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Sunday, January 28, 2024

Paul Kantner: Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra 1983 | URBANASPIRINES

PAUL KANTNER’S Second SOLO Album 

from Kostas at the URBANASPIRINES






On January 28, 2016, Kantner died of multiple organ failure in his beloved San Francisco at the age of 74

In his prime he was up there (and out there) with the best. We miss him and as a species are the poorer for his no longer being around


Paul Kantner – vocals, guitars, banjo, glass harmonica, synthesizers on "Circle of Fire", lead guitar on "Underground"
Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "The Mountain Song" and "The Sky Is No Limit"
Jack Casady – bass
China Kantner – vocals on "Declaration of Independence" and "The Sky Is No Limit"
Alexander Kantner – vocals on "Underground"
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar
Pete Sears – piano on "The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra", "Lilith's Song", and "Science Friction", bass on "Circle of Fire"
Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Scott Mathews – guitar, percussion, pedal steel guitar, Linn drums, glass harmonica, vocoder, synthesizers on "Circle of Fire", saxophones on "Circle of Fire" and "The Sky Is No Limit", vocals on "Esperanto", mandolin on "Esperanto", harmonica on "Esperanto", piano on "Esperanto", organ on "Esperanto", bass drum on "Esperanto"
Ron Nagle – piano on "Esperanto", vocals on "Esperanto"
The Dūrocs – sound effects on "The Mountain Song"
Ronnie Montrose – lead guitar on "(She Is A) Telepath"
Flo & Eddie – vocals
Mickey Thomas – vocals on "Circle of Fire"
David Freiberg – synthesizers and vocals on "Circle of Fire"
John Blakeley – 2nd rhythm guitar on "Let's Go


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4 comments:

Kostas said...

Greetings from Athens. It's about to snow here. I think it will start tonight. I send you a warm hug.

Jobe said...

Kostas is ALWAYS putting up great stuff. I'm glad you feature it here. Oh and by the way your no slouch either Andy

Andy Swapp said...

Wow! Seriously? I always think of Greece as boiling hot (I am rubbish in the heat, the high twenties and I am done!) so I don’t ever think of it snowing!
Stay warm my friend!
Always good to hear from you

Andy Swapp said...

Thanks Brother Jobe!
Love what both of you masters post!

I am just a flag waver!