RCA/Grunt - Jefferson Starship - EARTH - Original Press Kit Glossy Photo - 1978

Description

This photo was distributed in 1978 by RCA/Grunt Records to promote the band's album,
Earth
and the hit singles,
Count on Me
and
Runaway.
Try to find another one in this condition!
With the release of
Earth
, Jefferson Starship embarked on its first US/Europe concert tour in more than a year (due to Marty Balin's reluctance to go out on the road). Unfortunately, the year ended badly for Grace Slick, whose drunken, profane political and sexual tirade against a German audience (which had trashed the stage the night before when the band was a no-show) led to Paul Kantner asking for (and getting) her resignation from the band. Also, drummer John Barbata was in a bad car wreck later that year, which necessitated his leaving the band (replaced by Aynsley Dunbar).
So this photo poignantly reflects one of the final happy days for JS during its most commercially successful years.
This is a lucky find for any fan of the mid-Seventies Jefferson Starship - or collector of publicity photos of significant rock lineups.