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Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship
Blows Against The Empire

Album US 1970 on RCA Victor label
Rock (Folk Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock, Rock Opera)

Nominated for a 1971 Hugo Award, for Best Dramatic Presentation. Note: Some covers are gold stamped as promotional or with a timing strip. 1st Pressings have 110/130 grams vinyl, not Dyna Flex. Released with gatefold jacket, Included Inner artwork imagery sleeve and 8 page Lyrics and illustrated booklet. Mastering info from stamped "circle w/ 2 drumsticks" symbol (the mastering stamper for Artisan) in run-out on side 2. "R" stamped in runouts denotes an RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway pressing. Variant 2 Side 2 etched Run-out has corrective overwriting with 9454 corrected to 9054 and B2A corrected to B3A.

     
Musicians
PortraitPaul Kantner voc, g, 1941-2016 US
design, guitar, vocals, banjo, synthesizer, bass machine, producer, album by
PortraitJefferson Starship , 1974-1984 US
album by
PortraitGrace Slick voc, p, *1939 US
piano, vocals
PortraitJoey Covington perc, dr, 1945-2013 US
drums, congas
PortraitPeter Kaukonen ,
lead guitar
PortraitJerry Garcia voc, g, 1942-1995 US
banjo, pedal steel guitar
PortraitBill Kreutzmann dr, *1946 US
drums
PortraitJack Casady b, *1944 US
bass
PortraitDavid Crosby voc, *1941 US
guitar, vocals
PortraitGraham Nash voc, *1942 GB
congas, vocals
PortraitMickey Hart dr, perc, *1943 US
percussion
PortraitHarvey Brooks b, g, *1944 US
bass
PortraitDavid Freiberg b, voc, *1938 US
vocals
Producers
CCCP artwork, cover
Jim Goldberg design
Allen Zentz engineer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Mau Mau (Amerikon)Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship6:33
2The Baby TreePaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship1:42
3Let's Go TogetherPaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship4:11
4A Child Is ComingPaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship6:15
5SunrisePaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship1:54
6HijackPaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship8:18
7HomePaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship0:37
8Have You Seen The Stars TonitePaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship3:42
9XMPaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship1:22
10StarshipPaul Kantner / Jefferson Starship7:07

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