Jefferson Airplane Hot Tune/CA,USA 1989

The reunited JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ended up with a bubble-like activity despite a successful US tour. Here is a masterpiece live album that lets you fully experience the scene. This work is recorded in the “September 20, 1989 Los Angeles performance”. It is a superb audience recording. The reunited JEFFERSON AIRPLANE disbanded with only one album and one tour, but the content is substantial. In particular, they were so popular that they held stadium-class concerts of more than 60,000 people in their hometown. First, let’s look back at the schedule at that time. ・August 17-19: North America #1 (3 performances) {August 22nd release of “JEFFERSON AIRPLANE”} ・August 22-30: North America #2 (29 performances) ←★Here★ ・October 7th: Appearance at MARCH FOR THE HOMELESS This is the reunion era in 1989. The US tour was held about 30 times before and after the album release, but the return was less than two months. The planned first visit to Japan also disappeared as an illusion, and it ended as a truly ephemeral project. The Los Angeles performance of this work was the final concert of “North America # 2”. This work recorded at such a show is truly superb. It has been a well-known recording among collectors for some time, and this work was digitized from the best master. The applause and tone that erupts between songs are the proof of the audience recording, but the extremely thick core, the close contact without distance, and the fine details that come with it are worthy of being called “like a sound board”. The separation that does not become a lump even with a six-person formation is wonderful, and the overlapping chorus work does not mix with threads. Although they did not leave an official live album during their reunion era, it is a great recording that heals that dryness beautifully. The extremely thick and close contact sound depicts the full show of the precious reunion era. The live show was divided into three parts: Part 1 = JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (10 songs), Part 2 = HOT TUNA (4 songs + α), and Part 3 = JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (11 songs). Of course, the main focus was on the classic songs from the 1960s, but there were also other Family Band repertoires scattered throughout. Let’s summarize the contents here. Surrealistic Pillow (5 songs) She Has Funny Cars/Somebody To Love/Plastic Fantastic Lover/Today/White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane (7 songs) Freedom/Panda/The Wheel (For Nora and Nicaragua)/Ice Age/Summer Of Love/True Love/Planes (Experimental Aircraft) Others (13 songs + α) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: It’s No Secret/Won’t You Try/Saturday Afternoon/Lather/Volunteers/Crown Of Creation/Good Shepard/Wooden Ships/Third Week In The Chelsea (★) HOT TUNA: Hesitation Blues (★)/Death Don’t Have No Mercy (★)/Been So Long (★) Others: Instrumental (★)/Miracles/America *Note: ★ indicates HOT songs in the middle of the album. Songs played in the TUNA section. …And so on. With the major masterpiece “SURREALISTIC PILLOW” and the latest work “JEFFERSON AIRPLANE” as the two axes, it covers JEFFERSON STARSHIP’s “Miracles” and KBC BAND’s “America”. It is not just a reproduction of the past, but a treasure trove of masterpieces that fully affirms their diverse careers and new songs at the time. In this work, such a full show is recorded in a two-disc set with “Part 2 = HOT TUNA” separated into DISC 1-2. If the reunion had continued for a few more years… no, a few more months, we could have experienced this show in Japan. It is a wonderful live album that makes you think about such pointless “if of history”. For those who were sad at the time, it is a simulated experience of the dream scene. For those who met them after that, it is a witness to a precious era. It is an exquisite product that I would like to recommend to everyone. The best audience recording of the “September 22, 1989 Los Angeles performance”. The thick core, the closeness without distance, and the fine details that come with it are worthy of being called “like a sound board”. The separation feeling that does not become a lump even with a six-person formation is wonderful, and the chorus work does not overlap and mix. Although they did not leave an official live album during their reunion era, this is a great recording that will heal that dryness beautifully. Not only the masterpieces of the 60s, but also seven new songs from the precious reunion album are played on a large board, and a HOT TUNA section is also performed in the middle of the show. This is a superb live album that allows you to experience the first visit to Japan that ended in an illusion. Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA 20th September 1989 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(75:03) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 1. She Has Funny Cars 2. Somebody To Love 3. Plastic Fantastic Lover 4. Won’t You Try 5. Today 6. Good Shepard 7. Lather 8. Wooden Ships 9. America 10. Freedom HOT TUNA 11 Hesitation Blues 12. Been So Long 13. Death Don’t Have No Mercy Disc 2(74:02) 1. Instrumental 2. Third Week In The Chelsea (with Airplane Members) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 3. Grace Talks 4. Panda 5. Miracles 6. The Wheel 7. Ice Age 8. Summer Of Love 9. True Love 10. Planes 11. White Rabbit 12. Volunteers 13. It’s No Secret 14. Crown Of Creation Grace Slick – vocals, keyboards Marty Balin – vocals, rhythm guitar Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, vocals Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals Jack Casady – bass Kenny Aronoff – drums