Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (VG/VG) – LP, UK 1970

Volunteers is an LP by Jefferson Airplane from 1970 released on the RCA label.

About this album

Volunteers is Jefferson Airplane’s most overtly political album and one of the defining statements of late-1960s West Coast rock. Released in 1969, it finds the band sharpening their psychedelic sound into something harder-edged and more confrontational, with songs such as “We Can Be Together”, “Wooden Ships” and the title track turning countercultural idealism into open protest. The record captures the group at a moment of transition, balancing folk, rock and acid-era experimentation while reflecting the turbulence surrounding the decade’s close. Its mix of ringing guitars, communal energy and blunt social commentary helped make it a landmark of San Francisco rock.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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