Conspicuous Only in Its Absence explained

Conspicuous Only in Its Absence
Type:	Live album
Artist:	The Great Society
Cover:	Conspicuous Only in Its Absence.jpg
Released:	March 1968
Recorded:	1966
Venue:	The Matrix, San Francisco
Genre:	Psychedelic rock, raga rock
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Peter Abram
Next Title:	How It Was
Next Year:	1968

Conspicuous Only in Its Absence is a live album by the American psychedelic rock band the Great Society, released in 1968 by Columbia Records.^[1] It was their first album released and consists of recordings made during a live concert performance by the band at The Matrix club in San Francisco in 1966.^[2] Additional recordings from the same concert were released later in 1968 on the album How It Was.^[3] These two albums were repackaged in 1971 as a double album called Collector's Item.^[1]

Upon its initial release in 1968, Conspicuous Only in Its Absence reached No. 166 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.^[4] A single featuring "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" and "Didn't Think So" was released in conjunction with the album by Columbia Records but it failed to chart.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" (Lona Stevens, Zell Sanders)  – 6:32
2. "Didn't Think So" (Grace Slick)  – 3:23
3. "Grimly Forming" (Peter Vandergelder)  – 3:53
4. "Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick)  – 4:27
5. "Father Bruce" (Darby Slick, Grace Slick, Jerry Slick, David Miner)  – 3:31
6. "Outlaw Blues" (Bob Dylan)  – 2:27
7. "Often as I May" (Grace Slick)  – 3:43
8. "Arbitration" (Peter Vandergelder)  – 3:58
9. "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick)  – 6:15

Personnel

The Great Society

• Grace Slick – piano, vocals, bass guitar
• Darby Slick – guitar
• David Miner – guitar
• Jerry Slick – drums
• Peter Vandergelder (van Gelder) – bass guitar, flute, saxophone

Technical

• Herb Greene - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r39360/review|pure_url=yes}} Conspicuous Only in its Absence review]. Allmusic. 2010-01-27.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p24366|pure_url=yes}} The Great Society Biography]. Allmusic. 2010-01-27.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r39361|pure_url=yes}} How It Was review]. Allmusic. 2010-01-27.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r39360/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Conspicuous Only in its Absence – Billboard chart placing]. Allmusic. 2010-01-27.
5. Web site: Conspicuous Only in its Absence. Deaddisc.com. 2010-01-27.