Pair a Dice Found
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Pair a Dice Found was the first studio album since 1976 by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna
. It was their only album recorded with Epic Records
. Hot Tuna had been signed to Epic shorty after Jefferson Airplane
had signed with Epic and released the Jefferson Airplane reunion album
.
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
. It was their only album recorded with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. Hot Tuna had been signed to Epic shorty after Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
had signed with Epic and released the Jefferson Airplane reunion album
Jefferson Airplane (album)
Jefferson Airplane is the reunion album of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, released on Epic Records in 1989.-Overview:Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady, who had played together on Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters, Crown of Creation and...
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Track listing
- "It's Alright With Me" (Jorma Kaukonen)
- "Parchman FarmParchman Farm (song)"Parchman Farm" is the title of a number of songs about Mississippi State Penitentiary, known as Parchman Farm, a hard time prison because of the Trusty system which was later outlawed....
" (Mose AllisonMose AllisonMose John Allison, Jr. is an American jazz blues pianist and singer.-Biography:...
) - "Urban Moon" (Randall BramblettRandall BramblettRandall Bramblett is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with such notable performers as Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood,...
) - "Eve of Destruction" (P. F. SloanP. F. SloanP.F. Sloan is an American pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was very successful during the mid-1960s, writing, performing and producing Billboard top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, Jan & Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, The Grass Roots and the Mamas and the Papas...
) - "AK-47" (Michael Falzarano)
- "Shot in the Act" (Scott MathewsScott Mathews.Scott Mathews is a multi-platinum selling music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and entrepreneur.-Early Days:...
, Ron NagleRon NagleRon Nagle is an American ceramic sculptor, musician and songwriter.-History:Ron Nagle grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District...
) - "Brand New Toy" (Falzarano)
- "To Be With You" (Falzarano)
- "Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue" (Bramblett, Davis Causey, Bucky Jones)
- "Love Gone Flat" (Falzarano)
- "Bulletproof Vest" (Falzarano)
- "Ken Takes a Lude" (Kaukonen)
- "San Francisco Bay BluesSan Francisco Bay Blues"San Francisco Bay Blues" is an American folk song and is generally considered to be the most famous composition by Jesse Fuller. Fuller first recorded the song in 1954 for a small label called World Song. The song was brought into wider popularity in the early 1960s by club performances by...
" (Jesse FullerJesse FullerJesse Fuller was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".-Early life:...
) - "Happy Turtle Song" (Kaukonen)
Personnel
- Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– vocals, lead guitars, rhythm guitars, lap steel guitar, dobro - Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass, 4-string guitar, 5-string guitar, fretless guitar, background vocals - Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
– rhythm guitar - Galen Underwood – keyboards, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "Urban Moon", "Shot in the Act", and "Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue", sequenced percussion on "Urban Moon"
- Harvey Sorgen – drums
- Rick DankoRick DankoRichard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band.-Early years :...
– background vocals on "Parchman Farm" and "Eve of Destruction" - The Phantoms (Charlie Staxx, Joe Violette, Jane Violette) – background vocals on "Urban Moon", "Brand New Toy", "To Be With You", and "Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue"
- Vanessa Lillian, Ginger Lee, Rick Sanchez – background vocals on "Bulletproof Vest"
Production
- Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– producer - Rick Sanchez – co-producer, engineer, mixdown at Beartracks
- Michael Caplan – executive producer
- Harvey Leeds – executive producer
- Galen Underwood – production assistance
- Ira Wilkes – production coordination
- Harvey Sorgen – second engineer at Dreamland
- John Yates – second engineer at Dreamland
- Doug Rose – second engineer
- Carl Studna – cover photo
- Vanessa Lillian – art direction
- Howard Fritzson – design