Video: Jefferson Airplane - House at Pooneil Corners - Manhattan Rooftop Concert (1968)

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Funnily enough, I've been listening to a lot of vintage Jefferson Airplane of late -- now that I think of it, perhaps inspired by the upcoming premiere of the 1970 student movie featuring my college Airplane wannabe band -- and I just discovered this remarkable artifact. Shot by Jean-Luc Godard on top of a Manhattan office building on November 11, 1968, for the froggy auteur's ultimately never finished One A.M. (One American Movie) . And yes, that's actually quite a while earlier than the iconic [...]

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