Rhino announces Jefferson Starship ‘Quadio’ releases

Rhino excitedly presents a new collection of high-quality quadrophonic releases, extending its Quadio series of premier reissues beloved by audiophiles everywhere. Following scarcity for over five decades, four seminal albums have now been digitized and preserved from their original analog four-track Quad mixes. This latest cohort of classics consists of Foghat’s 1974 Energized and J. Geils Band’s 1973 Bloodshot, along with Jefferson Starship’s Dragon Fly from 1974, and the highly requested The Doobie Brothers’ Toulouse Street from 1972.

Quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound, utilizes four audio channels connected to four speakers positioned at the corners of a listening space. The ​multi-tracked ​audio is mixed dimensional, immersing the listener in an expansive soundscape. The collection is available as Blu-ray discs with a quadraphonic and 192/24 stereo mix. Currently exclusive to Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores worldwide, each title retails for $24.98, with a bundle of all four available for $79.98.

The world formally met Jefferson Starship with the release of the group’s debut, Dragon Fly, in October of 1974. Tunes like “Ride The Tiger” and “Hyperdrive” only reaffirmed the inimitable chemistry and power of the creative union shared by Grace Slick and Paul Kanter following their six years together in Jefferson Airplane. Produced by the band and Larry Cox, it surged to No. 11 on the Billboard 200.

Jefferson Starship – Dragonfly

1. Ride The Tiger
2. That’s For Sure
3. Be Young You
4. Caroline
5. Devils Den
6. Come To Life
7. All Fly Away
8. Hyperdrive