Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of American rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in August 1966 as RCA Victor LSP-3584 (stereo) & LPM-3584 (mono). The personnel differs from the later "classic" lineup and the music is more folk-rock than the harder psychedelic sound for which the band later became famous. Signe Toly Anderson was the female vocalist and Skip Spence played drums. Both left the group shortly after the album's release and were replaced by Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden, respectively.
Recording
RCA executives found some of the lyrics too sexually suggestive. They had the band change the lyrics in "Let Me In" from "I gotta get in, you know where" to "You shut your door, now it ain't fair", and "Don't tell me you want money" to "Don't tell me it's so funny". In "Run Around" they had the line "Blinded by colors come flashing from flowers that sway as you lay under me" altered to "that sway as you stay here by me". With "Runnin' 'Round This World" the executives insisted that "trips" in the line "The nights I've spent with you have been fantastic trips" referred to taking LSD, though the band insisted it was merely common slang. Even replacing the word "trips" with a guitar apreggio did not placate RCA's concerns with the line's sexual connotations and refused its inclusion on the album, and the recording remained unreleased for the next eight years.
Jefferson Airplane was a San Francisco, California band that pioneered psychedelic rock and defined the 1960's counterculture movement during one of the most tumultuous times in United States history. The first Bay Area group to achieve international commercial success, they were headliners at the three most notable American rock festivals of their era —Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—as well as the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their 1967 break-out record Surrealistic Pillow ranks on the short list of most significant recordings of the "Summer of Love." Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, and Jack Casady had toured as the KBC Band and released an eponymous album in 1986. Grace Slick had recently left Starship after performing lead vocals on their album, No Protection in 1987, and planned to retire from music. Jorma Kaukonen had been performing solo work and performing live with Jack Casady as Hot Tuna. Kanter left KBC Band in 1987 but joined Hot Tuna on stage for the 1987-1988 tour. Kaukonen invited Slick to play a concert at The Fillmore with Hot Tuna in 1988 where she performed harmony vocals on "Third Week in the Chelsea" and performed lead vocals along with Kantner for "Wooden Ships". In 1989, Slick was convinced to join the band again and the five members finally got together to discuss a reunion tour and album. Joining Jefferson Airplane for the tour along with Aronoff on drums were Tim Gorman on keyboards (who had also played with KBC Band), Randy Jackson on guitar, and Jorma's brother Peter Kaukonen also on guitar. Gorman and Jackson did not participate on the album. Kenny Aronoff joined the band as drummer for the tour and in the studio. The album was produced by Ron Nevison, who had previously produced the Jefferson Starship albums Freedom at Point Zero, Modern Times and Nuclear Furniture, as well as Slick's solo album Software.
By 1966 the seeds of psychedelia were firmly planted in Rock & Roll music, especially the music scene in San Francisco.
In this clip, the Jefferson Airplane performs "It's No Secret" with Signe Toly Anderson, their original female vocalist. When Signe left in late 1966 she was replaced by Grace Slick.
published: 12 Apr 2008
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off [Full Album]
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (U.S.A./1966) Full Album
Heavy Psych Music From San Francisco, California
Takes Off Is The Debut Studio Album By The American Rock Band "Jefferson Airplane"
And Was Released In August 1966 On RCA Records. Vocalist Signe Tolly Anderson
Was Soon Replaced By Grace Slick For The Recording Of Thier Second Album Called
"Surrealistic Pillow".
Tracklist
1 Blues From An Airplane
2 Let Me In
3 Bringing Me Down
4 It's No Secret
5 Tobacco Road
6 Come Up The Years
7 Run Around
8 Let's Get To...
published: 17 Mar 2019
Jefferson Airplane "Takes Off" (12 Tracks Uncensored) 1966 *Let Me In* (Lyrics)
Directamente del vinilo original / Straight from the original vinyl
*Segunda versión entre paréntesis-Second version in brackets*
published: 13 May 2021
Blues from an Airplane
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Blues from an Airplane · Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1966-08-15
Composer, Lyricist: Marty Balin
Composer, Lyricist: Alex Spence
Producer: Matthew Katz
Producer: Tommy Oliver
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published: 16 Mar 2017
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - takes off - 1966
1 blues for an airplane
2 let me in
3 bringing me down
4 it's not secret
5 tobacco road
6 come up the years
7 run around
8 let's get together
9 don't sleep away
10 chauffeur blues
11 and i like it
12 runnin' round this world (mono, uncensored single version)
13 high flying bird (bonus track)
14 it's alright (bonus track)
15 go to her (early version 7/21/66)
16 let me in (original uncensored version)
17 run around (mono, original uncensored version)
18 chauffeur blues (alternate version, previously unissued)
19 and i like it (alternate version, previously unissued)
published: 16 Dec 2023
Jefferson Airplane "Takes Off" (12 Tracks Uncensored) 1966 *Blues From An Airplane*
Directamente del vinilo original / Straight from the original vinyl
By 1966 the seeds of psychedelia were firmly planted in Rock & Roll music, especially the music scene in San Francisco.
In this clip, the Jefferson Airplane ...
By 1966 the seeds of psychedelia were firmly planted in Rock & Roll music, especially the music scene in San Francisco.
In this clip, the Jefferson Airplane performs "It's No Secret" with Signe Toly Anderson, their original female vocalist. When Signe left in late 1966 she was replaced by Grace Slick.
By 1966 the seeds of psychedelia were firmly planted in Rock & Roll music, especially the music scene in San Francisco.
In this clip, the Jefferson Airplane performs "It's No Secret" with Signe Toly Anderson, their original female vocalist. When Signe left in late 1966 she was replaced by Grace Slick.
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (U.S.A./1966) Full Album
Heavy Psych Music From San Francisco, California
...
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (U.S.A./1966) Full Album
Heavy Psych Music From San Francisco, California
Takes Off Is The Debut Studio Album By The American Rock Band "Jefferson Airplane"
And Was Released In August 1966 On RCA Records. Vocalist Signe Tolly Anderson
Was Soon Replaced By Grace Slick For The Recording Of Thier Second Album Called
"Surrealistic Pillow".
Tracklist
1 Blues From An Airplane
2 Let Me In
3 Bringing Me Down
4 It's No Secret
5 Tobacco Road
6 Come Up The Years
7 Run Around
8 Let's Get Together
9 Don't Slip Away
10 Chaffeur Blues
Musicians
Marty Balin - Vocals & Guitar🎤🎸
Paul Kanter - Guitar & Vocals🎸🎤
Signe Tolly Anderson - Vocals🎤
Jack Casady - Bass🎸
Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar🎸
Skip Spence - Drums🥁
I Don't Own Copyrights To This Music
For Promotion Of The Artist Only (buy CD)
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (U.S.A./1966) Full Album
Heavy Psych Music From San Francisco, California
Takes Off Is The Debut Studio Album By The American Rock Band "Jefferson Airplane"
And Was Released In August 1966 On RCA Records. Vocalist Signe Tolly Anderson
Was Soon Replaced By Grace Slick For The Recording Of Thier Second Album Called
"Surrealistic Pillow".
Tracklist
1 Blues From An Airplane
2 Let Me In
3 Bringing Me Down
4 It's No Secret
5 Tobacco Road
6 Come Up The Years
7 Run Around
8 Let's Get Together
9 Don't Slip Away
10 Chaffeur Blues
Musicians
Marty Balin - Vocals & Guitar🎤🎸
Paul Kanter - Guitar & Vocals🎸🎤
Signe Tolly Anderson - Vocals🎤
Jack Casady - Bass🎸
Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar🎸
Skip Spence - Drums🥁
I Don't Own Copyrights To This Music
For Promotion Of The Artist Only (buy CD)
Provided to YouTube by RCA/BMG Heritage
Blues from an Airplane · Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reser...
Provided to YouTube by RCA/BMG Heritage
Blues from an Airplane · Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1966-08-15
Composer, Lyricist: Marty Balin
Composer, Lyricist: Alex Spence
Producer: Matthew Katz
Producer: Tommy Oliver
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by RCA/BMG Heritage
Blues from an Airplane · Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1966-08-15
Composer, Lyricist: Marty Balin
Composer, Lyricist: Alex Spence
Producer: Matthew Katz
Producer: Tommy Oliver
Auto-generated by YouTube.
1 blues for an airplane
2 let me in
3 bringing me down
4 it's not secret
5 tobacco road
6 come up the years
7 run around
8 let's get together
9 don't sleep awa...
1 blues for an airplane
2 let me in
3 bringing me down
4 it's not secret
5 tobacco road
6 come up the years
7 run around
8 let's get together
9 don't sleep away
10 chauffeur blues
11 and i like it
12 runnin' round this world (mono, uncensored single version)
13 high flying bird (bonus track)
14 it's alright (bonus track)
15 go to her (early version 7/21/66)
16 let me in (original uncensored version)
17 run around (mono, original uncensored version)
18 chauffeur blues (alternate version, previously unissued)
19 and i like it (alternate version, previously unissued)
1 blues for an airplane
2 let me in
3 bringing me down
4 it's not secret
5 tobacco road
6 come up the years
7 run around
8 let's get together
9 don't sleep away
10 chauffeur blues
11 and i like it
12 runnin' round this world (mono, uncensored single version)
13 high flying bird (bonus track)
14 it's alright (bonus track)
15 go to her (early version 7/21/66)
16 let me in (original uncensored version)
17 run around (mono, original uncensored version)
18 chauffeur blues (alternate version, previously unissued)
19 and i like it (alternate version, previously unissued)
By 1966 the seeds of psychedelia were firmly planted in Rock & Roll music, especially the music scene in San Francisco.
In this clip, the Jefferson Airplane performs "It's No Secret" with Signe Toly Anderson, their original female vocalist. When Signe left in late 1966 she was replaced by Grace Slick.
Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off (U.S.A./1966) Full Album
Heavy Psych Music From San Francisco, California
Takes Off Is The Debut Studio Album By The American Rock Band "Jefferson Airplane"
And Was Released In August 1966 On RCA Records. Vocalist Signe Tolly Anderson
Was Soon Replaced By Grace Slick For The Recording Of Thier Second Album Called
"Surrealistic Pillow".
Tracklist
1 Blues From An Airplane
2 Let Me In
3 Bringing Me Down
4 It's No Secret
5 Tobacco Road
6 Come Up The Years
7 Run Around
8 Let's Get Together
9 Don't Slip Away
10 Chaffeur Blues
Musicians
Marty Balin - Vocals & Guitar🎤🎸
Paul Kanter - Guitar & Vocals🎸🎤
Signe Tolly Anderson - Vocals🎤
Jack Casady - Bass🎸
Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar🎸
Skip Spence - Drums🥁
I Don't Own Copyrights To This Music
For Promotion Of The Artist Only (buy CD)
Provided to YouTube by RCA/BMG Heritage
Blues from an Airplane · Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1966-08-15
Composer, Lyricist: Marty Balin
Composer, Lyricist: Alex Spence
Producer: Matthew Katz
Producer: Tommy Oliver
Auto-generated by YouTube.
1 blues for an airplane
2 let me in
3 bringing me down
4 it's not secret
5 tobacco road
6 come up the years
7 run around
8 let's get together
9 don't sleep away
10 chauffeur blues
11 and i like it
12 runnin' round this world (mono, uncensored single version)
13 high flying bird (bonus track)
14 it's alright (bonus track)
15 go to her (early version 7/21/66)
16 let me in (original uncensored version)
17 run around (mono, original uncensored version)
18 chauffeur blues (alternate version, previously unissued)
19 and i like it (alternate version, previously unissued)
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of American rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in August 1966 as RCA Victor LSP-3584 (stereo) & LPM-3584 (mono). The personnel differs from the later "classic" lineup and the music is more folk-rock than the harder psychedelic sound for which the band later became famous. Signe Toly Anderson was the female vocalist and Skip Spence played drums. Both left the group shortly after the album's release and were replaced by Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden, respectively.
Recording
RCA executives found some of the lyrics too sexually suggestive. They had the band change the lyrics in "Let Me In" from "I gotta get in, you know where" to "You shut your door, now it ain't fair", and "Don't tell me you want money" to "Don't tell me it's so funny". In "Run Around" they had the line "Blinded by colors come flashing from flowers that sway as you lay under me" altered to "that sway as you stay here by me". With "Runnin' 'Round This World" the executives insisted that "trips" in the line "The nights I've spent with you have been fantastic trips" referred to taking LSD, though the band insisted it was merely common slang. Even replacing the word "trips" with a guitar apreggio did not placate RCA's concerns with the line's sexual connotations and refused its inclusion on the album, and the recording remained unreleased for the next eight years.
It's no secret, how strong my love is for you It's no secret, when I tell you what I'm gonna do Cause I love you, yeah I love you It's no secret, everybody knows how I feel It's no secret, when I say my love is real Cause I love you, yeah I love you I love you, yes I love you It's no secret, when you got me jumping up and down It's no secret, everybody knows how I feel It's no secret, cause my heart is chained and bound INSTRUMENTAL BREAK. As I get older the years they get heavy for you - oh yeah Is it any wonder why I feel like my whole life is through - When I stop feeling how strong my love is for you - oh Know I'll be empty wanting your love like I do It's no secret, when you got me jumping up and down It's no secret, cause my heart is chained and bound I love you, yes I love you It's no secret, everybody knows how I feel It's no secret, everybody knows how I feel, yeah (FADE
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