Alexander Spence

Alexander Spence

Real Name:
Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence
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Born: April 18, 1946, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died: April 16, 1999, Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, California
Spence was a guitarist in an early line-up of Quicksilver Messenger Service before Marty Balin recruited him to be the drummer for Jefferson Airplane. After one album with Jefferson Airplane, their debut Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off, he left to co-found Moby Grape, once again as a guitarist.
In Groups:
Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service
Variations:
All | Alexander Spence | A. Spence | Alex (Skip) Spence | Alex Spence | Alexander "Skip" Spence | Alexander Lee Spence | S. Spence | Skip Spence | Spence | Spencer
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Releases:
Oar (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Sundazed Music ... 1988
All My Life (I Love You) (7", Single)   Sundazed Music 2000
Appears On:
Takes Off (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1966
Moby Grape (Album) ◄ (7 versions) Omaha, Someday, Indiff... Columbia ... 1967
Surrealistic Pillow (Album) ◄ (4 versions) My Best Friend RCA Victor ... 1967
Heavy Hits! (LP, Comp) Omaha Columbia 1969
The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane (Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   RCA ... 1970
20 Granite Creek (LP, Album)   Reprise Records 1971
Great Grape (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Omaha, Motorcycle Iren... CBS ... 1974
The Best Of Jefferson Airplane (LP) Blues From An Airplane RCA 1978
Moby Grape "1984 Reunion" (CD, Album) Better Day San Francisco Sound 1984
Omaha (7", Single) Omaha Celluloid 1985
Visions Of Excess (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Omaha Celluloid ... 1985
Live Grape (CD, Album) Must Be Goin' Now Dear Line Records 1988
Nude As The News (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Schizophrenia's Weight... Matador 1996
Early Flight (CD, Comp, RE) That's Alright, J.P.P.... RCA 1997
Tropicalia (CD, Maxi) Halo Of Gold Geffen Records 1998
Cold Brains (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Halo Of Gold Geffen Records ... 1999
More Oar - A Tribute To The Skip Spence Album (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Birdman Records ... 1999
Stray Blues-A Collection Of B-Sides (CD, Comp) Halo Of Gold Geffen Records 2000
Box Set (4xCD, Comp + Box)   Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Edifier (CD)   Manifold Records 2001
Dreamland (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Skip's Song Mercury 2002
Meridian 1970 (CD, Album) Cripple Creek Forever Heavenly 2005
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Comp, Album) ◄ (7 versions) Books Of Moses Anti- ... 2006
Shapes & Sounds (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Omaha Top Sounds Records 2006
Love Is The Song We Sing (San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970) (4xCD, Comp, RM) It's No Secret Rhino Entertainment Company 2007
Wow (CD, Album)   Sundazed Music 2007
Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) My Best Friend Duchesse Records, Duchesse Records  
Then And Now Vol 1 (CD, Comp) Other Side Of This Lif... San Francisco Sound, San Francisco Sound  
Then And Now Vol 2 (CD, Comp) Runnin Round This Worl... San Francisco Sound, San Francisco Sound  
Tracks Appear On:
Psychedelic Frequencies (CD) War In Peace Temple 1996
More Oar - A Tribute To The Skip Spence Album (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Land Of The Sun Birdman Records ... 1999
Meridian 1970 (CD, Album) Cripple Creek Forever Heavenly 2005
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