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The folk-rock explosion of 1965 culminated late in the year with the arrival of The Beatles' Rubber Soul. Its musical sophistication marked a significant leap forward for the album format itself, demonstrating that an LP could serve as a cohesive artistic statement rather than a padded-out vehicle for a few hit singles (although Capitol, as it was wont to do, significantly altered the tracklist of the American release — but I digress). The impact of the Beatles' album on San Francisco's nascent rock scene was such that, for a time in 1966, "You could party hop all night and hear nothing but Rubber Soul," as journalist Charles Perry later recalled. The influence of the Beatles' album is readily discernible when listening to Takes Off, though the Airplane's album is a touch darker and harder-edged.
1: Blues from an Airplane (2:10)
2: Let Me In (3:28)
3: Bringing Me Down (2:22)
4: It's No Secret (2:38)
5: Tobacco Road (3:28)
6: Runnin' 'Round This World (2:23)
7: Come Up the Years (2:31)
8: Run Around (2:32)
9: Let's Get Together (3:34)
10: Don't Slip Away (2:32)
11: Chauffeur Blues (2:26)
12: And I Like It (3:16)
Note: This track listing is for the original 1966 pressing of the album. Fearing controversy over suggestive lyrics, RCA forced the band to revise the album shortly after its initial release: "Runnin' 'Round This World" was deleted from the tracklist entirely (leaving "Tobacco Road" as the closing track of side one), and the lyrics of "Let Me In" and "Run Around" were altered. Most re-releases of Takes Off in the years since have been of the censored second version. Some later CD issues of the album include "Runnin' Round This World" and the uncensored versions of "Let Me In" and "Run Around" as bonus tracks. The censored tracks also differ in length from the uncensored versions: "Let Me In" runs 2:56, while "Run Around" is 2:37.
| Title | Date | Master No. |
|---|---|---|
| Runnin' 'Round This World | December 16, 1965 | SPA3-7651 |
| It's No Secret | December 18, 1965 | SPA3-7652 |
| And I Like It | February 19, 1966 | TPA3-0161 |
| Bringing Me Down | February 21, 1966 | TPA3-0162 |
| Chauffeur Blues | February 25, 1966 | TPA3-0163 |
| Tobacco Road | February 25, 1966 | TPA3-0164 |
| Let's Get Together | February 26, 1966 | TPA3-0165 |
| Let Me In | February 26, 1966 (uncensored), March 16, 1966 (censored) | TPA3-0168 |
| Run Around | February 26, 1966 (uncensored), March 21, 1966 (censored) | TPA3-0478 |
| Don't Slip Away | February 28, 1966 | TPA3-0166 |
| Come Up the Years | March 15, 1966 | TPA3-0167 |
| Blues from an Airplane | March 18, 1966 | TPA3-0201 |
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