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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE with JERRY GARCIA AND JOHN HAMMOND, Jr. - SURREALISTIC PILLOW - ORIGINAL 1967 RCA VICTOR STEREO LP LSP-3766.
ORIGINAL US PRESSING
ORIGINAL BLACK RCA VICTOR LABEL WITH WHITE TOP RCA VICTOR S NAME IS IN WHITE LETTERS , AND DOGGIE LOGO ON TOP CENTER OF THE LABEL
DEEP GROOVE PRESSING
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK CELLOPHANE WRAP
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX OF THE RECORD ON ONE SIDE ONLY
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The second album by Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow was a groundbreaking piece of folk-rock-based psychedelia, and it hit -- literally -- like a shot heard round the world where the later efforts from bands like the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and especially, the Charlatans, were initially not too much more than cult successes, Surrealistic Pillow rode the pop charts for most of 1967, soaring into that rarefied Top Five region occupied by the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and so on, to which few American rock acts apart from the Byrds had been able to lay claim since 1964. And decades later the album still comes off as strong as any of those artists best work. From the Top Ten singles White Rabbit and Somebody to Love to the sublime Embryonic Journey, the sensibilities are fierce, the material manages to be both melodic and complex and it rocks, too , and the performances, sparked by new member Grace Slick on most of the lead vocals, are inspired, helped along by Jerry Garcia serving as spiritual and musical advisor and sometimes guitarist . Every song is a perfectly cut diamond, too perfect in the eyes of the bandmembers, who felt that following the direction of producer Rick Jarrard and working within three- and four-minute running times, and delivering carefully sung accompaniments and succinct solos, resulted in a record that didn t represent their real sound. Regardless, they did wonderful things with the music within that framework, and the only pity is that RCA didn t record for official release any of the group s shows from the same era, when this material made up the bulk of their repertory. That way the live versions, with the band s creativity unrestricted, could be compared and contrasted with the record. The songwriting was spread around between Marty Balin, Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jorma Kaukonen, and Slick and Balin who never had a prettier song than Today, which he d actually written for Tony Bennett shared the vocals the whole album was resplendent in a happy balance of all of these creative elements, before excessive experimentation musical and chemical began affecting the band s ability to do a straightforward song. The group never made a better album, and few artists from the era ever did.
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One of the great wonders of Rock n Roll History, this beautiful, minor-key album from the winter of 1966/67 represents - by universal acclaim - one of ten or so most brilliant achievements of contemporary music. Boosted by Jerry Garcia s presence and spiritual advice , Balin, Kantner ,Slick and the crew sing 11 songs of love, mystery and loss including classics like Somebody to love and White Rabbit , which strike a resonant chord, even now, 47 years after the album was recorded.
For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio AR man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow a/k/a Cousin Brucie , Tim Rice of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita fame , Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan s first album , Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc. . For more details, see: Critics Choice: Top-200 albums compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 or click here for the complete album listing
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CONDITION:
RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
c The record has a deep groove an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings .
d The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.
e Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
