Hot Tuna 1969-06-28
Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Rosa, CA

Set 1
Rock Me Baby
Turnaround
Star Track
Through The Golden Gate
Come Back Baby
Through The Grove
Inspiration In The Hall Of Arrivals

Set 2


Set 3


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Guitar - Jorma Kaukonen
Bass - Jack Casady
Drums - Joey Covington

same bill as the Grateful Dead

Released as Bear's Sonic Journals - "Before We Were Them"

This live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane's fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna. Jorma and Jack are joined by Joey Covington on drums, and this intense, hard-driving muscle trio creates a sonic landscape to rival Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

This is essential listening for fans of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane, with more than 70 minutes of music, including versions of the classic blues songs Rock Me Baby and Come Back Baby, as well as the familiar Airplane tune Star Track. Additionally, the set list includes 4 fully-formed, rare songs that were named by Jorma and Jack for the first time for this release — 49 years after they were played!

I am in awe of the unbridled fury of will Jorma and I had to explore and search out our developing musical landscape together. Every day truly was a new adventure for our young hearts.
-Jack Casady

Live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane’s fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna.

Joined by Joey Covington on drums, this intense, hard-driving muscle trio creates a sonic landscape to rival Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Essential listening for fans of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane, with more than 70 minutes of music, including 4 fully-formed, rare songs that were named by Jorma and Jack for the first time for this release.

Liner notes include contributions by both Jorma and Jack, as well as rare and previously unreleased vintage photographs.

Freshly restored and mastered from the original tapes captured by legendary Grateful Dead soundman, Owsley Stanley, a/k/a Bear, who is known for the purity of his “Sonic Journal” recordings.

These tapes were transferred and restored to the most exacting audiophile standards, utilizing state-of-the-art Plangent Processes techniques to remove subtle timing distortions created by the recording and playback devices.

The mastering was done by Jeffrey Norman (Mockingbird Mastering), long-time collaborator with the Grateful Dead and Owsley Stanley.

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SHNIDDateVenueCityStateArchive Identifier
978361969-06-28Veterans Memorial BuildingSanta RosaCA
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Created At
Tue Jan 09 2024 20:33:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Sun Jun 16 2002 17:43:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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