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"Apart from lifting heavy furniture, it never occu

"Apart from lifting heavy furniture, it never occurred to me that I couldn't do anything I wanted to. It just depended upon my own level of desire and talent. I stick to what I'm good at, and it doesn't have anything to do with whether I'm a woman or a man."
- Grace Slick

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"I went to see the Airplane at the Matrix when the

"I went to see the Airplane at the Matrix when they were starting out, and what knocked me out was Skip Spence. He was all I could see the night I went. He was the drummer but he had so much charisma. He was really a great player. He was really driving the band." - Sam Andrew, Big Brother & The Holding Company

Happy Birthday to the original drummer of Jefferson Airplane, Skip Spence! He recorded drums on Jefferson Airplane’s debut album – but he was also a singer, guitarist, and all-around rockstar. After his years with the Airplane, he co-found Moby Grape, a folk-rock-psychedelic band. Celebrate him by listening to the "Jefferson Airplane and Friends" playlist in our bio.

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Psychedelic! @sketchygoat created this groovy artw

Psychedelic! @sketchygoat created this groovy artwork of Grace Slick.
Tag this account and #jeffersonairplaneart in your artwork for a chance to be featured!

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Happy Birthday to the legendary record producer &

Happy Birthday to the legendary record producer & engineer, @schmitt.al!

Al produced some of the Airplane's best, including: AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER'S, CROWN OF CREATION, and VOLUNTEERS. Show him some birthday love in the comments and spin his music this weekend —> link in bio.

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“[Skip Spence] was a force to be reckoned with… He was a really bright star. He came up with beautiful chord changes and the melodies going through them. He had a real knack for that.” - Paul Kantner

Remembering JA’s multi-talented drummer, Skip Spence. Honor him today by listening to his skills in the Airplane’s debut, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF with the link in bio.

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“With Jack’s obsessive attention to details as

“With Jack’s obsessive attention to details as well as having one of the deepest grooves I’ve ever heard, I was confident that he would be great for us.” - Jorma Kaukonen on Jack Casady joining Jefferson Airplane

Happy Birthday to the most far out bassist in rock ‘n’ roll – Jack Casady!
Show him some love in the comments and stream this playlist dedicated to his best riffs: link in bio.

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“Balin’s mastery of dynamics is fully formed;

“Balin’s mastery of dynamics is fully formed; the honey in his voice is as sweet as it would ever be. Yet there is a toughness behind it too, as if the singer has been around the block a few times more than he’s letting on.” - Jeff Tamarkin, music historian

Photo: A young Marty Balin on this day in 1966, courtesy of Getty Images.

What’s the song that you groove out to when you want to hear Marty’s vocals?

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“If you’re wondering what the title SURREALIST

“If you’re wondering what the title SURREALISTIC PILLOW means, it’s one of those names that leaves the interpretation up to the beholder. When Marty Balin asked Jerry Garcia what he thought of the studio tapes, Jerry said ‘Sounds like a surrealistic pillow.’ Asleep or awake on the pillow? Dreaming? Making love? The adjective ‘surrealistic’ leaves the picture wide open.” - Grace Slick

Pictured here are Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, and Bill Graham lounging backstage at the Fillmore. What kind of “Surrealistic Pillow” does the album make you think of?

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“You can hear Tuna’s collective smile and the

“You can hear Tuna’s collective smile and the boundless energy of youth in the grooves!” - Jorma Kaukonen on AMERICA’S CHOICE.

Available exclusively for RSD Drops on July 17th, don’t miss Hot Tuna’s re-release of AMERICA’S CHOICE on either yellow opaque or blue 180-gram vinyl! Limited to 1,500 units of yellow and only 500 of blue, you may pick up this 1975 classic release at your local participating record store: www.recordstoreday.com.
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Don’t miss the RSD Drops exclusive release of Je

Don’t miss the RSD Drops exclusive release of Jefferson Airplane’s ACID, INCENSE AND BALLOONS: RSD-COLLECTED GEMS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF FLIGHT. This record was created by the RSD team and curated by record stores. Available on June 12th, this 12” vinyl release features psychedelic JA essentials from ‘66-’71, alongside some deeper cuts and live takes from the band. The record is limited to only 3,500 units, so you don’t want to sleep on this!

Find your local participating record store now: www.recordstoreday.com.
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“[Spencer] had a way of going, an impulse power

“[Spencer] had a way of going, an impulse power that was irresistible and unique. He was capable of creating a churning, loving rhythm machine for ecstatic dancing.” - Mickey Hart, Grateful Dead

Happy Birthday to the Airplane drummer, Spencer Dryden. Did you know that “Lather” was written about Spencer’s 30th birthday? It was featured on JA’s album, CROWN OF CREATION. Celebrate him today by listening to it → link in bio.

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During an interview in 1966, Jefferson Airplane's

During an interview in 1966, Jefferson Airplane's band members were asked the same question by KRLA BEAT: "How did you get the name Jefferson Airplane?"

Which response is the most believable?

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The Airplane’s live compilation album, THIRTY SE

The Airplane’s live compilation album, THIRTY SECONDS OVER WINTERLAND was released April ‘73. It features performances recorded in the late summer of ‘72 from San Francisco’s rock ’n’ roll cathedral, Winterland Ballroom, and the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

Celebrate the 48th anniversary of the record’s release by hitting play on the album, it includes songs like “Have You Seen The Saucers”: link in bio.

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“[Jefferson Airplane] were both architects and m

“[Jefferson Airplane] were both architects and messengers of the psychedelic age, a liberation of mind and body that profoundly changed American art, politics and spirituality.” - Jann Wenner of ROLLING STONE

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Happy Birthday to San Francisco's psychedelic phot

Happy Birthday to San Francisco's psychedelic photographer, Herb Greene! Herb is a '60s music scene legend, having photographed some of the era's most iconic musicians. He took photos of Jefferson Airplane in his dining room, which later became the album cover for SURREALISTIC PILLOW. The trippy background was actually a result of Herb trying to peel off his old wallpaper that his roommate drew hieroglyphics on – but it perfectly captured the spirit of the psychedelic time!

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“[While playing with a band,] an almost tangible

“[While playing with a band,] an almost tangible shift in feeling happens as I go from thick to weightless. It’s like swimming in scuba gear with a twenty-five percent nitrous feed.” - Grace Slick

There’s nothing like letting the music take you. Now, take a listen to this album and tell us exactly what you feel --> link in bio.

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“Ride the music, ride the music, ride the music”
- “Wooden Ships” by Jefferson Airplane

VOLUNTEERS, SURREALISTIC PILLOW, and THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE have all been remastered and pressed on some fresh 180-gram vinyl. Snag your copies → link in bio.

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“[PLANET EARTH ROCK AND ROLL ORCHESTRA] was a science fiction concept album about a commune/rock band eventually fleeing into outer space to escape right-wing oppression” - ALLMUSIC

PLANET EARTH ROCK AND ROLL ORCHESTRA, a psychedelic rock album created and written by Paul Kantner, is now AVAILABLE on your favorite streaming platform. PERRO (which was also Kantner's nickname for fellow '70s rock 'n' rollers) was his final solo album, recorded and released in 1983. It follows the story of a novel he was writing at the time. Stream the album now and share your favorite lyrics ––> link in bio.

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"Well, [the dream of success] is always a dream, a

"Well, [the dream of success] is always a dream, and when it becomes reality, nobody really knows how to deal with it. We didn’t... There’s nobody that got on the escalator and didn’t take a fall or two." - Spencer Dryden

Jefferson Airplane may have hit the occasional turbulence on the rise to the top, but their success helped them reach the masses and inspire generations to come. Take a listen to the album that kickstarted the revolution. --> link in bio.

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“Jack [Casady] was always bringing in new stuff

“Jack [Casady] was always bringing in new stuff - Cream, The Band, whatever. We’d stop a recording session at RCA in Los Angeles and go up to the fourth floor where they had a record player... and spend time listening to bands’ new records. I don’t know what Jack was reading, or what record stores he was going to, but he always knew the new stuff, the good stuff.” - Grace Slick

Tag the person who shows you the best new music!

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