Label: Columbia Records (US), CGK 30459
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Rock
Country: Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. (October 30, 1939)
Time: 67:07
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 375 Mb
This
recording is a historical document of a band and time. It was two shows
in 1966 at the Matrix in San Francisco recorded live. The music returns
us to a simpler time when music was easy to understand and marvel at
and the amps did not destroy our eardrums. It sounds alive and new as it
was then - really good remastering of original audio tapes with and
informative booklet.
(amazon.com) Review by Joseph G.
This is the
first time I have seen this classic on cd. It is, ,admittedly, more
expensive than my vinyl copy was at 12s6d but is definitely worth it.
It
contains many great tracks in their earliest versions, ,notably "White
Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" , but also "Sally Go Round the Roses"
which is a favourite of mine, plus "Grimly Forming" ,"Arbitration" and a
few others with an extra seven bonus tracks tacked on the end.
This
was the first recording Grace made with her husband Darby Slick on lead
guitar, his brother Jerry on drums, David Minor on rhythm guitar and
Peter Vandergelder performing as the Great Society. (The " Grace Slick
and the ..." tag was only added after the Great Society disbanded in
early 1967 and she went on to find fame with Jefferson Airplane.)
The
first ten tracks on this were originally released on vinyl titled
"Conspicuous Only In Its Absence" from live recordings made at various
San Francisco clubs between 1965 and I967 and have the authentic dreamy,
spaced out feeling of that era. Long, dramatic raga-like guitar solos
building back into razor sharp bursts of vocals characterise these
tracks, matching the rainbow coloured light shows and psychedelic nature
of these events. These tracks are very different from the tighter, more
disciplined Jefferson Airplane ones but have a place in my heart.
(amazon.com) Review by limner
Personnel:
Grace Slick (Other names: Gracie, The Chrome Nun, The Acid Queen) - vocals, guitar, recorder, piano
Darby Slick - lead guitar, backing vocals
David Miner - rhythm guitar, vocals
Peter Vandergelder - bass
Jerry Slick - drums
01. Sally Go Round The Roses (06:32)
02. Didn't Think So (03:23)
03. Grimly Forming (03:53)
04. Somebody To Love (04:27)
05. Father Bruce (03:31)
06. Outlaw Blues (02:27)
07. Often As I May (03:43)
08. Arbitration (03:58)
09. White Rabbit (06:14)
10. That's How It Is (02:39)
11. Darkly Smiling (03:08)
12. Nature Boy (03:10)
13. You Can't Cry (02:57)
14. Daydream Nightmare (04:34)
15. Everybody Knows (02:36)
16. Born To Be Burned (03:13)
17. Father (06:34)
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