Grunt Records History
Grunt Records was formed in 1970 when Jefferson Airplane renegotiated their contract with RCA Records. Initially, Paul Kantner , Grace Slick , Jorma Kaukonen , Jack Casady , and Bill Thompson were responsible for managing. The name was inspired by a working title for the Volunteers [ 1] Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna , Peter Kaukonen , Jack Bonus , Papa John Creach , 1 , and Richmond Talbott .[ 2]
Thompson took over management of Grunt in 1973 and signed former Airplane drummer Joey Covington and Jack Traylor to the label. In 1974, RCA dropped all Grunt artists except for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen signed to a solo deal with RCA in 1979, and Hot Tuna released Final Vinyl album on Epic Records.
To promote the label, Greg Irons and Tom Veitch wrote two issues of a comic book called Grunt Comix .[ 3]
Discography
Albums
Unissued
FTR-1010 Gettin' Plenty by Richmond Talbott Singles
1971
65-0500 – "Pretty as You Feel" / "Wild Turkey" – Jefferson Airplane
65-0501 – "The Janitor Drives a Cadillac" / "Over the Rainbow" – Papa John Creach
65-0502 – "Keep On Truckin' " / "Water Song" – Hot Tuna 1972
65-0503 – "Sunfighter" / "China" – Paul Kantner & Grace Slick
65-0504 – "Sweet Mahidabelle" / "St Louis Missouri Boy" – Jack Bonus
65-0505 – "Papa John's Down Home Blues" / "String Jet Rock" – Papa John Creach
65-0506 – "Long John Silver" / "Milk Train" – Jefferson Airplane
65-0507 – "Prisoner" / "Dynamo Snackbar" – Peter Kaukonen
65-0508 – "Filthy Funky, Part 1" / "Filthy Funky, Part 2" – Papa John Creach
65-0509 – "Free Rain" / "1 of a Kind" – 1
65-0510 – "Up or Down" / "That's a Good Question" – Peter Kaukonen
65-0511 – "Twilight Double Leader" / "Trial by Fire" – Jefferson Airplane 1973
65-0512 – "Moonbeam" / "A Hideout Is a Crook's Best Friend" –Joe E. Covington
00094 – "Sketches of China" / "Ballad of the Chrome Nun" – Kantner / Slick / Freiberg 0057 – "Time to Be Happy" / "Child of Nature" – Jack Traylor & Steelwind 1974
65-0183 – "Theme from Manhole" / "Come Again? Toucan" – Grace Slick 10080 – "Ride the Tiger" / "Devil's Den" – Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship 1975
10206 – "Caroline" / "Be Young You" – Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship
10367 – "Miracles " / "Al Garimasu (There Is Love)" – Jefferson Starship
10443 – "Hot Jelly Roll Blues" / "Surphase Tension" – Hot Tuna 1976
10456 – "Play on Love " / "I Want to See Another World" – Jefferson Starship
10746 – "With Your Love " / "Switchblade" – Jefferson Starship
10776 – "It's So Easy " / "I Can't Be Satisfied" – Hot Tuna
10791 – "St. Charles" / "Love Lovely Love" – Jefferson Starship 1977
1978
11196 – "Count On Me " / "Show Yourself" – Jefferson Starship
11274 – "Runaway " / "Hot Water" – Jefferson Starship
11374 – "Crazy Feelin'" / "Love Too Good" – Jefferson Starship 1979
11426 – "Light the Sky on Fire" / "Hyperdrive" – Jefferson Starship (Marty Balin departs, Mickey Thomas arrives)
11750 – "Jane " / "Freedom at Point Zero" – Jefferson Starship 1980
11921 – "Girl with the Hungry Eyes" / "Just the Same" – Jefferson Starship
11961 – "Rock Music" / "Lightning Rose" – Jefferson Starship 1981
12211 – "Find Your Way Back " / "Modern Times" – Jefferson Starship
12275 – "Stranger" / "Free" – Jefferson Starship
12332 – "Save Your Love" / "Wild Eyes" – Jefferson Starship 1982
13350 – "Be My Lady" / "Out of Control" – Jefferson Starship
13439 – "Winds of Change" / "Black Widow" – Jefferson Starship 1983
13531 – "Can't Find Love" / "I Will Stay" – Jefferson Starship 1984
13811 – "No Way Out" / "Rose Goes to Yale" – Jefferson Starship
13872 – "Layin' It on the Line" / "Showdown" – Jefferson Starship 1985
14170 – "We Built This City " / "Private Room" (instrumental) – Starship – (Grunt / RCA)
14253 – "Sara " / "Hearts of the World (Will Understand)" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA) 1986
14332 – "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" / "Love Rusts" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA)
14393 – "Before I Go" / "Cut You Down to Size" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA) 1987
5109 – "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now " / "Layin' It on the Line" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA)
5225 – "It's Not Over ('til It's Over)" / "Babylon" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA)
5308 – "Beat Patrol" / "Girls Like You" – Starship – (Grunt / RCA) 1988
1989
9032 – "It's Not Enough" / "Love Among the Cannibals" – Starship – (non-Grunt; RCA-only) 1990
9109 – "I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night" / "We Dream in Color" – Starship – (non-Grunt; RCA-only) External links
Members Discographies Studio albums
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship Starship
Live albums
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Archival releases Compilations
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Singles
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