Grunt Records

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Grunt Records was a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use in 1987 after Grace Slick left Starship.

Parent companyJefferson Airplane, Inc.
Founded1971
FounderJefferson Airplane
DistributorRCA Records
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Grunt Records
Parent companyJefferson Airplane, Inc.
Founded1971
FounderJefferson Airplane
DistributorRCA Records
GenreRock
Psychedelic rock
Country of originUnited States
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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 album, "Squat on My Grunt."[1] The first artists signed to the label were 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. Jefferson Starship and Starship used the label until Grace Slick left the band and joined Jefferson Airplane for a reunion tour and 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

Reissues

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

  • (none)

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)

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