Surrealistic Pillow sold more than a million records and has continued to sell over the decades. It is a masterpiece! - Bill Thompson (2003) Surrealistic Pillow was the album that informed the world about San Francisco, the city that former Jefferson Airplane member Paul Kantner calls “49 square miles surrounded entirely by reality.”.

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. 'Released: April 1, 1967. 'Released: June 24, 1967Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingB+The Daily VaultA-Surrealistic Pillow is the second studio album by American band, released on February 1, 1967, by (LSP-3766 stereo and LPM-3766 mono). It is the first album by the band with vocalist and drummer. The album peaked at number three on the and has been certified by the.Original drummer had left the band in mid-1966. He was soon replaced by Dryden, an experienced Los Angeles jazz drummer and the half-nephew of.

New female vocalist Slick, formerly with another San Francisco rock band, joined the Airplane in the fall of 1966. Slick, Dryden, male lead vocalist, guitarist-vocalist-songwriter, lead guitarist (and occasional vocalist), and bassist formed the core of the best-known line-up of the group, which remained stable until Dryden's departure in early 1970.The album is considered to be one of the quintessential works of the early and eras.

1. Surrealistic Pillow is the one album, other than Beatles Sgt. Pepper, that really represents the Summer of Love or for that matter the sixties. Just wonderful from beginning to end. One of the top ten Best Rock albums of the sixties. Listen to this for the authentic psychedelic experience!
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Contents.Production Jefferson Airplane's fusion of and psychedelia was original at the time, in line with musical developments pioneered by, and, among other mid-1960s rock bands. Surrealistic Pillow was the first blockbuster psychedelic album by a band from San Francisco, announcing to the world the active bohemian scene that had developed there starting with during the 1950s, extending and changing through the 1960s into the counterculture. Subsequent exposure generated by the Airplane and others wrought great changes to that counterculture, and by 1968 the ensuing national media attention had precipitated a very different San Francisco scene than had existed in 1966. San Francisco photographer photographed the band for the album's cover art.Some controversy exists as to the role of guitarist in the making of the album. His reputed presence on several tracks is denied by producer Rick Jarrard, but he is credited on the RCA label copy and received credits on the compilation and the box set. In his sleeve notes for Early Flight, a 1974 compilation album of previously unreleased material, manager Bill Thompson writes only that Garcia was 'listed as 'spiritual advisor' on the album cover and played one of the guitars' on 'In The Morning,' a Kaukonen composition that was released on Early Flight and subsequently included on the 2003 reissue of Surrealistic Pillow.

Garcia himself recalled in a mid-1967 interview that he played the high lead on 'Today' in addition to playing guitar on two other songs ('Plastic Fantastic Lover' and 'Comin' Back to Me') and rearranging 'Somebody to Love.' He also played on 'J.P.P. Human resource management 9th edition byars. Blues' (included on Early Flight and the 2003 reissue) and may have played on 'How Do You Feel.' Kaukonen has opined that Garcia was essentially the producer who arranged the songs for the group. More recently, in his biography, he says, 'I used to think about him as co-producer, but now that I really know what a producer is, the producer of that record was Rick Jarrard. Jerry was a combination arranger, musician, and sage counsel.'

A comment by Garcia about the music being 'as surrealistic as a pillow is soft' also reportedly inspired the album title. Mixing The album was mixed in both mono and stereo. The stereo version includes heavier echo effects than the mono.Singles and reissues 'My Best Friend' was released as the first single in January 1967, but only reached #103 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart. Two were released later in the year, ' and ', peaked respectively at number five and number eight on the chart and are the band's only hits on that chart. Both mono and stereo mixes are available on two 2001 reissues, an RCA edition and as part of the Ignition box set.

Another stereo reissue appeared on August 19, 2003, with six bonus tracks, including the mono of 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit'. The 2003 reissue was produced. The original version of the LP was a mish-mash of the United States version and their first LP,. ^ These tracks were originally issued in the US on.Personnel. – vocals, guitar, album design, lead vocals on 'Today', 'Comin' Back to Me' and 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', co-lead vocals on 'She Has Funny Cars', 'My Best Friend' and 'Go to Her'. – bass guitar, rhythm guitar. – drums, percussion.

– rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on 'How Do You Feel', co-lead vocals on 'My Best Friend', 'D. A.-25' and 'Go to Her'. – lead guitar, lead vocals on 'Come Back Baby' and 'In the Morning'. – vocals, piano, organ, lead vocals on 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit', co-lead vocals on 'She Has Funny Cars', 'My Best Friend', 'D.

A.-25' and 'Go to Her'. lead vocals on 'Chauffeur Blues' (UK only). drums on 'Don't Slip Away', 'Come Up the Years', and 'Chauffeur Blues' (UK only)Additional personnel. – 'spiritual advisor'; guitar on 'Today', 'Comin' Back to Me', 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', 'In the Morning', and 'J. Blues'. Herb Greene – photography.

–. Rick Jarrard –Charts Album YearChartPosition19673Single YearSingleChartPosition1967'My Best Friend'Billboard Pop Singles103 1967'Somebody to Love'Billboard Pop Singles5 1967'White Rabbit'Billboard Pop Singles8 Certifications RegionCertification/salesUnited States Platinum1,000,000.sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification aloneReferences. ^ Ashley Brown, ed. 'Airplanes and Starships'. The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music.

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There’s no denying that 1967 was one of the most powerful years in all of music. The nation was divided over enormous social and political issues, and artists were an all-too-important refuge during these tough times. With the discovery of LSD, bands like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane were making a name for themselves, especially in the San Francisco region.

With their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow, Airplane was able to cut through the malaise and energize the youth of a nation.Jefferson Airplane formed in San Francisco in 1965, and were early favorites of promoter Bill Graham. The band’s lineup ultimately solidified in 1966 with the addition of Grace Slick, contributing her powerful vocals to a band that included Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden.

Surrealistic Pillow was the band’s second album, but the first to feature both Slick and Dryden as part of the band.Written in late 1966 and released on February 1st, 1967, Surrealistic Pillow shows a band poised for greatness. Slick also contributed two songs from her previous band, the well known singles “White Rabbit” and “Somebody To Love.” It was her unique contralto vocals that would stand out from the pack, launching both singles into the top 10 on Billboard charts. The complete album features songs written by each band member, including Kaukonen’s “Embryonic Journey” and Balin’s bluesy numbers “Plastic Fantastic Lover” and “3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds.”Interestingly, the name of the album comes from the Grateful Dead’s own Jerry Garcia, who helped significantly with the production of Surrealistic Pillow. He claimed that the music was “as surrealistic as a pillow is soft,” thus inspiring the name. The record company would ultimately downplay his involvement as producer of the album, crediting him only as a “spiritual advisor.”Though Jefferson Airplane would undergo many changes in their lengthy career, Surrealistic Pillow remains the symbolic pinnacle of their success. Fifty-two later, we can look back at this incredible album and recognize the pure energy that was Jefferson Airplane in 1967.

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