Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
Studio album by Jefferson Airplane
Released	September 15, 1966
Recorded	1965–1966 at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA, USA
Genre	Folk rock, blues rock
Length	29:19
Label	RCA Victor LSP 3584
Producer	Matthew Katz, Tommy Oliver
Jefferson Airplane chronology
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (September 1966) Surrealistic Pillow (February 1967)
Singles from Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
"It's No Secret" b/w "Runnin' Round This World" Released: February 1966 "Come Up the Years" / "Blues from an Airplane" Released: May 1966 "Bringing Me Down" / "Let Me In" Released: August 1966

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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off is the debut album of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, released on RCA Victor Records in September 1966. The personnel differ 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.

Track listing

• All lead vocals by Marty except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blues from an Airplane"	Marty Balin, Skip Spence	2:10
2.	"Let Me In" (lead vocals: Paul)	Balin, Paul Kantner	2:55
3.	"Bringing Me Down"	Balin, Kantner	2:22
4.	"It's No Secret"	Balin	2:37
5.	"Tobacco Road"	Clay Warnick	3:26

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Up the Years"	Balin, Kantner	2:30
2.	"Run Around" (lead vocals: Paul)	Balin, Kantner	2:35
3.	"Let's Get Together" (lead vocals: Paul, Signe, Marty)	Chester Powers	3:32
4.	"Don't Slip Away"	Balin, Spence	2:31
5.	"Chauffeur Blues" (lead vocals: Signe)	Lester Melrose	2:25
6.	"And I Like It"	Balin, Jorma Kaukonen	3:16

2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Runnin' Round This World" (from Early Flight)	Balin, Kantner	2:25
13.	"High Flying Bird" (from Early Flight)	Billy Edd Wheeler	2:17
14.	"It's Alright" (from Early Flight)	Balin, Spence	2:17
15.	"Go to Her" (from Jefferson Airplane Loves You)	Kantner, Irving Estes	4:09
16.	"Let Me In" (from Jefferson Airplane Loves You)	Balin, Kantner	3:31
17.	"Run Around" (uncensored version)	Balin, Kantner	2:35
18.	"Chauffeur Blues" (alternate version)	Melrose	2:49
19.	"And I Like It" (alternate version)	Balin, Kaukonen	8:16
20.	"Blues from an Airplane" (instrumental; hidden track)	Balin, Spence	2:10

Personnel

• Marty Balin – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Signe Toly Anderson – vocals, percussion
• Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar
• Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Jack Casady – bass
• Skip Spence – drums
• Spencer Dryden – drums on "Go to Her", alternate version of "And I Like It", and alternate version of "Chauffeur Blues"

Production

• Tommy Oliver – producer
• Matthew Katz – manager, producer
• Dave Hassinger – engineer
• Recorded in RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1966	Billboard Pop Albums	128