By December of that year, they had signed to Part by San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph J. Lineup quickly built a loyal following around town, aided in no small The band, adding Jack Casady (bass) and Skip Spence (drums). As their performance chops developed, they continued to fine tune Kaukonen (guitar) played their first shows as the Jefferson Airplane inġ965. (vocals), Signe Toly Anderson (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar) and Jorma Together in the fervent folk scene of San Francisco, Marty Balin They also offer some nice words and history on their page. Sundazed reissued the original uncensored MONO edition back in 2005 which I highly recommend. The record is usually labeled with having more of a folk rock leaning than their subsequent offerings which should be in no way deterring to it's essential status. 'Let Me In' which features a cool lead vocal from Paul Kantner will be my personal mention, but aside from the closing track 'I Like It' (which works fine as a closing track) everything on here is single material.
Marty Balin's distinct lead vocals steal the show along with some killer guitar work from Jorma Kaukonen. The entire set is basically a highlight for me with a driving energy throughout, or as the back of the sleeve describes 'a jet age sound'. Sure, the original Airplane lineup did not include Grace Slick, but don't be fooled, this album RULES. In August of 1966 the Jefferson Airplane released their debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, a truly wonderful record which could easily be overlooked by the casual listener (I know I did for quite a while).
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