Jefferson Airplane - won't you try rehearsals 1967

Absolutely breathtaking rehearsal recordings of Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon from the Winterland Auditorium in 1967. Must-hear for all Airplane-heads :)
On a side-note, I'm sorry, but youtube only allows me to put 10-minute videos up... therefore I could not upload the entire ~45min recording.

[@peterrosenberg3820]

I love the Airplane and this is originally from my favorite album, After Bathing at Baxter’s! RIP Spencer, Paul and Marty!

[@johanvandermeulen9696]

Sind Sie Familie von Alfred Rosenberg?

[@plateforme3037]

@@johanvandermeulen9696

[@plateforme3037]

@@johanvandermeulen9696 Uw LSD-trip verliep niet zoals u had gehoopt?

[@johanvandermeulen9696]

@@plateforme3037 Een LSD-trip verloopt volstrekt willekeurig.

[@Exiles800]

It's nice to hear the flowery uplift that made the 60's as it was originally felt. When colored sunlight was shining through the stained glass of the era...

[@noyatin]

Gorgeous, gorgeous music- my favorite band from my favorite era. Thank you so much for posting it. But "everything was peaceful" in 1967? Detroit and Newark erupted in riots. Over 11,000 Americans died in Viet Nam. Part of the impact of the SF scene was its focus on peace in the face of dramatic violence.

[@greyskydawg5284]

There was politics as well.

[@curiousnomad]

There’s turmoil in the US today ( Aug 2020). Racism everywhere, unrest, gross economic disparities, a mismanaged pandemic. Where are the f#*king bands like The Airplane, Dylan, CSNY, Creedence, Marvin Gaye, the Doors etc speaking out and calling out the BS, social injustice, etc? Remember when the music, as a voice of a generation, tried to hold power accountable? Kent State, NAM, Nixon, - there was outrage. Come on young people, wake up and get furious about the mess you’re inheriting. If you don’t speak out nothing will change.

[@Methilde]

They were one of the band which was very conscient about socials matters.

[@jg6698]

@@curiousnomad sounds like you're on the Trump 2024 bandwagon. He narrowed income disparity. The bottom strata of earners gained 30% and the upper strata lost 10%. Lowest unemployment EVER for blacks and Latinos. All under Trump. Ignore the tweets! Embrace the results! Bernie sucks!

[@bunnyman09]

Oh my lord, the memories this music brings back. 60s psychedelic rock will never die.

[@Methilde]

Unhappily young generations are very ignorants about Jefferson Airplane.

[@markhunter8554]

@@Methilde That's because radio only plays two songs by them.

[@terrikitties]

I love this!!! What a treat...something I haven't heard before!! I can never get too much of live Airplane!! Cracking version is Right!! Please post more of this.

[@johnmyers4649]

Wow, what a great jam. Thank you

[@tomblah]

God this is incredible. Hearing the guitar solo then Grace's voice, unusually soft, flowing over. Just sublime. I've never heard this version...and it's like listening to JA for the first time.

[@SIUDESIGN]

"...and when they soared, they took us to places we never knew existed, and to which we could never return again." - Ben Fong-Torres

[@roncarson4330]

What a great quote.

[@praxis1871]

So very true.

[@cristianhorton1056]

Shivers down my spine man... Thank u

[@markhunter8554]

Proof that some of the early writers of Rolling Stone magazine had taste.

[@curiousnomad]

Not enough credit is given to Jack and how his bass really drives everything both melodically and with that deep mesmerizing groove.

[@tosue1]

I wish there was more! ❤💜

[@moniquelacosta5170]

Saturday Afternoon Woodstock performance is still my all time favorite. But, I love this rehearsal session. Grace Slick is the Queen of Rock. I love that Paul Kantner wrote this song. Thank you for Posting.

[@3butalcomp3]

I also love that Paul Kantner wrote this tune.

[@blue-fj9ky]

I saw that live it was my favorite moment at Woodstock!

[@Barrylayy]

Always one of my top Airplane tracks! Love this song because of the way it's structured it always allowed for maximum adlibbing and experimentation by all of the very talented members of the band. This is one of those J.A. tunes that is different in each performance. Like "Other Side of This Life". Grace's vocals in this version here are astonishing. She had a way of singing rock music in almost a jazz style, like scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald. I love her backup vocals as much as lead vocals!!

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

& I just have to agree with every word you wrote. Jefferson Airplane/Starship Grace& Paul FOREVER

[@moniquelacosta5170]

Grace Slick's voice is the Sound of the Sixties!!

[@jamiepierce4397]

Awesome never heard this rendition of Saturday afternoon before. Thanks for feeding my head

[@thomasbedell4770]

Barry Lay Long live ‘67!

[@curiousnomad]

Great observation about Ella. I’d love to have lunch with Grace to ask her about her earliest musical influences, experiences, and training. This level of originality and creativity doesn’t come from nowhere. Somewhere along the way she encountered the influences that took her to this level.

[@caribman10]

The most underrated American rock group of the era? And that fantastic picture of Paul and Jack, wow!

[@markhunter8554]

Second only to the Allman Brothers in my opinion.

[@C0NTR4B455]

One thing that strikes me bout this band is the balance between the vocals and the instrumental elements..Essentially the instrumental could have totally drowned the vocals but they don't..Jorma/Jack especially are great accompanists..No matter how far out and loud they get with their jamming they always bring it down again for the vocal harmonies to come thru..

[@codybluetarp]

When i read, "...they always bring it down again", i thought of what it was like playing gigs with my brother and a friend in a band BITD. Thanks for that reference to the dynamic that brings us back.

[@willieboy3011]

"Acid incense and balloons." Indeed those were the days.

[@greyskydawg5284]

It was. The head shops and such.

[@rickmueller7082]

goin down the road feelin bad saw Jorma N Jack recently in NH good times

[@Spyes23]

A real treated you've uploaded here my friend! They were as good in front of a crowd as they were without one... love it!

[@curiousnomad]

Grace takes my breath away.

[@severalseasons]

So great, thanks for sharing this...wonderful...

[@Gener77]

Wow! This is fascinating! Thank you so much for posting!

[@Laopaspdi]

Oh man.... Can't beat my favorite band! Pink Floyd comes close, but these guys are number 1!

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

They were so good. They really were. Wish I’d seen ‘em.

[@cynthiacalfornia3930]

Saw them that very year in Santa Barbara, loved them so much went to LA to see them again, and again in the City. Just great performances musically and vocally. Truly a Rock n Roll legend, so glad I saw them at their peak.

[@onusgumboot5565]

there are 2 hour and more videos on youtube now. how about an update. just sayin. it would be really fantastic to hear the whole 45 minutes

[@DrMitchMedina]

Real vintage Airplane. Complete with sour notes, blown harmonies, and all the other stuff that characterized their early performances. The track does highlight Jack Casady's role as the real musical lead.

[@oscar3eyes]

a time for every purpose; a time to celebrate, and a time to refrain from celebration. in times of darkness it's nice to be reminded of the light. would be nice if we all came back. maybe it'll last longer next time.

[@va3hry]

I don't know if I like the Woodstock version or this one...oh hell I love them both. Thanks for posting.

[@rhodayackez9570]

Woodstock version is mind blowing.

[@WheelsofConfusion1962]

Bela e emblemática versão, legendária canção.

[@Oddity2Commoddity]

Midwest winter,acid,sun on snow, Saturday...

[@scdevon]

There's nothing like early Airplane. If only they would have cut down the touring a little and taken a little more R&R and spent more time in the studio they might not have burned out so early. This band was super burned out from being on the road so much and the squabbling started. Spencer was the first victim I think around 1970.

[@paulreynolds187]

scdevon mm

[@3butalcomp3]

@scdevon absolutely nothing like it, ever. So much excellent stuff with all the greats, but Jefferson Airplane just makes my day, made my life.

[@regionalunityproductions4378]

Dryden brought it on himself.

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

I thought they didn't tour as much as many bands. I think they were so of a time that when the time past, they were done. never heard a band go from so good to pointless in so few years ( I am talking Starship here.)

[@djinman1837]

Thanks so Much!!

[@codybluetarp]

Cool hearing certain signature JA riffs "in the making". Like Marty Balin and Grace's pushing-the-edge-voice blend in "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon"; and, for example at 5:00, as Jorma and Jack do up the syncopated psychedelic thing that progresses into a folk melody-like, all along Spencer Dryden driven drum line, and a mysterious-to-me keyboard part. They were known for their adventurous spirit, like Paul Kantner's science fiction visions. Great music.

[@lowtunesinc.2926]

Grace was playing the keys. She did that in her early days in JA.

[@edmarkowski8495]

brilliant!

[@johnnystaccata]

These guys were good musicians and they could pull off live recordings better than a lot of the Frisco bands during that period. They blew the Dead away at this time.

[@starcloud4959]

johnnystaccata -by a margin(at that time) , but yeah the Dead would soon blow many out of the water with 'cream puff war' and 'the other one'.They rapidly developed from straight blues & bluegrass to the universe in no time at all - just sayin'. Facets of the same jewel though.

[@raymondpierotti8414]

@@starcloud4959 Saw them both many times. The Dead were great noodlers, but the Airplane always performed well until they lost Spencer.. Joey capsized them like a canoe. The Dead just kept pugging along and were the ones most people remeber.

[@markhunter8554]

@@raymondpierotti8414 Nothing better than the classic Airplane line up.

[@roystonmason9125]

@@raymondpierotti8414 no hits no fun

[@raymondpierotti8414]

@@roystonmason9125 What does this mean? Their biggest hit was We Built this City, which is execrable, especially given what thye had put out in the 60's

[@jameskennedy721]

Better than the studio version .

[@rvvanlife]

How does a tune like this become not so well known? It's my 1st time hearing this

[@markhunter8554]

Because radio sucks.

[@codybluetarp]

Music is like that. And so it's possible for every time to be the first time.

[@tommiharrell9958]

Guess it depends on how old you are?

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Do yourself a HUGE favor- and start buying every single JA album- starting with their 3rd album, “After bathing at Baxter’s”- where this song closes out side 2 on the vinyl

[@markhunter8554]

@@BaconTomatoCheese I have all of them up to Volunteers.

[@rBrad4D]

Airplane demos and outtakes are rare as fuck. 4 people couldn't handle acid apparently

[@ahsimiksnabac6576]

i was there at the age of 15, i'll NEVER 4get it!!

[@seeingeye5534]

This is gold.

[@beachdog67]

Got that unmistakable Winterland acoustic. Never heard another building with complex decay to match it.

[@UnAmericanBandstand]

Oh wow geez,,this was a 45 minute recording? TOO cool. And my favorite Airplane tune. Gotta be the best version Ive heard. So pretty. Thank you for posting this. ~Jennifer

[@markhunter8554]

my favorite Airplane tune as well. PS I love your moniker.

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

That chick sound of beauty.So grateful that these glorious bands where here and done what they did.

[@cavemilitorum]

My favourite version of this song ! Is this recording from a live album ? where did you find it ?

[@georgeburns7251]

When they sing, they don’t try to sing together. They each did their own thing, like singing solo in a group.

[@1blastman]

Saw them whenever they played the Fillmore East. Grace with JA and Janis with Big Brother were the Queens of Late 1960's American Rock. PLEASE post more 10 minute clips from the 45 minutes you have. These are rock treasures to us Boomers :o).

[@TheWall198907]

Airplane-head approved!!!

[@morokolli8700]

Now IAM A BIG SMILE1🙂😀😃😂😄🙃😉🤯🥳🤮😎😎😅🤩😀!!..¿?.. find apiece part TOOL dont get??.. me'n eather!!😀..

[@howitzergun]

Such a sweet piece of music. Love it. My parents loved it. Although I`m from ex Soviet country. But people somehow managed to get such a nice music trough Iron Curtain.

[@trubbeltron]

Can you please upload the full 45 minutes, or can you possibly send it to me? What a beautiful version of the song

[@caribman10]

Funny that so many people don't think about the amount of PRACTICE it takes to sound that good. And why does KZbin restrict this content but whole concerts are on for others?

[@leecohen1542]

I was listening to my cassette of this today and decided to see if it was on KZbin! my tape says it's 10/5/67

[@mitzilinn]

Glad I saw them living in SF

[@pseudosmith4979]

Incredible. Wonderful find! :D

[@rickmueller7082]

love the Guild Bass w Jack n Jorma on the Rickenbackker

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Paul on the Rick

[@Dougdenslowe]

They never played a song the same way twice;most bands wouldn't dare take "a chance like that".The Airplane had confidence in themselves and each other,they knew if they got "too far-out" someone would bring them back into the fold.

[@mavjimbo]

The Velvet Underground were like that also

[@Methilde]

And the Rolling Stones too at that time.

[@Dougdenslowe714]

@@mavjimbo all the good bands were like that.Cream, the Dead, Quicksilver and I could go on and on.Playing the same set, note for note, is like a straight job after awhile.Take it from me, I know!

[@georgeburns7251]

They were so drugged they never remembered how they sang it before.

[@wonderlin1]

Thank you for putting this on here - very nostalgic for a time when I was a little kid - but grew up & kept them alive & fresh, into the 70's

[@TJCATLOVER]

Wow, the harmonies!!!!!!!

[@golds04]

Just struck me- Grace and Jerry had almost identical warble vibrato in their singing during this period. Coincidentally? Ha. Wondering who heard it from who?? Great ty!!

[@terrikitties]

I love this!!! What a treat...something I haven't heard before!! I can never get too much of live Airplane!! Cracking version if Right!!

[@1blastman]

Bless Our Pointed Little Heads!

[@seeingeye5534]

This is gold.

[@3butalcomp3]

You all know that blue and yellow makes green, right? Green is so comfy, any day, especially on a Saturday Afternoon. Won't you please try?

[@manowardefender4042]

Это радость щастья и улыбок всем хороших шишэк всем товарищи шышки всем хорошим шишкам

[@JPPureCandy]

One of my favorite Airplane songs. Happy to come upon this recording. I believe that the great Nicky Hopkins played piano on the Baxter's album which, combined with the more elaborate vocal harmonies, still makes it the best.

[@MrRhmccabe]

Volunteers had Hopkins on it as well.

[@kevinjones1002]

Nicky Hopkins did not play on After Bathing at Baxter.

[@MrRhmccabe]

@@kevinjones1002 ....you are 100 percent correct

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

grace on baxters

[@rca88]

Grace plays keys on Today at Monterey Pop. Blows Against The Empire features a lot of her piano. She's not trying to be Nicky Hopkins, but she makes it count. Always liked her keyboards, wish she had played more. (Same with Aretha Franklin - another fine keyboard player.)

[@NilezII]

Because they were a band that hit their stride on stage. They had more of a challenge trying to get their sound in the studio.

[@thomasbedell4770]

Baxter’s and Volunteers captured them well for studio work, particularly Baxter’s. Crown is an extension of Baxter’s in my opinion.

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

This is soo cool… sounds like a early version of this song… “Baxter’s” purportedly took several months to complete- unusual at the time 👍❤️☮️🎸🇺🇸

[@dantean]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting. A great addition even if "absolutely breathtaking" is somewhat overstating it.

[@MrRhmccabe]

I have the original disc with Martha on it as well...these guys were great...they always had a lot of fun.

[@plant1deep4u2]

Is Nicky Hopkins playing during this rehearsal? Just wondering who's on the keyboards. Didn't have the Grace signature however coulda' been, coulda' been Marty. Just curious.

[@Mauri_Centurion]

Lyric: Is it time to leave, my lady yes it is I know round about and everywhere sunshine instead of snow times can't change that what I say is true oooooh oooh ill come through for you and ill come through for you, my love wont you try wont you try wont you try wont you try saturday afternoon yellow clouds rising in the noon acid incense and ballons saturday afternoon people dancing everywhere ,loudly shouting i dont care its a time for growing and a time for knowing saturday afternoon saturday afternoon saturday afternoon (wont you try) yellow clouds rising in the noon (wont you try) saturday afternoon (wont you try) saturday afternoon ( wont you try ) wont you try (saturday afternoon) wont you try ( saturday afternoon) wont you try wont you try Is it time to leave, my lady yes it is I know round about and everywhere sunshine instead of snow times can't change that what I say is true oooooh oooh ill come through for you and ill come through for you, my love wont you try wont you try wont you try wont you try

[@mariellemaple]

amazing and a huge thank you, one of my go to airplane tracks

[@buriedverydeep]

Pure Vision, Pure Bliss....

[@hannahlornitzo852]

I jog, dance and do music to stay with peace. what need of weapons

[@peterstuart1741]

Take this song with grace slick and Jim Morrison singing and you are in a different world of colour far is it man

[@dreama505]

Nice flowing tempo, especially between 0.26 and 0.39.

[@jakeenan]

(crownofcreation68) Dude, you said there's a 45 min version floating around....Where can one get that baby? They're a muso's dream. As interesting today as they were back then. At any moment they could, and often did, take a song off the scale.

[@thomasmantellwilliam]

How about the Grateful Dead? "but Williams, they play the "same songs" every night"(well, not really... but there is a fair amount of repeating favorite songs... ) I once recorded the Dead playing a live version of "El Paso" for my Dad and he just said "Son, you've got to re-record this for me, it just doesn't sound right"!!! I gave it another listen and sure enough that's the Way it was recorded!!! Sorry about that, Dad... guess we better stick with Marty Robbins!!!

[@tomsteinberg8106]

Maybe Jimmy Smircich with the camera in the background.

[@randyfranklin9804]

Can you imagine being there.........

[@Shamagogue]

...Quite an early synthesis of folk morphing into rock!

[@mikedtw]

this is just GREAT! can't say thanks enough for this. Would you consider posting the rest of the 45 minutes as Parts 2, 3 & 4 for us 'planeheads? listening to this... its midnight now... makes me want to pull an all-nighter and make dig up all my long-stashed supplies to make some art, brother!

[@robertrichman6873]

That's funny, 'planeheads.' When asked by others if I was a Dead Head, my answer usually went something like "Well, sure, I like them - a lot actually, but am really more of a 'Plane Brain.' They, I just can't get enough of!" If only there were more live HQ videos and audio recordings of JA available from 1967-1970 (before Spencer exited).

[@markhunter8554]

@@robertrichman6873 Loved the Dead, but always preferred the Airplane.

[@thomasoboyle6494]

San Fran-fuk'in-Cisco what a Rock'in Cit-tay! Paul Katner/Marty Balin Rock & Roll Heroes!

[@johnspence919]

Not many of us left. Music like this is a dinosaur. We were lucky to see this.

[@davidshepherd4451]

great history, love it👍👍👍

[@manoftheworld1000]

@3831M You're damn right! That's why we organised protests against it.

[@sivaprasad465]

short & sweet!thank u!I LOVE J.STARSHIP! cool man!

[@3831M]

@manoftheworld1000 except for the vietnam war...

[@normanchristiansen1864]

acid incense and balloons .................

[@W7DXW]

Never too soon.

[@Mike-fx1eu]

Nice picture of Jack with a broken A string. I hope he has a backup bass for the next song. Nice dynamics for the vocals. You are supposed to do it but some did not.

[@jakeenan]

Cracking version. The faster tempo works a treat. What a band they were in their pomp. Very few come near them. Why was it that JA's live recodings sounded so cool when most live recordings from that era sucked?

[@johnneilamore6581]

Good band with a good blend and very creative with a good standard of song writing...i thought they were insipid noodlers at the time , not now , though , they are good ...probably sound even better when " under the influence "....

[@trombonemunroe]

In loyalty to their kind, they cannot tolerate our minds. In loyalty to our kind, we cannot tolerate their obstruction!

[@thomasbedell4770]

trombonemunroe This was before they got political. But, strike a blow against the empire anyway!

[@leeshrooms8550]

Just popped some micro dot acid and man you should hear the conversations between them. Great times :)

[@manoftheworld1000]

Well, folks, I was 14 back then - and I lllooovvved that scene and its music! I wonder if this planet ever saw a better year than 1967!!! I am sure, people of later generations will still talk about that great era! And - last but not least: Everything was peaceful!

[@micdream1957]

Superbe version de saturday aftermoon , aussi bien que celle de Woodstock .

[@chev202]

it's no use trying saturday afternoon for me. this song was meant for me when I was a kid but I did not even know of its existence. pop warner football games, little league games, riding my bike, my first kiss was on a Saturday afternoon, tromping in the snow, playing atari, eating out with my parents and my brother,smoking a joint with my brother, basking in the sun, poolside, doing yardwork with my dad. but now, saturday afternoons no longer have those memories for me. maybe i can try again?

[@donaldmattia1491]

Yes I tried,and loved it! Great tune and band.

[@3butalcomp3]

@Donald Mattia. Yeah, me too! Many times, a long time ago.

[@MERRYJERRYL]

LSD MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.PAUL KANTNER SAID, "BAXTER'S WAS LSD AMONG 13 OTHER THINGS"

[@woodshed_woody]

Dug this when it came out, so it's great to hear the vinyl pops!

[@parenzetti]

Groovy man!

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

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