Conspicuous Only in Its Absence

Conspicuous Only in Its Absence is a live album by the American psychedelic rock band the Great Society, released in 1968 by Columbia Records.^[1] It was their first album released and consists of recordings made during a live concert performance by the band at The Matrix club in San Francisco in 1966.^[2] Additional recordings from the same concert were released later in 1968 on the album How It Was.^[3] These two albums were repackaged in 1971 as a double album called Collector's Item.^[1]

Upon its initial release in 1968, Conspicuous Only in Its Absence reached No. 166 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.^[4] A single featuring "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" and "Didn't Think So" was released in conjunction with the album by Columbia Records but it failed to chart.^[5]

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Track listing

"Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" (Lona Stevens, Zell Sanders) – 6:32
"Didn't Think So" (Grace Slick) – 3:23
"Grimly Forming" (Peter Vandergelder) – 3:53
"Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 4:27
"Father Bruce" (Darby Slick, Grace Slick, Jerry Slick, David Miner) – 3:31
"Outlaw Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 2:27
"Often as I May" (Grace Slick) – 3:43
"Arbitration" (Peter Vandergelder) – 3:58
"White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) – 6:15

Personnel

The Great Society

Grace Slick – piano, vocals, bass guitar
Darby Slick – guitar
David Miner – guitar
Jerry Slick – drums
Peter Vandergelder (van Gelder) – bass guitar, flute, saxophone

Technical

Herb Greene - photography

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Conspicuous Only in its Absence review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ "The Great Society Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ "How It Was review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ "Conspicuous Only in its Absence – Billboard chart placing". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ "Conspicuous Only in its Absence". Deaddisc.com. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

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