Takes Off

Jefferson Airplane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WVP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,176 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Jefferson Airplane's "Jet Age Sound" reverberated throughout the ballrooms of San Francisco in 1966. Here, for the first time in nearly four decades, is their stratosphere-shaking debut album in its original uncensored form, taken from the original RCA Victor mono masters. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! An amazing first album for Jefferson Airplane!, October 8, 1999

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Lauren Peritzman "Busy Mommy" (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Takes Off (Audio CD)

This CD is fabulous! It's a wonderful blend of folk/rock/blues with Marty Balin at the lead on most songs with this pre-Grace Slick era lineup of Jefferson Airplane. For a first CD, it's simply fantastic. Signe Anderson adds wonderful vocal additions to Balin's soulful vocals, while Kantner balances out the style with his deep folk-style voice. The first Jefferson Airplane release "It's No Secret" is wonderful and a precurser of what was to come in Jefferson Airplane's second CD - Surrealistic Pillow. The lyrics and arrangements definately show the times and make this CD a treasure for any CD collection!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars In it's entirety??? Not true!, September 17, 2001

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AudioObscurica (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Takes Off (Audio CD)

RCA claims this is the original LP in it's entirety. Let's look at a few things: "Let Me In" original version contains the lyric "Don't tell me you want money" instead of 'it's so funny'. This version of "Runnin' Round This World" is NOT the album version but rather one that has no relation [on the LP Signe Anderson sings lead] to the album, and humorously censored by RCA [probably 'just for authenticity to this disc...]. Plus, the lyrics to "Run Around" were different on the original LP as well. So you have 3 songs that have no relation to the original LP. However, we can't afford these $... pressings to hear these things [RCA obviously doesn't care, and still frowns on the lyrics,most likely] , so you should find a tape trader who can get you a tape of the original record. However, disregard the fraudulent claim that this IS the original LP. I myself would like to hear the original in it's entirety rather than a poor sounding,muffuled boot. RCA, do a better job.....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Debut Album, August 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Takes Off (Audio CD)

Jefferson Airplane's 1966 Debut album, "Takes Off" is a sign of a very talented bunch of induviduals who haven't really learned to work together musically yet. All the right aspects are there- Good bass, good lead and vocals. It is evident that some songs were written to fill space on the LP, like "Run Around", before Kantner emerged as the lead songwriter of the group. Marty Balin, the groups founder, proves to do a great job of putting together an album for his newly founded group. To get to like these songs you have to spend time listening to them- "let the sun shine through the curtains". Give it time and you'll love it. Definetly not a bad album considering it's the head of the 50+ albums of the Jefferson Airplane family. Worth your time!