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PAPA JOHN CREACH ~ FILTHY / PLAYING MY FIDDLE FOR YOU ACADIA 8084 (Barcode: 805772808423) ~ USA ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 1972 - 1974 Released: 2005 2nd and 3rd albums by US violinist Papa John CreachFind albums by this artist, who became famous after he joined Jefferson AirplaneFind albums by this artist towards the end of their days, an association that lasted for several years and continued with the establishment of offshoots Jefferson StarshipFind albums by this artist and Hot TunaFind albums by this artist. Although Creach was a generation older than the Airplane rockers and of Afro-American origin, his integration into the extended Airplane family worked like a dream, adding a new and exciting dimension to the group´s sound. Creach turned out to be a very prolific musician / composer and in addition to participating in many of the Airplane family recordings he released several albums under his own name on the Airplane "home" label GruntFind albums on this label Records. He also established his own band, named ZuluFind albums by this artist, which accompanied him on his recordings and included excellent players, such as guitarist Kevin MooreFind albums by this artist, keyboardist John ParkerFind albums by this artist, bassist Sam WilliamsFind albums by this artist and drummer Carl ByrdFind albums by this artist. The music is also quite different from the stuff he played with Airplane and consists of a great mixture of Jazz, Funk, Rhythm And Blues and Blues, focusing on the virtuoso violin performances. Most of the tracks are instrumental, although Creach handles the vocal parts very well. In retrospect these albums still sound fresh and are great fun to listen to, a document of an era when anything was possible and musicians were appreciated for their talent and given ample opportunity to explore it. A must for Jefferson Airplane buffs and violin lovers, smoking stuff!

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	HOT TUNA ~ AMERICA`S CHOICE RCA 183502 ~ USA ~ Classic Rock 6th album from 1975. Back in trio format Hot Tuna play some mighty fine tunes with usual dexterity and finese. Both Kaukonen and Casady invested a lot of their creative energy into this group and the result sounds damn good today so many years later.
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HOT TUNA ~ ORIGINAL ALBUM CLASSICS SONY 886919012828 (Barcode: 886919012828) ~ USA ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 1970 - 1976 Released: 2011 This great Box Set collects five early albums by the great American group Hot TunaFind albums by this artist, a Jefferson AirplaneFind albums by this artist offshoot, created by guitarist Jorma KaukonenFind albums by this artist and bassist Jack CasadyFind albums by this artist. The group was strongly Blues influenced / oriented, much more so than Jefferson Airplane, and it provided Kaukonen and Casady with an opportunity to play music they loved and played before joining the group. In time the group developed its own identity and is now one of the oldest existing acts still performing today. This box includes the early albums: "Hot TunaFind albums with this title", "BurgersFind albums with this title", "The Phosphorescent RatFind albums with this title", "America`s ChoiceFind albums with this title" and "HoppkorvFind albums with this title". Remastered, with bonus tracks and packaged in mini-sleeved album replicas and with a super-low price tag this is an offer nobody should be resistant to!

Updated: 26/01/2019Posted:

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HOT TUNA ~ THE PHOSPHORESCENT RAT RCA 183504 ~ USA ~ Classic Rock 5th album from 1973 by JA spin-off group created by Jorma Kaukonen (guitar) and Jack Casady (bass) to fature more of their impressive instrumental talents then evident on the JA albums. Their music is more complex and more instrumental then JA and the group is considered by many as one of the most important US rock outfits. This album also features Papa John Creach on violin.

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	HOT TUNA ~ YELLOW FEVER RCA 183501 ~ USA ~ Classic Rock 7th album from 1976. On this album the group added keyboards for the first time, which create a `bigger` sound, but overall the material is similar to the previous efforts, with good tunes and superb playing all over. Fans of the group will find this as good as anything they recorded and a pleasure to be able to hear this again.
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