
20 July 1972 · 55 YEARS
Long John Silver
Jefferson Airplane
This record captures a band in flux, moving away from their previous folk-based style toward a harsher rock aesthetic. The creative tension of the era defines these sessions, reflecting the decline of the local counterculture scene during that time.
Grace Slick appears on the cover with a bird, matching the internal shift in focus for the ensemble. As the final studio project from this specific collective, the music carries the weight of a group searching for a new identity before their transformation into a different entity.