{"product_id":"jefferson-starship-red-octopus-1","title":"Jefferson Starship – Red Octopus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jefferson Starship - Red Octopus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1975, AOR, Psychedelic Rock, Soft Rock, San Francisco, California 10\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BFL1-0999\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG+ (SC) | Members: Jefferson Starship (N\/A) | Producer: Larry Cox, Jefferson Starship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrace Slick Came Back:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Grace Slick had already been through Jefferson Airplane's spectacular rise and collapse when she joined Jefferson Starship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Octopus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reunited her vocally with Marty Balin, restoring one of the defining male-female vocal combinations of the original San Francisco psychedelic scene. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarty Balin's Comeback Song:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Balin had helped found Jefferson Airplane but walked away in 1971, exhausted by the band's conflicts and lifestyle. He returned as a guest for “Caroline” in 1974, then rejoined fully and brought in “Miracles,” the romantic ballad that became Jefferson Starship's biggest hit to that point. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePapa John Was Nearly 60:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Violinist Papa John Creach was already in his late 50s when he began playing with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, an extraordinary age gap in the youth-dominated psychedelic scene. He stayed with Jefferson Starship into the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Octopus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era, bringing blues and jazz experience stretching back decades before San Francisco's Summer of Love.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885754446011,"sku":"","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-10421795-1691432673-8379.jpg?v=1703290779","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/jefferson-starship-red-octopus-1","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}