Blows Against the Empire
1970 studio album by Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blows Against the Empire is a concept album by Paul Kantner, released in 1970 under the name Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship. It is the first album to use the "Starship" moniker, a name which Kantner and Grace Slick would later use for the band Jefferson Starship that emerged after Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen left Jefferson Airplane. From a commercial standpoint, it performed comparably to Jefferson Airplane albums of the era, peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a RIAA gold certification.[1] It was one of the first two albums to be nominated for a Hugo Award in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation.[2]
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Blows Against the Empire | ||||
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Released | November 1970 | |||
Recorded | Summer-fall 1970 | |||
Studio | Pacific High (San Francisco), Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco) | |||
Genre | Folk rock, progressive rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 41:41 | |||
Label | RCA Victor LSP-4448 | |||
Producer | Paul Kantner | |||
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