Title: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, San Francisco, California
Matrix #: LSP-3766
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, lots of very light marks
Cultural Facts:
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Band Drama: Signe Anderson left mid-transition; Grace Slick stepped in and immediately reshaped the band’s image and internal power dynamic.
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Personal Struggle: Slick later struggled with severe alcohol dependence, leading to onstage incidents and arrests that strained the band’s trajectory.
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Studio Lore: Jerry Garcia informally guided sessions, earning a quiet “musical consultant” credit and influencing arrangements behind the scenes.
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