The debut Jefferson Airplane album was dominated by singer Marty Balin, who wrote or co-wrote all the original material and sang most of the lead vocals in his heartbreaking tenor with Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson providing harmonies and backup.
(Anderson's lead vocal on "Chauffeur Blues" indicated she was at least the equal of her successor, Grace Slick, as a belter.) The music consisted mostly of folk-rock love songs, the most memorable of which were "It's No Secret" and "Come up the Years." (There was also a striking version of Dino Valente's "Get Together" recorded years before the Youngbloods' hit version.) Jorma Kaukonen already displayed a talent for mixing country, folk, and blues riffs in a rock context, and Jack Casady already had a distinctive bass sound.
But the Airplane of Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Anderson-Casady-Spence is to be distinguished from the Balin-Kantner-Kaukonen-Casady-Slick-Dryden version of the band that would emerge on record five months later chiefly by Balin's dominance.
Later, Grace Slick would become the group's vocal and visual focal point.
On Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, the Airplane was still Balin's group.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let Me InMarty Balin, Paul Kantner | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Bringing Me DownMarty Balin, Paul Kantner | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | It's No SecretMarty Balin | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Tobacco RoadJohn D. Loudermilk | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Come Up the YearsMarty Balin, Paul Kantner | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Run AroundMarty Balin, Paul Kantner | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:36 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Let's Get TogetherChet Powers | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Don't Slip AwayMarty Balin, Alex Spence | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Chauffeur BluesLester Melrose | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | And I Like ItMarty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Blues From A Airplane | Jefferson Airplane | Play | 02:10 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 30 mins | 70 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 214 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marty Balin | Composer |
| 2 | Ralph J. Gleason | Liner Notes |
| 3 | Dave Hassinger | Engineer |
| 4 | Jefferson Airplane | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Paul Kantner | Composer |
| 6 | Matthew Katz | Producer |
| 7 | Jorma Kaukonen | Composer |
| 8 | John D. Loudermilk | Composer |
| 9 | Lester Melrose | Composer |
| 10 | Tommy Oliver | Producer |
| 11 | Chet Powers | Composer |
| 12 | Alex Spence | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |