Flight Log (album)

Flight Log (1966-1976)
Greatest hits album by Jefferson Airplane
Released	January 7, 1977
Genre	Folk rock Psychedelic rock
Label	Grunt
Jefferson Airplane chronology
Early Flight (1974) Flight Log (1977) 2400 Fulton Street (1987)
Jefferson Starship chronology
Spitfire (1976) Flight Log (1977) Earth (1978)
Hot Tuna chronology
Hoppkorv (1976) Flight Log (1977) Double Dose (1978)
Alternative cover
Japanese re-release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

Flight Log (1966–1976), released in January 1977 as a double-LP as Grunt CYL2-1255). It is a compilation of Jefferson Airplane and Airplane-related tracks, including tracks by Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna, as well as solo tracks by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and Jorma Kaukonen. Although primarily a compilation album, the album includes one previously unreleased song, "Please Come Back" written by Ron Nagle and performed by Jefferson Starship. "Please Come Back" is not available on any other release.

Among the session musicians featured on the album are two members of the Grateful Dead and one member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. David Crosby appears on one track, and Jerry Garcia plays on three tracks, two of which also feature Mickey Hart.

The album included a lavish 12-page full-color, full-size (12 sq.in.) booklet, containing photographs of the band throughout the period covered by the compilation. It also contained a detailed history of the band, written by Patrick Snyder of Rolling Stone magazine.

Flight Log was first reissued on CD by BMG Japan on October 22, 2008 as a part of the "Paper Sleeve Collection" reissue series (BVCM-35468-9). The release features an exact reproduction of the Grunt 1977 edition of the LP packaging including a reduced scale reproduction of the original booklet and inner sleeve jackets for the CDs. Also included is a second booklet containing all the lyrics in both English and Japanese. The only omission by BMG Japan was not reproducing the original GRUNT label on the CDs. The audio quality is as good as the original master tapes available for the Japanese LP pressing and features JVC K2 24 Bit Remastering. Unfortunately it sounds as if the master tapes had been damaged on at least three songs, and significantly obvious on the introduction of "Silver Spoon". CD 1 contains Side A and B, and CD 2 contains Side C and D.

On April 5, 2011, BGO Records released a remastered edition of Flight Log in a standard jewel case with cardboard slip cover. The BGO version is said to be a sonic improvement on the BMG/Sony edition, nonetheless, certain tape defects such as on Silver Spoon still exist.

Track listing (with artist)

Personnel

Photo for Flight Log album ad, 1977. From left: Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden.

• Signe Anderson – vocals
• Marty Balin – vocals
• Skip Spence – drums
• Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Jack Casady – bass
• Grace Slick – vocals, piano
• Spencer Dryden – drums
• Jerry Garcia – guitar, pedal steel guitar, lead guitar
• Nicky Hopkins – piano
• Will Scarlett – harmonica
• David Crosby – vocals, guitar
• Mickey Hart – percussion, gongs
• Joey Covington – drums, vocals
• Papa John Creach – violin
• John Barbata – drums
• Sammy Piazza – drums
• Nick Buck – piano
• David Freiberg – vocals, keyboards, bass, rhythm guitar
• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar
• Jack Traylor – vocals
• Chris Ethridge – bass
• Tom Hobson – guitar
• Pete Sears – bass, rhythm guitar

Three of the tracks have contributions from members of the Grateful Dead.

Production

• Bill Thompson – manager
• Jacky Kaukonen – secretary
• Bill Laudner – road manager
• Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator, album coordinator
• Paul Dowell – equipment manager
• Roger Ressmeyer, Tony Lane, Jim Marshall, Dave Patrick, B. Beckhard, Jim Smircich, Charles Stewart, Randy Tuten – photography
• Mastered by John Golden, Kendun Recorders, Burbank
• Craig DeCamps – booklet design
• Acy R. Lehman – cover and art direction
• Takuya Matsuyama – product director for Japanese release
• Asami Konno – creative coordinator for Japanese release
• Kazuhisa Fujita – design for Japanese release
• STRANGE DAYS – support for Japanese release

References

External links

• Flight Log (Vinyl booklet). Jefferson Airplane. San Francisco: Grunt Records. 1977. CYL2-1255.