Kosmik Radiation Radio - February 9, 2016 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Jefferson Airplane "Volunteers" 1969 (USA)

Paul Kantner and Signe Toly Anderson both passed away on January 28, 2016. They were both original members of the Jefferson Airplane, one of the iconic radical groups bringing the New Sound in the late 1960's. Signe (sig-nee) was the first female lead singer of the group, though she left after their debut album to raise a family, and was replaced by the notorious Grace Slick, formerly of another San Fran psych band called The Great Society. Kantner was the rhythm guitarist and "third singer", usually providing harmonies behind Anderson/Slick and the male lead singer, the band's founder and original leader Marty Balin. When the band started around 1965-66, the idea of groups focusing on their own original material was just beginning, but by 1969 anything else was considered corny. Being the most prolific songwriter in the band, Kantner therefore rose to become something of a de facto leader, alongside the most popular member Grace (they also became a couple and raised a child). Volunteers is something of a high-water mark for the band, having been recorded the spring before and released in the fall following the famous Woodstock music festival, this record's themes (anti-war, pro-sex, anarchy, ecology, profanity) document the cutting edge of hippie youth culture right before things fell apart for good. Kantner's contributions include the anthemic "We Can Be Together" which opens the album, "Wooden Ships" the primordial Yacht Rock classic co-written with Crosby & Stills, and the titular track, co-written with Marty Balin. It would be two years before JA came out with another album, and by then Balin and drummer Spencer Dryden were gone, Jack and Jorma were focusing on their side band Hot Tuna, and for some reason the group also added a sixty-year-old blues violin player. After a final live album in 1973, the Airplane permanently became the Jefferson Starship (a name which Kantner first used on his 1970 solo/supergroup album) with Kantner permanently in command up until that group's final album in 2008.

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year	Country
Funkadelic	Smokey	Hardcore Jollies	1976	USA
Sly Stone	I Get High On You	High On You	1975	USA
James Brown	Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved)	Star Time (box set)	1975	USA
Ty Segall	Squealer	Emotional Mugger (N)	2016 (Drag City)	USA
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	N.G.R.I. (Bloodstain)	Paper Mache Dream Balloon (N)	2015 (ATO)	Australia

Eleanor Friedberger	Because I Asked You	New View (N)	2016 (French Kiss)	USA
The Space Lady	Starman (David Bowie)	The Space Lady & Burnt Ones (N - split album)	2015 (Castle Face)	USA
David Bowie	Aladdin Sane (1913 - 1938 - 197?)	Aladdin Sane	1973	UK
David Bowie	'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore	blackstar (N)	2016 (ISO/Columbia)	UK

Earth Wind & Fire	New World Symphony (live)	Gratitude	1975	USA

Jefferson Airplane	Wooden Ships	Volunteers CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1969	USA
Jefferson Airplane	High Flyin' Bird	Early Flight	rec. 1966, rel. 1974	USA
Jefferson Airplane	We Can Be Together	Volunteers CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1969	USA
Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship	Mau-Mau (Amerikon)	Blows Against The Empire	1970	USA
Jefferson Airplane	Volunteers	Volunteers CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1969	USA

Black Sabbath	Spanish Sid (early version of Into The Void)	Master Of Reality (N - reissue bonus CD)	1971 (2016 Rhino)	UK
Budgie	In The Grip Of A Tyrefitter's Hand	Never Turn Your Back On A Friend	1973	UK (Wales)
Led Zeppelin	The Wanton Song	Physical Graffiti	1975	UK
Grand Funk Railroad	Mr. Limousine Driver	Grand Funk	1970	USA
Uriah Heep	Love Machine	Look At Yourself	1971	UK

Killdozer	Funk #49 (James Gang)	For Ladies Only	1989	USA
NoMeansNo	Beat On The Brat (Ramones)	One	2000	Canada
Melvins	Suicide In Progress	Nude With Boots	2008	USA
Royal Trux	Granny Grunt	Thank You	1995	USA
Stereolab	Super-Electric	Switched On Stereolab	1992	UK/France

Genesis	The Return Of The Giant Hogweed	Nursery Cryme	1971	UK
Van der Graaf Generator	Man-Erg	Pawn Hearts	1971	UK
Emerson Lake & Palmer	Hoedown (Aaron Copland)	Trilogy	1972	UK

MV & EE	Stay High --> Milkin' The High	Alpine Frequency(N)	2015 (Child Of Microtones)	USA