STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JEFFERSON STARSHIP - FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of Georgia born vocalist, Mickey Thomas, best known as the voice of Jefferson  Starship and later Starship. Happy Birthday Mickey ! Jefferson Starship's 5th record, Freedom At Point Zero was released November 1, 1979, on the Grunt label and produced by Ron Nevison. The Gold certified disc peaked at #22 in the UK, #20 in Canada, and #10 in the US. Three singles were released ; "Girl With The Hungry Eyes" (#70 Cash Box, #55 Hot 100) , "Rock Music" (#29 Cash Box) and "Jane" (#21 UK, #14 Hot 100, #13 Canada, #6 Cash Box). This LP marked the debut of their new drummer  Aynsley Dunbar, formerly of Journey and Frank Zappa, among others . The orange $2 sticker on our copy tells me it came from the now Legendary, J.R.'s Junk Trunk. 

1. "Jane" David Freiberg, Jim McPherson Freiberg, McPherson, Paul Kantner, Craig Chaquico 4:07

2. "Lightning Rose (Carry the Fire)" Kantner Kantner 4:36

3. "Things to Come" Kantner, China Wing Kantner P. Kantner 4:49

4. "Awakening" Jeannette Sears Pete Sears 7:59

5. "Girl with the Hungry Eyes" Kantner Kantner 3:28

6. "Just the Same" Chaquico, J. Sears Chaquico, Eric Van Soest 5:17

7. "Rock Music" Chaquico, J. Sears Chaquico 3:35

8. "Fading Lady Light" J. Sears P. Sears, Mark Unobsky 3:39

9. "Freedom at Point Zero (Climbing Tiger Mountain through the Sky)" Kantner Kantner 4:25

Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards on "Things to Come"

Pete Sears – bass on "Things to Come", "Awakening", "Girl with the Hungry Eyes", "Rock Music", and "Freedom at Point Zero", keyboards on "Jane", "Lightning Rose", "Awakening", and "Just the Same", organ on "Fading Lady Light", electric rhythm guitar on "Fading Lady Light", vocals

David Freiberg – vocals, bass on "Jane", "Lightning Rose", "Awakening", "Just the Same", and "Fading Lady Light", keyboards on "Things to Come", "Girl with the Hungry Eyes", "Rock Music", and "Freedom at Point Zero"

Mickey Thomas – vocals

Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion

Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar

With :

Steven Schuster – horns

Tower of Power – horns on "Jane"

Ron Nevison – producer for Gadget Productions, Inc., engineer
Michael Clink – engineer
Mike Reese – mastering
Maurice – production coordinator
Paul Dowell – amp consultant
Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
Gary Regester – photography
Tyrone Q. Thompson – star scout
Bill Thompson – manager
Recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles - Sausalito
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood