Mexico (Jefferson Airplane song)
"Mexico" | ||||
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Single by Jefferson Airplane | ||||
B-side | "Have You Seen the Saucers?" | |||
Released | May 1970 | |||
Recorded | February 1970 | |||
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Genre | ||||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Grace Slick | |||
Producer(s) | Jefferson Airplane | |||
Jefferson Airplane singles chronology | ||||
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"Mexico" is a single released in May 1970 by
The song received little radio airplay, being banned in some states,[2] but did reach #102 on the Billboard charts.[3]
The version on the 2400 Fulton Street LP and CD is a completely different mix from that on the single.
Five months after the release of "Mexico", President Nixon requested that songs relating to drug abuse not be broadcast.[4]
Live versions of "Mexico" and its B-side, "Have You Seen the Saucers", were intended to be released on the next Airplane album;[5] however, Marty Balin left the band before production of Bark was completed, forcing a change in some of the planned material.[3] A live version of "Have You Seen the Saucers" appeared as the opening track of the live album Thirty Seconds Over Winterland;[6] the two studio tracks were finally released on an album when the Early Flight compilation[2] was released.
Personnel
Personnel from original vinyl credits.[2]
- Grace Slick – piano, vocals
- Marty Balin – vocals
- Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar
- Jack Casady – bass
- Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
- Joey Covington – congas and bells on "Have You Seen the Saucers"
References
- ^ "San Francisco". Precambrianmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b c d Early Flight (Vinyl gatefold). Jefferson Airplane. New York City: RCA. 1974. CYL1-0437.
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- ^ Kantner, Paul (February 1971). "Paul Kantner". Jazz & Pop (Interview: Magazine). Interviewed by Patricia Kennealy.
- ^ Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (Vinyl back). Jefferson Airplane. New York City: RCA. 1973. BFL1-0147.
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