''At Golden Gate Park'' is an authorized release in the
United Kingdom of a recording of the concert given on May 7, 1969, by the
San Francisco,
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...
at
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development ...
in San Francisco.
The concert was popularly bootlegged several times and this is the first time it has been officially released.
The concert itself was prominent for Jefferson Airplane filled the bill with contemporary band, the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
. It also includes tracks from their album
Volunteers before that album had been released in November 1969. Included are three bonus tracks that were not a part of the concert.
The CD artwork wrongly lists track 13 as 'Mexico' (Slick) instead of '3/5 of A Mile in 10 Seconds'.
Track listing
#"The Other Side of This Life" (
Fred Neil) – 6:37
#"
Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 4:17
#"The Farm" (
Paul Kantner, Gary Blackman) – 3:20
#"Greasy Heart" (
Grace Slick) – 3:44
#"Good Shepherd" (traditional, arranged by
Jorma Kaukonen) – 5:35
#"Plastic Fantastic Lover" (
Marty Balin) – 3:45
#"Uncle Sam Blues" (traditional, arranged by Kaukonen,
Jack Casady) – 8:38
#"Volunteers" (Balin, Kantner) – 4:23
#"
White Rabbit" (Slick) – 2:27
#"Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon" (Kantner) – 5:09
#"Jam" (Kantner, Kaukonen, Casady, Dryden) – 10:09 (bonus track)
#"We Can Be Together" (Kantner) – 6:57 (bonus track)
#"3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (Balin) – 5:40 (bonus track)
Personnel
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Marty Balin – vocals
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Grace Slick – vocals
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Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
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Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, vocals
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Jack Casady – bass
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Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
Notes
Jefferson Airplane live albums
2006 live albums
Acid rock albums
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