Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969), [Lossy Mp3 320 kbps] Psychedelic rock [TNT Village]

Jefferson Airplane Volunteers







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.:Album Data:.



Title: Volunteers

Year: novembre 1969

Gen: Psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock

Label :RCA Records



.: Technical Data CD:.



We can be together......... 320kbs

Good shepherd................320kbs

The farm.........................320kbs

Hey fredrick....................320 kbs

Turn my life down............320kbs

Wooden ships..................320kbs

Eskimo blue day..............320kbs

A song for all seasons......320 kbs

Meadwolands...................320 kbs

Volunteers.......................320kbs



youtube Sample click here.: Tracklist :.

Credits from original Vinyl LP and Quadraphonic LP



N°. Title--------------------------------------------------Writer(s)--------------------------------------Quadraphonic Mix Length------------------------------------Length

Side one

1. "We Can Be Together"-------------------------Paul Kantner---------------------------------------------------5:56-----------------------------------------------------5:48

2. "Good Shepherd" traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen-----------------------------------------------4:21-----------------------------------------------------4:21

3. "The Farm"------------------------------------Kantner, Gary Blackman-----------------------------------------2:32-----------------------------------------------------3:15

4. "Hey Fredrick"------------------------------------Grace Slick------------------------------------------------------9:00-----------------------------------------------------8:26

Side two

1. "Turn My Life Down"----------------------------Kaukonen-------------------------------------------------------2:54-----------------------------------------------------2:54

2. "Wooden Ships"-----------David Crosby, Kantner, Stephen Stills-------------------------------------------5:50----------------------------------------------------6:24

3. "Eskimo Blue Day"-----------------------------------Slick, Kantner-----------------------------------------------6:15----------------------------------------------------6:31

4. "A Song for All Seasons"--------------------------Spencer Dryden----------------------------------------------3:28----------------------------------------------------3:28

5. "Meadowlands"----traditional, arranged by Slick, Kantner---------------------------------------------------1:04----------------------------------------------------1:04

6. "Volunteers"-----------------------------------Marty Balin, Kantner ---------------------------------------------2:21-----------------------------------------------------2:08.: Recensione :.







For the term "volunteer", see Volunteer.

For other uses, see Volunteer (disambiguation).

Studio album by Jefferson Airplane



History

This was the sixth album recorded by the group and the first to be wholly recorded in San Francisco, at Wally Heider's then state-of-the-art 16-track studio. Guests included Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, veteran session pianist Nicky Hopkins, future Airplane drummer Joey Covington on percussion, David Crosby, and Stephen Stills. It was one of the earliest 16-track recordings. The back cover of the album shows a picture of the MM-1000 professional 16-track tape recorder built by Ampex which was used to record the album.



The album was marked with strong anti-war and pro-anarchism songs. The theme of nature, communities and ecology was also explored with the songs "The Farm" and "Eskimo Blue Day". The title track was inspired by a "Volunteers of America" garbage truck that awoke singer Marty Balin one morning. The original title of the album was intended to be Volunteers of Amerika, a corruption of Volunteers of America, an American version of the Salvation Army charity; the term being in vogue as an ironic expression of dissatisfaction with America; however the charity objected so the name was shortened to



Volunteers.

The album provoked even more controversy with lyrics such as "Up against the wall, motherfucker" (from the song "We Can Be Together") which appeared on the opening track and "shit" which is said several times on "Eskimo Blue Day". Musically, the album is characterized by lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's razor-sharp guitar work (the dueling solos on "Hey Fredrick", plus "Good Shepherd" and "Wooden Ships") and the distinctive piano playing of Nicky Hopkins. It also featured that band dabbling in a country rock sound, particularly in "The Farm" and "Song For All Seasons".



Despite its controversies, the album was a commercial success becoming the band's fourth top twenty hit record and went gold within two months of its release.



This was to be both Jefferson Airplane's founder Marty Balin and drummer Spencer Dryden's last album with the group, (although they did both appear on the "Mexico" single released in 1970 and its B-side "Have You Seen the Saucers?") signifying the end of the best-remembered "classic" lineup. It was to be the last all-new LP for two years; Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen would now devote more of their energy to their embryonic blues group "Hot Tuna", while Paul Kantner and Grace Slick celebrated the birth of their daughter China in 1971.



Releases

Even though the album was released in late 1969, the cover photo dates back to 1967, and features the band wearing disguises, and was taken during the filming of a promotional film made for their single "Martha."



A specially remixed Quadraphonic (4 channel) version of the album was also released in 1973. The Quad version was available on LP Record using the discrete JVC / RCA CD-4 / Quadradisc system, and Reel to reel, and 8-track cartridge tape. The Quad mixes are noticeably different than the usual (2 channel) stereo mixes (actually, "Hey Fredrick" has a completely different lead vocal, "Volunteers" is a totally different recording, and "The Farm"'s backing vocals by the Ace of Cups is brought up to front). A few tracks from the Quad version were included on the 3 CD box set Jefferson Airplane Loves You, however on the box set the 4 channel recordings have been reduced to 2 channels due to the technical limitations of Compact Disc .



The 2004 CD rerelease features 5 additional bonus tracks from the group's annual Thanksgiving concert at the Fillmore East, New York in 1969.



Legacy

In 2003, the album was ranked number 370 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album was released again in 2009 along with the entirety of the Airplane's live performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 as Jefferson Airplane Woodstock Experience.







L'album è considerato controverso per via dei numerosi messaggi impliciti contro la guerra presenti in alcune canzoni. Originariamente il titolo dell'album doveva essere Volunteers of America, ma tale nome fu accorciato per via delle pressioni della casa discografica RCA.



È il sesto album registrato dal gruppo ed il primo registrato a San Francisco, presso il Wally Heider's. Tra le partecipazioni speciali spiccano Jerry Garcia, l'esperto pianista Nicky Hopkins, il futuro batterista del gruppo Joey Covington alle percussioni, David Crosby e Stephen Stills. La foto del retro della copertina del disco mostra un'immagine di un MM-1000 professional 16-tracks realizzato della Ampex Corporation e utilizzato per la registrazione dell'album.