# 1984 guitar solo > Randy California's guitar solo on 1984 by Spirit (1969) starts at about 1:50. From the album 1984 (single). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Spirit, 1969, from *1984 (single)*. Solo by *Randy California*. A standalone single with a snarling, fuzzy guitar edge and dark subject matter. 1984 by Spirit is #16 in our ranking of the best Spirit guitar solos. The solo is played by Randy California and the song was released in 1969. ## In our lists - [The Best Spirit Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/spirit-guitar-solos/) — #16 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on 1984? Randy California played the solo on Spirit's 1984 (1969). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)