Earth - 1978 US Pressed Grunt label 9-track LP

1978 US Pressed Grunt label 9-track LP - the 4rth album by the 2nd incarnation of San Francisco, Ca., psychedelic rock pioneers - albeith with a more polished heady AOR rock leaning - included the hit songs "Count on Me" and "Runaway".

Vinyl has custom blue printed black rimmed 'globe' labels - housed in am illustrated lyric inner sleeve - ultimately in a silver embossed lettering picture cover.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Inner Sleeves)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is bright and shiny - has a little fine and light sleeve inflicted wear - nothing needle induced. Labels does not indicate any signs of play and vinyl is overall graded near mint.

Inner sleeve has a little wrinkling from edges in one corner but is otherwise mint - overall graded near mint.
Cover has some degree of wrinkling from spine - from milder cover bends - to a much lesser degree from top seam. Front and back cover are otherwise extremely close to mint.
Seams are overall firm, straight and intact - lower seam has just a touch of rubbing towards corners - spine some degree of discontinued rubbing to right spine-edge in the lower half of the cover - upper half is extremely nice and text is easily readable.
Top corners are nice and pointy - lower corners has just a touch of rubbing - cover ia overall a simply very nice upper VG+.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Love Too Good (Gabriel Robles - Craig Chaquico) 6:03
2. Count On Me (Jesse Barish) 3:14
3. Take Your Time (Grace Slick - Pete Sears) 4:08
4. Crazy Feelin' (Jesse Barish - Jesse Barish) 3:38
5. Skateboard (Grace Slick, Craig Chaquico - Craig Chaquico) 3:18

Side 2
1. Fire (Marty Balin, Trish Robbins - David Freiberg, Pete Sears) 4:44
2. Show Yourself (Grace Slick - Grace Slick) 4:36
3. Runaway (N. Q. Dewey - N. Q. Dewey) 5:18
4. All Nite Long (Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Jesse Barish, Grace Slick - Paul Kantner, John Barbata, Pete Sears, Craig Chaquico, David Freiberg) 6:28

Recorded and Mixed July ? October, 1977, at Wally Heider, San Francisco, USA
Strings and Horns arranged by Gene Page, Whitney Recording Studio, Glendale, , USA
Mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, USA

Credits:

Jefferson Starship:
Grace Slick - vocals, piano on "Show Yourself"
Paul Kantner - rhythm guitar, vocals
Marty Balin - vocals
Pete Sears - bass guitar on "Skateboard", "Runaway", and "All Nite Long"| electric piano on "Love Too Good"| organ on "Love Too Good", "Count on Me", "Take Your Time", "Crazy Feelin", "Fire", and "Show Yourself"| Moog on "Love Too Good", "Skateboard", and "All Nite Long"| synthesizer on "Love Too Good"| piano on "Count on Me", "Take Your Time", "Crazy Feelin'", "Fire", and "Show Yourself"| celeste on "Count on Me"| clavinet on "Crazy Feelin'" and "Fire"
Craig Chaquico - lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "Love Too Good", "Crazy Feelin'", "Skateboard", and "Show Yourself", vocals
John Barbata - electric drums, drums, congas, percussion, vocals
David Freiberg - vocals, bass on all tracks except "Skateboard", "Runaway" and "All Nite Long", organ on "Skateboard", "Runaway", and "All Nite Long"

Additional Personnel:
Gene Page - strings, horns
Jesse Barish - background vocals

Technical Credits:
Jefferson Starship - production, arrangements, Jefferson Starship - art direction
Larry Cox - production, engineer
David Frazer - assistant engineer
Steve Hall - recordist
Pat Ieraci (Maurice) - production coordinator, art coordination

Artwork:
Nat Quick - illustration
Cynthia Bowman - art coordination
Bill Laudner - art assistant
Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) - art director
Don Davis - Earth dust sleeve illustration, Earth label illustration
Roger Rossmeyer - photography

Various Credits:
Bill Thompson - manager
Paul Dowell - amp consultant