Editing Jefferson Airplane (section)

=== Background ===

The arrival of Grace Slick from [[The Great Society]] was the catalyst for the album's 
distinctive character. Slick brought commanding vocal authority and two fully realised 
compositions that would become the album's signature tracks. The combination of Slick's 
and Marty Balin's contrasting vocal styles — her steely, almost operatic delivery against 
his warmer, more plaintive folk tenor — gave the album an unusual tonal range.

Recording took place at RCA Studio A in Hollywood in November 1966. The sessions were 
relatively tight by psychedelic-era standards, and the album has a more polished production 
feel than the free-form experimentation the band would pursue on subsequent records.