After Bathing at Baxter's

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After Bathing at Baxter's
Studio album by Jefferson Airplane
Released	November 30, 1967
Recorded	June - October, 1967 at RCA, Hollywood
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length	43:38
Label	RCA
Producer	Al Schmitt
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Positive) link
Jefferson Airplane chronology
Surrealistic Pillow (1967) After Bathing at Baxter's (1967) Crown of Creation (1968)
Alternate cover
UK release

After Bathing at Baxter's was released in 1967 and is the third album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane. Unlike Surrealistic Pillow, released earlier the same year, After Bathing at Baxter's is classified as psychedelic rock because it eschews the more commercial type pop songs, such as "Somebody to Love", that appeared on the earlier LP. As such, it was a watershed album; Jefferson Airplane was now a much heavier rock group. Jorma Kaukonen's electric guitar was especially more to the forefront in both volume and tone.

Divided into "suites", this musical shift is typified by lengthier and more experimental compositions such as the nine-minute instrumental "Spare Chaynge" and Grace Slick's mammoth and unusual "reJoyce", a homage to James Joyce's novel "Ulysses", with its quirky arrangement and Jack Casady's stentorian bass-line. Many of the album tracks reflect the band's heavy use of the drug LSD. The cover art is by artist Ron Cobb.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 1.3 2003 CD reissue Bonus Tracks 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional Personnel 2.2 Production 3 Charts 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. Streetmasse - 9:41
   • "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" (Paul Kantner) – 4:29
   • "A Small Package of Value Will Come to You, Shortly" (Spencer Dryden, Gary Blackman, Bill Thompson) – 1:39
   • "Young Girl Sunday Blues" (Marty Balin, Kantner) – 3:33
2. The War Is Over - 6:34
   • "Martha" (Kantner) – 3:26
   • "Wild Tyme (H)" (Kantner) – 3:08
3. Hymn to an Older Generation - 6:41
   • "The Last Wall of the Castle" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 2:40
   • "rejoyce" (Grace Slick) – 4:01

[edit] Side two

1. How Suite It Is - 12:23
   • "Watch Her Ride" (Kantner) – 3:11
   • "Spare Chaynge" (Jack Casady, Dryden, Kaukonen) – 9:12
2. Schizoforest Love Suite - 8:19
   • "Two Heads" (Slick) – 3:10
   • "Won't You Try" (Kantner)/"Saturday Afternoon" (Kantner) – 5:09

[edit] 2003 CD reissue Bonus Tracks

1. "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" (Live Long Version) (Paul Kantner) - 11:04
2. "Martha" (Mono Single Version) (Paul Kantner)- 3:26
3. "Two Heads" (Alternative Version) (Grace Slick) - 3:15
4. "Things Are Better in the East" (Demo Version) (Marty Balin) - 2:31
5. "Young Girl Sunday Blues" (Instrumental - hidden track) - 3:59

[edit] Personnel

• Grace Slick – piano, organ, recorder, vocals
• Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, sitar, vocals
• Jack Casady – bass
• Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion, horn arrangement
• Marty Balin – rhythm guitar, vocals

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Gary Blackman – vocals
• Bill Thompson – vocals

[edit] Production

• Jefferson Airplane – design, notes, song arrangement
• Al Schmitt – producer
• Richie Schmitt – engineer
• Ron Cobb – album cover
• The Walking Owls – album title
• Alan Pappe – photography
• Recorded at RCA, Hollywood

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1967	Billboard Pop Albums	17

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1967	"The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil"	Billboard Pop Singles	42
1967	"Watch Her Ride"	Billboard Pop Singles	61

[edit] External links

• Review at hippy.com

[edit] References

• (1967) Album notes for After Bathing at Baxter's by Jefferson Airplane [Vinyl inset & inside gatefold cover]. New York City: RCA (LSO-1511).

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