For my final contribution to Classic Rock Week I thought I’d dig deep into the vaults and introduce you to a band that should have been as big as any of the acts that came out of the San Francisco scene of the mid ’60s: Moby Grape.

Fronted by original Jefferson Airplane drummer Skip Spence, the band’s self-titled debut may be the best album to come out of the psychedelic ballroom era. Overzealous record execs at the time seem to know that too, and over-hyped the band by issuing five singles off the album at once – a hard thing to live up to for any band. Here they are on the Mike Douglas Show doing Omaha and 8:05…

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Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a degree in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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