Marty Balin: Live At The Boston Esplanade...

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From MVD, comes the new DVD release, "Marty Balin - Live At The Boston Esplanade", a rare 2008 solo performance by the 'Rock & Roll Hall of Fame' inductee, founding member of The Jefferson Airplane and key personality of the 'San Francisco sound' that also launched The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Band and Janis Joplin.

Balin's first solo effort was recorded June 14, 2008 at the Hatch Shell in Boston, featuring tracks "Volunteers", "3/5ths of a Mile In Ten Seconds", "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love" (with Didi Stewart on vocals), a new version of "Somebody To Love", "Today", "Summer Of Love" and Balin's Jefferson Starship hits "Miracles", "Count On Me", "Runaway", his 1980 solo hit "Hearts" and a cover of Canadian folk artist Bruce Cockburn's "Rocket Launcher".

Also included is interview footage with original Jefferson Airplane lead singer Signe Anderson and rock journalists Jeff Tamarkin and Craig Fenton.

Other points of interest include drummer Donny Baldwin of the Elvin Bishop Group ("Fooled Around & Fell In Love") and Starship ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"), with audio mastering by Rob Fraboni, producer/engineer for The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys, an interview with Signe Anderson, original lead singer of The Jefferson Airplane before Grace Slick, an interview with Jeff Tamarkin, author of "Got A Revolution", interview with Craig Fenton, author of Jefferson Airplane "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and Jefferson Starship "Have You Seen The Stars Tonite", a 50 minute interview with Balin from 1995 and practice footage from the 6/13/08 session, rehearsing at Newbury Media Recording Studios the day before the gig.

Also included is a four page booklet, a surprise 'hello' from Dewey Bunnell of the group America and a cover photo by Darby Gould, former lead singer of The Jefferson Starship...