First Pull Up, Then Pull Down

Performer: Hot Tuna
Engineer: Allen Zentz
Distributor: n/a

Notes: Hot Tuna: Jorma Kaukonen (guitar, vocals); Papa John Creach (violin); Will Scarlett (harmonica); Jack Cassady (bass); Sammy Piazza (drums). Recorded live at the Chateau Liberte, Santa Cruz, California in April 1971. Includes liner notes by Jeff Tamarkin. Personnel: Jorma Kaukonen (vocals, guitar); Papa John Creach (violin); Jack Casady (bass guitar); Sammy Piazza (drums). Photographer: Jack Casady. After kicking off their career acoustically with their 1969 self-titled debut, Hot Tuna returned two years later with their sophomore effort, FIRST PULL UP THEN PULL DOWN. This time out, Kaukonen and Casady put their acoustics down and plug in their electric guitars, and are joined again by harmonica blower Will Scarlet, as well as new contributors Papa John Kreach (violin) and Sammy Piazza (drums). Standouts include the definitive version of the Tuna classic "Come Back Baby," as well as "Candy Man" and "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning." What appeared to be a side project quite different in sound and approach to Jefferson Airplane (Kaukonen and Casady's then full time job), Hot Tuna pulls closer to the classic Airplane psychedelic rock sound with FIRST PULL UP THEN PULL DOWN.

Hot Tuna began in 1970 as a side project of Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, who wanted to put aside psychedelia to explore their blues roots. Their format has frequently changed over the years (shifting back and forth from acoustic to electric), as has their personnel (the version of the band featuring fiddler Papa John Creach is beloved to fans), but their blues-rock sound remains consistent.

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