JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Crown Of Creation 1968 UK RCA 1st *MONO* PRESS ONE PLAY/MINT-
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Jan 27, 2014
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Jan 17, 2014
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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Crown Of Creation 1968 UK RCA 1st *MONO* PRESS ONE PLAY/MINT-
JEFFERSON AIRPLANECrown Of Creation
UK RCA (SD 7976) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (December 1968) OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE'S FOURTH LP
A ONCE PLAYED, PRACTICALLY AS-NEW RECORD DELIVERING WONDERFUL SOUND
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (148g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK 'RED SPOT' RCA LABELS WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LTD. LONDON, FROM MASTER RECORDING OF R.C.A." RIM TEXT
FIRST PRESS MATRICES: WPRM - 0547 - 2K / WPRM - 0548 - 2K
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/B and 1/B (marking this copy out as in the batch of the first 300 ever pressed) WITH THE 'JT' TAX CODE ETCHED ON BOTH RUN-OFFS
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed in England S P Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
The group's fourth album, appearing ten months later than After Bathing at Baxter's, isn't the same kind of leap forward that Baxter's represented from Surrealistic Pillow. Indeed, in many ways, Crown of Creation is a more conservative album stylistically, opening with "Lather," a Grace Slick original that was one of the group's very last forays (and certainly their last prominent one) into a folk idiom.
Much of what follows is a lot more based in electric rock, as well as steeped in elements of science fiction (specifically author John Wyndham's book The Chrysalids) in several places, but Crown of Creation was still deliberately more accessible musically than its predecessor, even as the playing became more bold and daring within more traditional song structures.
Jack Casady by this time had developed one of the most prominent and distinctive bass sounds in American rock, as demonstrated on "In Time," "Star Track," "Share a Little Joke," "If You Feel," (where he's practically a second lead instrument), and the title song, and Jorma Kaukonen's slashing, angular guitar attack was continually surprising as his snaking lead guitar parts wended their way through "Star Track" and "Share a Little Joke."
The album also reflected the shifting landscape of West Coast music with its inclusion of "Triad," a David Crosby song that Crosby's own group, the Byrds, had refused to release -- its presence (the only extant version of the song for a number of years) was a forerunner of the sound that would later be heard on Crosby's own debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name (on which Slick, Paul Kantner, and Casady would appear).
The album captured the group's rapidly evolving, very heavy live sound within the confines of some fairly traditional song structures, and left ample room for Slick and Marty Balin to express themselves vocally, with Balin turning in one of his most heartfelt and moving performances on "If You Feel."
"Ice Cream Phoenix" pulses with energy and "Greasy Heart" became a concert standard for the group -- the studio original of the latter is notable for Slick's most powerful vocal performance since "Somebody to Love." And the album's big finish, "The House at Pooneil Corners," seemed to fire on all cylinders, their amps cranked up to ten (maybe 11 for Casady), and Balin, Slick, and Kantner stretching out on the disjointed yet oddly compelling tune and lyrics.
Side 1: LATHER / IN TIME / TRIAD / STAR TRACK / SHARE A LITTLE JOKE / CHUSHINGURA
Side 2: IF YOU FEEL LIKE CHINA BREAKING/ CROWN OF CREATION / ICE CREAM PHOENIX / GREASY HEART / THE HOUSE AT POONEIL CORNERS
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, unmarked labels - one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces shine like new and apart from some natural harmless wispy hairlines are unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT-
In keeping with its barely used status my play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - plays beautifully throughout.
The occasional isolated tick was noted but these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins.
Overall, a really superb copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
No edge or spine wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold. Nice deep gloss to the front laminate. There are some shop creases to the spine and light rubbing to the untreated back but a fine example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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