Have I been listening to 'Surrealistic Pillow' on the wrong speed all these years?
"Somebody to Love" was also a track on their influential album released in February 1967, Surrealistic Pillow.
Surrealistic Pillow was climbing up the pop charts, and Airplane was whizzing around the concert circuit.
The success of Surrealistic Pillow had given them the clout to get artistic control in their contract.
Though they broke every rule for recording in the studio, Surrealistic Pillow had earned enough money for the corporation to let them get away with it.
Whenever they had time to practice, like before the recording of Surrealistic Pillow, things went relatively smoothly in the studio.
Its commercial impact far exceeded the sales of any album of the Airplane, even Surrealistic Pillow.
The closing tracks on side one and the first track from side two come from the recording sessions for Surrealistic Pillow.
And the tape, Surrealistic Pillow, needed only to be flipped over.
Jefferson Airplane released the influential Surrealistic Pillow in 1967.