 3–4, 1968 | |||
| Venue | Fillmore East, New York City | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 75:52 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Paul Williams | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Live at the Fillmore East is an album by the rock band Jefferson Airplane. It was recorded on May 3 and 4, 1968, at the Fillmore East in New York City. It was released on April 28, 1998. It is not to be confused with the similarly named Jefferson Airplane album Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Live at the Fillmore East 1969.
The song "Thing" is an experimental freeform instrumental that later morphed into "Bear Melt", which appears on Bless Its Pointed Little Head.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro / The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" | Paul Kantner | 8:35 |
| 2. | "She Has Funny Cars" | Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin | 3:56 |
| 3. | "It's No Secret" | Balin | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon" | Kantner | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Greasy Heart" | Grace Slick | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Star Track" | Kaukonen | 7:36 |
| 7. | "Wild Tyme" | Kantner | 3:21 |
| 8. | "White Rabbit" | Slick | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Thing" | Kantner, Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden | 11:28 |
| 10. | "Today" | Balin, Kantner | 3:29 |
| 11. | "The Other Side of This Life" | Fred Neil | 5:13 |
| 12. | "Fat Angel" | Donovan | 9:04 |
| 13. | "Watch Her Ride" | Kantner | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Closing Comments" | 0:46 | |
| 15. | "Somebody to Love" | Darby Slick | 3:21 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jefferson Airplane
- Marty Balin - vocals, guitar, bass on "Fat Angel"
- Grace Slick - vocals, piano
- Jorma Kaukonen - lead guitar, vocals
- Paul Kantner - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Jack Casady - bass, rhythm guitar on "Fat Angel"
- Spencer Dryden - drums, percussion
Production
- Produced by Paul Williams
- Compiled by Bill Thompson, Paul Williams
- Recording: John Chester
- Mixing: Mike Hartry
- Audio restoration: Bill Lacey
- Essay: Jeff Tamarkin
References
[edit]- ^ Owens, tHOM (2011). "Live at the Fillmore East - Jefferson Airplane | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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