Jefferson Airplane – Crown Of Creation

The one shown above is a REPRESSING with NON flipbacks and different front cover than original 1st pressing. This would be a 1969, late, or 1970 reissue

Great album from long ago. A true classic that stands the test of time very well. Fantastic sound on the old black Nipper RCA label before RCA went to shit.

One of the easiest JA BBS to find, all the branded copies are.

This 2003 CD has been very well mastered, first the sound was even bit overwhelming, but now this my favourite version of this album. Well done!

MADE IN JAPAN ON DISC IS MADE IN JAPAN JAPAN

Certainly their best release.
Good remastering, instruments sound more clearly, good pressing.

CROWN OF CREATION is one of the Airplane's more inconsistent albums, with a few filler tracks ("In Time", "Share a Little Joke", Chushingura"), but the highs are very high indeed. "Lather" is one of the best drug songs out there, as Grace Slick sings about a boy who never left boyhood, with oodles of metaphorical drug references sprinkled in. David Crosby's "Triad" (sung by Slick) is also a first side highlight. Side two is stronger and considerably harder-edged, with "If You Feel" providing Marty Balin's strongest performance on the album. Slick's "Greasy Heart" is another solid cut, and "House on Pooneil Corners" brings things to a suitably psychedelic close. This pressing sounds pretty good, although a couple of the tunes (particularly the title track) sound slightly muffled at times. My copy looks beautiful, but there's minor surface noise throughout.

My black/silver copy has slightly differing runouts
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side): LP-Ste-WPRS-0549-X S-H-I Manufactured in (capitalised X and I)
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side): LP-Ste-WPRS-0550 X S-H-I Manufactured in B (capitalised X and I)
maybe thats just a different interpretation!

Love it. I once only liked it, but over the years I’ve grown to really dig it.
Seems tough to get a good copy, the vinyl is a bit noisy, but it’s fine with the music playing. Just need to dial in the bass/treble a bit.
Whatever, it’s a must own album. All the Jefferson Airplane is worth owning.

Very solid pressing of a great album. Baxter's really struggled with the top end but their recording techniques improved with the release of this album. Find a clean copy, as this album is a must have in the acid rock genre.