Editing Crown of Creation (section)

=== Background and recording ===

Jefferson Airplane's third album, ''After Bathing at Baxter's'', had received warm reviews from the underground press but was a relative commercial disappointment after ''Surrealistic Pillow''.  By early 1968 the band had moved into a communal house in San Francisco — costing $73,000, the home, known as "The Airplane House" or simply "The Mansion", included a refurbished basement with a built-in recording studio. The band became a tight grouping and much of their composing began at their new headquarters. 

The band returned to RCA Studios in Hollywood on February 20, 1968 with producer Al Schmitt to record two tracks for their next single, [[Grace Slick]]'s "Greasy Heart" backed by [[Marty Balin]]'s "Share a Little Joke".  Sessions for the full album followed, with guest musicians including David Crosby, Tim Davis, Bill Goodwin, and Frank Zappa with several members of the Mothers of Invention.