Jefferson Airplane / Greek Theatre 1989 / 2CDR

Jefferson Airplane / Greek Theatre 1989 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA 20th September 1989

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The reunion JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ended up in a foamy activity while making a successful national tour. Introducing a masterpiece live album where you can fully experience the scene.
It was “September 20, 1989 Los Angeles performance” that was imbued with such a work. It is the best audience recording. The reunion JEFFERSON AIRPLANE was dismantled with only one album and one tour, but the contents are substantial. Especially in the local area, it was so popular that it could hold stadium-class concerts with more than 60,000 people. First, let’s look back on the schedule at that time.

・ August 17-19: North America # 1 (3 performances)
“August 22” JEFFERSON AIRPLANE “released”
・ August 22-30: North America # 2 (29 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ October 7: MARCH FOR THE HOMELESS appearance

This is the 1989 reunion era. The US tour had about 30 performances before and after the album was released, but the return was less than two months. The planned first visit to Japan disappeared with a phantom, and it ended with a foam 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’s a recording that has been known among collectors for a long time, and this work has been digitized from its best master. The cheers and tones that boil between the songs are the proof of the audience recording, but the thick core, the close contact with no distance, and the delicate details that accompany it are called “soundboards”. suitable. The separate feeling that does not become a lump even with 6 people is wonderful, and the chorus work also overlaps and the thread does not mix. They didn’t leave an official live album during their reunion, but it’s a great recording that heals the dryness.
The extra-thick, close-fitting sound is drawn by the precious full show of the reunion era. The live was composed of three parts, “Part 1 = JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (10 songs) / Part 2 = HOT TUNA (4 songs + α) / Part 3 = JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (11 songs)”. Of course, the main songs are famous songs from the 1960s, but there is also a repertoire of family bands. Let’s organize the contents here.

● Surrealistic Pillow (5 songs)
She ・ 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: “★” marks are songs played in the HOT TUNA section in the middle stage.

…… And it looks like this. While focusing on the major masterpiece “SURREALISTIC PILLOW” and the latest work “JEFFERSON AIRPLANE”, it covers JEFFERSON STARSHIP’s “Miracles” and KBC BAND’s “America”. It is not just a reproduction of the past, but a treasure chest of masterpieces that fully affirm various careers and new songs at that 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 there were a few more years … No, if the reunion had been going on for a few months, I could have experienced this show in Japan as well. It’s a wonderful live album that makes you think about “History IF”. For those who bite the regrets at that time, as a simulated experience of the dream scene. For those who met them after that, as a witness of a precious era. It is a superb product that we would like to recommend to everyone with all our might. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.

★ The best audience recording of “September 22, 1989 Los Angeles performance”. The thick core, the close contact feeling without distance, and the delicate details that accompany it are suitable for calling it a “sound board”. The separate feeling that does not become a lump even with 6 people is wonderful, and the chorus work also overlaps and the thread does not mix. They didn’t leave an official live album during their reunion, but it’s a great recording that heals the dryness. Not only the famous songs of the 1960s, but also the new songs of the precious reunion album were performed on a large scale, and the HOT TUNA section was also shown in the middle of the show. It is the best live album that you can experience the first visit to Japan that ended in illusion.

全米ツアーを成功させながら泡沫の活動に終わってしまった再結成JEFFERSON AIRPLANE。その現場をフル体験できる大傑作ライヴアルバムが登場です。
そんな本作に吹き込まれているのは「1989年９月20日ロサンゼルス公演」。その極上オーディエンス録音です。再結成JEFFERSON AIRPLANEはアルバム１枚とツアー１本だけで解体してしまったわけですが、その内容は充実。特に地元では６万人以上のスタジアム級コンサートも実現させるほどの人気ぶりでした。まずは、そんな当時のスケジュールを振り返ってみましょう。

・８月17日ー19日：北米#1（３公演）
《８月22日『JEFFERSON AIRPLANE』発売》
・８月22日ー30日：北米#2（29公演）　←★ココ★
・10月７日：MARCH FOR THE HOMELESS出演

これが1989年の再結成時代。全米ツアーはアルバム発売の前後で約30公演行われたわけですが、その帰還は２ヶ月足らず。予定されていた初来日も幻と消え、まさに泡沫のプロジェクトで終わりました。本作のロサンゼルス公演は、その中でも「北米#2」の終盤にあたるコンサートでした。
そんなショウで記録された本作は、まさに超極上。以前からコレクター間では知られた録音でして、本作はそのベスト・マスターからデジタル化されたもの。曲間に沸く喝采や音色にこそオーディエンス録音の証も刻まれていますが、極太の芯も、距離のない密着感も、それに伴って伝わってくる細やかなディテールも「まるでサウンドボード」と呼ぶに相応しい。６人編成でも塊にならないセパレート感も素晴らしく、コーラスワークも重なり合いこそスレ混じり合わない。彼らの再結成時代は公式ライヴアルバムを残してくれなかったわけですが、その乾きを見事に癒してくれる名録音なのです。
その極太ド密着サウンドで描かれるのは、貴重なる再結成時代のフルショウ。ライヴは三部構成で「第一部＝JEFFERSON AIRPLANE（10曲）／第二部＝HOT TUNA（４曲＋α）／第三部＝JEFFERSON AIRPLANE（11曲）」となっていました。もちろん、60年代の名曲群がメインとなるわけですが、他にもファミリーバンドのレパートリーも散りばめられている。ここでその内容も整理しておきましょう。

●シュールリアリスティック・ピロー（５曲）
・She Has Funny Cars／Somebody To Love／Plastic Fantastic Lover／Today／White Rabbit
●ジェファーソン・エアプレイン（７曲）
・Freedom／Panda／The Wheel (For Nora and Nicaragua)／Ice Age／Summer Of Love／True Love／Planes (Experimental Aircraft)
●その他（13曲＋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（★）
・その他：Instrumental（★）／Miracles／America
※注：「★」印は中盤のHOT TUNAセクションで演奏された曲。

……と、このようになっています。大代表作『SURREALISTIC PILLOW』と最新作『JEFFERSON AIRPLANE』を２本軸としつつ、JEFFERSON STARSHIPの「Miracles」やKBC BANDの「America」まで網羅。単なる過去の再現ではなく、多彩なキャリアも当時の新曲も全肯定する名曲の宝箱なのです。本作では、そんなフルショウを「第二部＝HOT TUNA」がDISC 1-2に分離する形で２枚組に収録しています。
もしあと何年か……いえ、もう数ヶ月リユニオンが続いていたら、このショウを日本でも体験することができた。そんな言っても詮ない「歴史のIF」にまで想いを馳せてしまう見事なライヴアルバムです。当時悔しさを噛みしめた方には、夢の現場の疑似体験として。その後に彼らと出逢った方には、貴重な時代の証人として。あらゆる方に全力でお薦めしたい極上の銘品です。どうぞ、心ゆくまで存分にお楽しみください。

★「1989年９月22日ロサンゼルス公演」の極上オーディエンス録音。極太の芯も、距離のない密着感も、それに伴って伝わってくる細やかなディテールも「まるでサウンドボード」と呼ぶに相応しい。６人編成でも塊にならないセパレート感も素晴らしく、コーラスワークも重なり合いこそスレ混じり合わない。彼らの再結成時代は公式ライヴアルバムを残してくれなかったわけですが、その乾きを見事に癒してくれる名録音です。60年代の名曲群だけでなく、貴重な再結成アルバムの新曲も７曲大盤振る舞いされ、ショウの中盤ではHOT TUNAセクションも披露。幻に終わった初来日を疑似体験できる極上ライヴアルバムです。

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

Uxbridge 1543