When Jefferson Starship guitarist Craig Chaquico moved house in the 2000s, he was unpacking his collection of gold albums when he noticed one was missing. Upset, he rang the management office. “My Winds Of Change gold album has gone. I think somebody’s stolen it. What can I do?” There was a long pause at the other end of the line before a voice said, “Winds Of Change is the only Jefferson Starship album that didn’t go gold.”
Don’t cry too hard for Chaquico. He still has 10 gold albums, a couple of which are also platinum. You can argue about how that compares to Journey’s seven straight platinum albums, but the fact remains it’s a mightily impressive haul.
