Classic Hot Tuna Electric is a Hot Tuna

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 :...

 album released in 1996 and is an expansion of the B-side of the previous vinyl release Historic Live Tuna

Historic Live Tuna

Historic Live Tuna is a Hot Tuna album released in 1985 with side A containing some previously unreleased tracks from a live acoustic performance played on KSAN radio in 1971 and with side B containing some previously unreleased live material from a live electric performance in 1971 recorded at the...

. The A-side of the previous release was expanded as Classic Hot Tuna Acoustic

Classic Hot Tuna Acoustic

Classic Hot Tuna Acoustic is a Hot Tuna album released in 1996 and is an expansion of the A-side of the previous vinyl release Historic Live Tuna. The B-side of the previous release was expanded as Classic Hot Tuna Electric and released at the same time as this album...

and released at the same time as this album. The tracks are taken from a live electric performance in 1971 recorded at the Fillmore West

Fillmore West

The Fillmore West was an historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by concert promoter Bill Graham. Named after Graham's original "Fillmore" location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it stood at Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue and was formerly...

 auditorium in San Francisco.

Track listing

1. "Intro by Bill Graham
   Bill Graham
   William Carvel "Bill" Graham, PC QC is a former Canadian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defence, and Leader of the Opposition and interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.-Personal life:...
   
   " / "Never Happen No More" (Blind Blake
   Blind Blake
   "Blind" Blake was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 6:24
2. "Candy Man" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 5:56
3. "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning" (Davis) – 7:39
4. "Uncle Sam Blues" (Traditional) – 5:40
5. "John's Other" (Papa John Creach
   Papa John Creach
   Papa John Creach played for Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars , The Dinosaurs , and Steve Taylor...
   
   ) – 6:00
6. "Rock Me Baby" (Traditional) – 8:30
7. "I Know You Rider" (Traditional) – 7:28
8. "Come Back Baby" (Lightning Hopkins) – 9:14

Personnel

• Jorma Kaukonen
  Jorma Kaukonen
  Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
  
   – guitars, vocals
• Jack Casady
  Jack Casady
  Jack 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
• Papa John Creach
  Papa John Creach
  Papa John Creach played for Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars , The Dinosaurs , and Steve Taylor...
  
   – violin
• Sammy Piazza – drums

Production

• Michael Falzarano
  Michael Falzarano
  Michael 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...
  
  – producer
• Leslie D. Kippel – executive producer