JEFFERSON AIRPLANE After Bathing At Baxters 1968 1st Press-1S/1S PSYCH ACID LP ?

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE After Bathing At Baxters 1968 1st Press-1S/1S PSYCH ACID LP â?«

  Description: Large Group of RARE 1960's and PSYCH LP Listings this series
                                   ...hopefully more than 150, if I can get them all done
Several FIRST PRESSINGS, PRIVATE ISSUES and PROMOS included.
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A wide variety of vintage Psych, Folk-Rock, Garage, Beat, '60s and British Rock.
A few choice Folk, Surf, Soul and 60's oddities included!
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All opening bids in the auction series begin at only $0.98
Being the middle of summer, I know that many of these will sell way too low, as so many bidders are away now.
So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!!
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Each auction features full, edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos.
Many with multiple sound-clips taken directly from the LP on auction.
I simply didn't have enough time to create / add sound-clips to ALL of the auctions.
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Most of the vinyl is in EX to NM condition -a few VG+
Condition Details / Specifics for this LP listed below.
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This auction is for:
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Jefferson Airplane
After Bathing at Baxters
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RCA VICTOR Records LSO-1511
Original 1968 issue • Stereo LP
FIRST PRESSING (1S / 1S)
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VINYL is EX
THICK Solid, very glossy vinyl has few very light surface scuffs/hairlines that are almost entirely inaudible. LP plays a strong EX+ to NM throughout. !st Press grooved Black Dog RCA VICTOR labels are pristine both sides.
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COVER is EX
Very clean, vibrant cover has minor ring wear, mostly on back, top and bit of light wear inside gatefold. No creases, writing or soil. Seams and flat, even spine are solid with few spots of faint wear. No splits.
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STRICT, CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE Grading
NM / EX (VG++) / VG+ / VG
FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE: UPRS-5524 - -1S
SIDE TWO: TPRS-5525 - -1S
"H" stamped in Dead Wax (west coast: Hollywood Pressing Plant) both sides.
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VERY 1ST PLATING of the FIRST PRESSING on 1ST PRESS BLACK RCA LABEL
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It also has the original Psychedelic "tweaker" Cartoon Artwork INNER SLEEVE.
The record is pressed on THICK, quality vinyl.
Sturdy, thick Gatefold Cover.
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Listen to Tracks from this LP
Taken directly from the vinyl on auction

NOTE: Sound is mp3 quality only. Actual LP sound is much better.
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Vinyl inside separate poly inner sleeve to protect both the original inner & the vinyl
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Jefferson Airplane’s second release, Surrealistic Pillow was a huge commercial success and catapulted the group to superstar status.
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So what do you do for an encore?
The AIRPLANE answer is you take a creative chance, pull out the stops and kick down all the barriers.
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The pristine folk/rock song structure and commercially safe arrangements were left behind, as the group put the guitars out front and embraced a harder edged, 'explore the sonic frontiers', psychedelic sound. Reports from the time were that much of the album was recorded with the band tripping on acid in-studio.
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After Bathing At Baxters is immediately noticeable for the fact that Marty Balin, who wrote the majority of the songs on the group’s first two releases is only credited with being the co-author of one track. Paul Kantner with six tracks, and Grace Slick with two, would move to the forefront in determining the Airplane’s musical vision and destiny.
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The creative approach was unique as the album was divided into five suites of two and three songs each. The music was deeply textured, and lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady would step forward and become recognized as one of the best combinations of the 1960’s.
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“The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil” was unlike most everything that was being produced in the late sixties. Hard to say exactly what the song was about, but that seemed fine at the time. Paul Kantner had a vision that only he and possibly the other members of the group could see. Amazingly, RCA released this track as a single. That Kantner could write this song and the beautiful “Martha” on one album is remarkable. Wonderful poetry is enhanced by the voices of the group. Grace Slick’s vocal, in a back-up role, is one of her very best.
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Grace Slick would write two tracks for which she provided the lead vocals. “Two Heads” finds her showing the power of her amazing vocal instrument but it is “rejoyce”, that is one of the best creations of her career. Based on James Joyce’s Ulysses, it would feature some fuzz bass guitar by Casady. Just play this track and “White Rabbit” from Surrealistic Pillow back to back and you have a working definition of psychedelic music.
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Marty Balin’s “Young Girl Sunday Blues” is the closest to normal structure song on the album. His superb tenor voice carries the song along and would increasingly make one wish that he would have been more active in the studio.
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The group attacks to the very end. “Won’t You Try/Saturday Afternoon” combines an early use of guitar feedback and harmonies by the group. Slick, Balin, and Kantner have always been underrated in their ability to weave their voices together into an intricate sound.
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After Bathing At Baxter’s is a unique album as it will take you on a trip of the ear and mind. No matter what state of mind you may be in or out of; it still remains a fascinating listen well over four decades later!
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Side One
Streetmasse - 9:41
"The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" (Paul Kantner)
"A Small Package of Value Will Come to You, Shortly" (Spencer Dryden)
"Young Girl Sunday Blues" (Marty Balin, Kantner)
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The War Is Over - 6:34
"Martha" (Kantner)
"Wild Tyme" (Kantner)
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Hymn to an Older Generation - 6:41
"The Last Wall of the Castle" (Jorma Kaukonen)
"Rejoyce" (Grace Slick)

Side two
How Suite It Is - 12:23
"Watch Her Ride" (Kantner)
"Spare Chaynge" (Jack Casady, Dryden, Kaukonen)
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Schizoforest Love Suite - 8:19
"Two Heads" (Slick)
"Won't You Try" (Kantner)
"Saturday Afternoon" (Kantner)

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Collectible, Vintage 1960's Psych LPs.

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