Kaukonen Jorma - Wabash Avenue (Vinyl Purple and Natural Limited Edt.) (Black Friday 2025)

Jorma Kaukonen – Wabash Avenue: 1965 Never Released Tracks (Black Friday 2025) [2×LP Purple & Natural Marble]

A brand-new trove of 1965 home recordings—found in family storage and restored from the original reel-to-reel tapes—arrives for Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 as a limited 2×LP. An intimate snapshot of Jorma’s folk & blues roots, pre-Jefferson Airplane.

• Format: 2 × LP (Purple & Natural Marble effect)
• Edition: RSD Black Friday 2025 — street date Nov 28, 2025
• Label: Culture Factory USA / L.M.L.R.
• Extras: bonus interview with Vanessa Kaukonen; premium packaging with OBI spine, gatefold sleeve (two pockets) and printed inners featuring never-before-seen 1965 photos
• Audio source: restored from original 1965 reel-to-reel master tapes
• EAN: 0819514012887

Track highlights

Indicative selection (final side split/order per pressing): “Embryonic Journey,” “Come Back Baby,” “San Francisco Bay Blues,” “Keep On Truckin’ Mama,” “Search My Heart,” “Nine Pound Hammer”.

Why You’ll Love It

A rare window into Jorma’s formative years with careful master-tape restoration. The striking purple/natural marble vinyl and deluxe presentation make this an essential RSD collectible for Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna devotees and roots-music fans.

Trivia

• The title nods to the San Jose address where he lived when these tapes were made.
• Timed with his 85th Birthday Celebration Tour across November 2025.