2400 Fulton Street

2400 Fulton Street
Greatest hits album by Jefferson Airplane
Released March 1987 (vinyl), 1990 (expanded CD)
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 131:47
Label RCA
Producer Bill Thompson
Randy Miller
Paul Atkinson
Jefferson Airplane chronology
Flight Log
(1977)		 2400 Fulton Street
(1987)		 Jefferson Airplane
(1989)

2400 Fulton Street is a compilation album of music from the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1987. The title is taken from the street address of a house the band maintained near the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in the late 1960s.

The CD release is titled "2400 Fulton Street --- The CD Collection", contains eleven tracks not included on other releases, and features the otherwise unavailable Levis radio commercials of 1967. At the time, Levi Strauss marketed a line of jeans that were bleached white by exposure to sea water. Termed White Levis, they nevertheless came in several colors and were popular among surfers along the west coast . Levi Strauss & Co. commissioned two short radio spots, which aired nationally in the United States.

Track listing

Disc One

Beginnings
No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
1. "It's No Secret"  Marty BalinJefferson Airplane Takes Off 2:39
2. "Come up the Years"  Balin, Paul KantnerJefferson Airplane Takes Off 2:32
3. "My Best Friend"  Skip SpenceSurrealistic Pillow 3:02
4. "Somebody to Love"  Darby SlickSurrealistic Pillow 2:59
5. "Comin' Back to Me"  BalinSurrealistic Pillow 5:22
6. "Embryonic Journey"  Jorma KaukonenSurrealistic Pillow 1:54
7. "She Has Funny Cars"  Kaukonen, BalinSurrealistic Pillow 3:10
8. "Let's Get Together"  Chet PowersJefferson Airplane Takes Off 3:36
9. "Blues from an Airplane"  Balin, SpenceJefferson Airplane Takes Off 2:03
10. "J.P.P. Mcstep B. Blues"  SpenceEarly Flight 2:47
Psychedelia
No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
11. "Plastic Fantastic Lover"  BalinSurrealistic Pillow 2:37
12. "Wild Tyme"  KantnerAfter Bathing at Baxter's 3:08
13. "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil"  KantnerAfter Bathing at Baxter's 4:36
14. "A Small Package of Value Will Come to You, Shortly"  Spencer Dryden, Gary Blackman, Bill ThompsonAfter Bathing at Baxter's 1:32
15. "White Rabbit"  Grace SlickSurrealistic Pillow 2:34
16. "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon"  KantnerAfter Bathing at Baxter's 5:04
17. "Lather"  G. SlickCrown of Creation 2:58
18. "Fat Angel"  Donovan LeitchBless Its Pointed Little Head 7:39
19. "The Last Wall of the Castle"  KaukonenAfter Bathing at Baxter's 2:44
20. "Greasy Heart"  G. SlickCrown of Creation 3:24

Disc Two

Revolution
No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
1. "We Can Be Together"  KantnerVolunteers 5:50
2. "Crown of Creation"  KantnerCrown of Creation 2:54
3. "Mexico (different mix from the single)"  G. Slick"Mexico" single A-side and Early Flight 1:52
4. "Wooden Ships"  Kantner, David Crosby, Stephen StillsVolunteers 6:23
5. "Rejoyce"  G. SlickAfter Bathing at Baxter's 4:02
6. "Volunteers" (live)Balin, KantnerWoodstock 3:05
7. "Have You Seen the Saucers?"  Kantner"Mexico" single B-side and Early Flight 3:40
8. "Eat Starch Mom"  Kaukonen, G. SlickLong John Silver 4:34
Airplane Parts
No. TitleWriter(s)Original Album Length
9. "Pretty as You Feel"  Jack Casady, Joey Covington, KaukonenBark 4:30
10. "Martha"  KantnerAfter Bathing at Baxter's 3:26
11. "Today"  Balin, KantnerSurrealistic Pillow 3:01
12. "Triad"  CrosbyCrown of Creation 4:56
13. "Third Week in the Chelsea"  KaukonenBark 4:35
14. "Good Shepherd"  Trad., arr. KaukonenVolunteers 4:26
15. "Eskimo Blue Day"  Slick, KantnerVolunteers 6:29
16. "The Levi Commercials"     1:44

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Allmusic's Bruce Eder rated the compilation four out of five stars. He explained that it "[jumps] around a little too much, but provides a look for the uninitiated into the evolution of the group's sound". He concluded by stating that "the sound was a major improvement at the time" and that "the notes contained what was, at the time, perhaps the best easily available account of the group's history."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. 2400 Fulton Street: An Anthology - Jefferson Airplane at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.


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