The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound by Ralph J. Gleason
Contributed by Martyn Wilson
on Jun 15th, 2025. Artwork published in
June 1969
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Photo: Martyn Wilson. License: All Rights Reserved.
Montgomery Pousse Cafe in early use, featuring its “C” style with the middle part colored in yellow, for Ralph J. Gleason’s contemporary look on the San Francisco music scene in 1969. From the back cover:
The story of the Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company [ft. Janis Joplin], the Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Fillmore Auditorium, Bill Graham, the Family Dog and the coming of age of rock ’n’ roll in San Francisco
The remainder of the title is set in Britannia, Photo-Lettering’s “graphic handlettered interpretation” of Britannic. No cover designer is credited. The art is by Scottish illustrator Wilson McLean.
Photo: Martyn Wilson. License: All Rights Reserved.
Synopsis and blurb on the back cover are set in Helvetica Bold.
