Splashdown is a Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...

 album released in 1984 containing the tracks from a previously unreleased live acoustic performance that had been played on the short-lived radio station WQIV

WAXQ

WAXQ is a radio station with a classic rock format in New York City. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-WFDR:...

 in the mid-1970s. During the recording, news of the Apollo-Soyuz mission returning to Earth after the first USA-USSR rendezvous in space reached the station, and the astronauts' radio transmissions were played at the same time as Jorma and Jack continued with "Police Dog Blues." The transmissions mixed with the song were preserved for this release as the last track of side 1. The album was Hot Tuna's first release on Relix Records, and one of the first Relix releases. Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...

 was signed on as a solo artist to the label as well. In 1997 an expanded version of the album was released as Splashdown Two

Splashdown Two

Splashdown Two is a 1997 CD release and expansion of the previous Hot Tuna vinyl release from 1984, Splashdown. It is a recording of a live acoustic performance from the mid-1970s that had played on the short-lived radio station WQIV.-Track listing:...

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Side A

1. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 6:43
2. "I Am the Light of This World" (Davis) – 4:00
3. "Embryonic Journey
   Embryonic Journey (instrumental)
   The acoustic instrumental Embryonic Journey composed by Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen originally appeared as the ninth track on Jefferson Airplane's second album Surrealistic Pillow but has been often anthologized, and multiple takes were released as an album also entitled...
   
   " (Jorma Kaukonen
   Jorma Kaukonen
   Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 2:05
4. "Police Dog Blues" (Blind Blake
   Blind Blake
   "Blind" Blake was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist.-Biography:...
   
   ) / "Splashdown" (U. S. Astronauts) – 4:04

Side B

1. "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" (Davis) – 2:57
2. "I Know You Rider" (Traditional) – 5:09
3. "Keep On Truckin'" (Bob Carleton) – 4:15
4. "Candy Man" (Davis) – 5:47

Production

• Toni A. Brown – liner notes
• Maureen Hunter – cover art
• Leslie D. Kippel – photo of Jorma, record concept
• Dave Patrick – photo of Jack
• Brooklyn Bridge Publications – layout
• Barry Glassberg – tape