Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun

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Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun
Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun cover
Studio album by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg
Released 1973
Recorded 1973 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre Rock
Psychedelic rock
Label Grunt/RCA
Producer Paul Kantner
Grace Slick
David Freiberg
Professional reviews
Paul Kantner chronology
Sunfighter (1971) Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (1973) Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra (1983)
Grace Slick chronology
Sunfighter (1971) Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun (1973) Manhole (1974)

Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun is an album by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg from Jefferson Airplane. The album was released at the same time as Thirty Seconds Over Winterland. All the members of Jefferson Airplane make an appearance on the album, but on most of the tracks Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead performs lead guitar and Chris Ethridge of the Flying Burrito Brothers performs bass.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

  1. "Ballad of the Chrome Nun" (David Freiberg / Grace Slick) — 3:59
  2. "Fat" (Grace Slick) — 3:13
  3. "Flowers of the Night" (Jack Traylor) — 4:13
  4. "Walkin'" (Paul Kantner / Grace Slick) — 2:31
  5. "Your Mind Has Left Your Body" (Paul Kantner) — 5:45

[edit] Side B

  1. "Across the Board" (Grace Slick) — 4:34
  2. "Harp Tree Lament" (David Freiberg / Robert Hunter) — 3:34
  3. "White Boy (Transcaucasian Airmachine Blues)" (Paul Kantner) — 4:13
  4. "Fishman" (Grace Slick) — 2:40
  5. "Sketches of China" (Paul Kantner / Grace Slick) — 5:13

[edit] Personnel

Ballad of the Chrome Nun

Fat

Flowers of the Night

Walkin'

Your Mind Has Left Your Body

Across the Board

Harp Tree Lament

White Boy (Transcaucasian Airmachine Blues)

Fishman

Sketches of China

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, David Freiberg
  • Recording Engineers: Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor, and Jim Gaines
  • Mixdown Engineers: Al Schmitt, Bob Matthews, and Betty Cantor
  • Equipment Head: Daggett
  • Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider's, San Francisco
  • Mastered at The Lacquer Channel, Sausalito
  • Illustrations: Drew Struzan, Bill Garland
  • Eye Photography: Jim Marshall
  • Album Design: Pacific Eye & Ear
  • Management: Bill Thompson