JEFFERSON STARSHIP – RED OCTOPUS LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK GRACE SLICK

Jefferson Starship – Red Octopus
(Grunt/RCA Records  1981  INTS5069)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear to edges

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
 

Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum selling studio albums, and one gold selling compilation. The album Red Octopus went double-platinum, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1975. The band went through several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the Jefferson Starship name. The band name was retired in 1984, but it was picked up again in 1992 by a revival of the group led by Paul Kantner, which has continued following his death in 2016.

The group was formed by former Jefferson Airplane members Kantner and Grace Slick, and evolved from several solo albums they had recorded and a business decision to connect the two bands. They were joined by David Freiberg, Craig Chaquico, Johny Barbara Pete Sears and Papa John Creach. Former Airplane frontman Marty Balin subsequently joined the group in 1975, and the following year’s album Spitfire was a top five hit. Slick and Balin both left the group in 1978, leaving the remaining members to recruit Mickey Thomas as their replacement. Slick rejoined the group in 1981, which continued with minor chart success. Kantner quit in 1984 and took legal action towards using the name; the remaining members became Starship. Kantner reformed the group as Jefferson Starship: The Next Generation in 1992, which toured regularly throughout that decade and into the 21st century. Following Kantner’s death, the group continued with new members; Craig Chaquico filed a lawsuit against them in 2016 for continuing to use the name, and the suit was consequently settled.

Red Octopus is a 1975 album by Jefferson Starship. It was the best-selling album by any incarnation of Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off groups, and the single “Miracles” hit #3 on the Billboard chart, being the biggest hit single the band had until that point. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Personnel

• Grace Slick – vocals, piano on “Ai Garimasu”
• Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Marty Balin – vocals
• John Barbata – drums, percussion, vocals
• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, vocals
• Papa John Creach – electric violin
• Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except “Git Fiddler”, “Play On Love”, and “Sandalphon”, electric piano on “Miracles”, keyboards on “Git Fiddler” and “Sweeter Than Honey”, piano on “Play On Love”, “I Want to See Another World”, “Sandalphon”, and “There Will Be Love”, organ on “Play On Love”, “I Want to See Another World”, and “Sandalphon”, clavinet on “Play On Love”, Arp on “Sandalphon”, vocals
• David Freiberg – vocals, bass on “Git Fiddler”, “Play On Love”, and “Sandalphon”, organ on “Miracles” and “I Want to See Another World”, Arp on “Ai Garimasu” and “There Will Be Love”, keyboards on “Tumblin'”

Additional personnel

• Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
• Irv Cox – saxophone