Splashdown Two
Encyclopedia
Splashdown Two is a 1997 CD release and expansion of the previous Hot Tuna
vinyl release from 1984, Splashdown
. It is a recording of a live acoustic performance from the mid-1970s that had played on the short-lived radio station WQIV
.
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 :...
vinyl release from 1984, Splashdown
Splashdown (album)
Splashdown is a Hot Tuna album released in 1984 containing the tracks from a previously unreleased live acoustic performance that had been played on the short-lived radio station WQIV in the mid-1970s...
. It is a recording of a live acoustic performance from the mid-1970s that had played on the short-lived radio station WQIV
WAXQ
WAXQ is a radio station with a classic rock format in New York City. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-WFDR:...
.
Track listing
- "Oh Lord, Search My Heart" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 5:14
- "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Davis) – 6:48
- "I Am the Light of This World" (Davis) – 4:02
- "Mann's Fate" (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:...
) – 7:00 - "Winin' Boy Blues" (Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll MortonFerdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....
) – 6:54 - "Embryonic JourneyEmbryonic Journey (instrumental)The acoustic instrumental Embryonic Journey composed by Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen originally appeared as the ninth track on Jefferson Airplane's second album Surrealistic Pillow but has been often anthologized, and multiple takes were released as an album also entitled...
" (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:...
) – 2:10 - "99 Year Blues" (Julius DanielsJulius DanielsJulius Daniels was an American Piedmont blues musician. His song "99 Year Blues" appeared on the box set Anthology of American Folk Music and has been covered by Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Johnny Winter, Charlie Parr and Hot Tuna on their album Burgers...
) – 5:17 - "Police Dog (Splashdown) Blues" (Blind BlakeBlind Blake"Blind" Blake was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist.-Biography:...
) – 4:17 - "Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From" (Davis) – 4:16
- "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" (Davis) – 3:09
- "I Know You Rider" (Traditional) – 5:15
- "I Want You to Know" (Bo CarterBo CarterArmenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon was an American early blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts, and on a few of their recordings...
) – 4:12 - "Keep On Truckin'" (Bob Carleton) – 4:21
- "Candy Man" (Davis) – 6:22
Production
- 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...
– producer, remastering - Leslie D. Kippel – executive producer
- Frank Pappito – engineer
- Toni Brown – liner notes
- Barry Glassberg – tape archivist
- Arthur L. Field – photography