{"product_id":"jefferson-airplane-surrealistic-pillow-mobile-fidelity-sacd","title":"JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - SURREALISTIC PILLOW (MOBILE FIDELITY) HYBRID SACD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJefferson Airplane\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurrealistic Pillow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon numbered, limited edition Hybrid Mono SACD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcid-rock experimentalism and folk-based arrangements yield mysteriousness, darkness, and beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 146\/500\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Slick's clarion-call singing matches virtuosic playing by band and guest Jerry Garcia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were the best of times for Jefferson Airplane, and the good vibes are heard throughout the band's iconic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurrealistic Pillow\u003c\/em\u003e. The group's first album with vocalist Grace Slick and drummer Spencer Dryden, the 1967 effort bowed as the first psychedelic-rock breakout from the potent San Francisco scene, climbing to No. 3 and boasting two Top 10 singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effort ranked by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo. 146 on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time eradicated boundaries and opened up creative vistas for a parade of likeminded artists that followed. Allegedly given its name by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who remarked that the music was as surrealistic as a pillow, Jefferson Airplane's sophomore effort remains renowned for its inimitable combination of collective symmetry, concise melodic frameworks, and razor-edged assertiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Slick and Marty Balin duet to enchanting effect on \"She Has Funny Cars.\" Stripped to its bare acoustic foundations, the mellow ballad 0\"Comin' Back To Me\" shimmers and whispers, a quaint recorder underlining echoing the yearning mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlick's measured deliveries and Alice In Wonderland-inspired lyrics give the bolero-based \"White Rabbit\" its hallucinogenic power while simultaneously bringing drug references into mainstream culture. The instrumental \"Embryonic Journey\" hints at the possibilities explored throughout the album and particularly manifested on the gorgeously textured \"Today,\" originally written for Tony Bennett. Inside these 34 minutes, Jefferson Airplane achieves sublime surrealism — and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JEFFERSON AIRPLANE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49386259480820,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0395\/2040\/3623\/files\/CMOB_2175_SA__111724__12092015094325-4120.jpg?v=1789352026","url":"https:\/\/grevillerecords.com.au\/products\/jefferson-airplane-surrealistic-pillow-mobile-fidelity-sacd","provider":"GrevilleRecords","version":"1.0","type":"link"}