The Essential Jefferson Airplane

~ Release by Jefferson Airplane (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
13/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds (live)
live recording of:
3/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
4:46
2Plastic Fantastic Lover (live)
3:51
3We Can Be Together
recording of:
We Can Be Together
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kantner
45:47
4Good Shepherd
producer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
Hammond organ:
Stephen Stills
other instruments [music, sailboat]:
David Crosby
pedal steel guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
percussion [percussion chair]:
Joey Covington
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
vocals:
Marty Balin, Mary Gannon, Marilyn Hunt, Denise Jewkes, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and Diane Vitalich
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Good Shepherd (Jefferson Airplane arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
44:22
5Wooden Ships
recording of:
Wooden Ships
lyricist:
Paul Kantner and Stephen Stills
composer:
David Crosby, Paul Kantner and Stephen Stills
publisher:
Guerrilla Music (David Crosby publisher), Gold Hill Music (BMI) (from 1969 to present) and Stay Straight Music (from 1969 to present)
6:26
6Eskimo Blue Day
producer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
Hammond organ:
Stephen Stills
other instruments [music, sailboat]:
David Crosby
pedal steel guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
percussion [percussion chair]:
Joey Covington
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick
vocals:
Marty Balin, Mary Gannon, Marilyn Hunt, Denise Jewkes, Paul Kantner and Diane Vitalich
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Eskimo Blue Day
writer:
Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
46:34
7Volunteers
recording of:
Volunteers
writer:
Marty Balin and Paul Kantner
42:04
8Have You Seen the Saucers?
recording of:
Have You Seen the Saucers
composer:
Paul Kantner
3:37
9Mexico
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970-02)
producer:
Jefferson Airplane
bass:
Jack Casady (in 1970-02)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (in 1970-02)
guitar:
Marty Balin (in 1970-02), Paul Kantner (in 1970-02) and Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (in 1970-02)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Grace Slick (in 1970-02)
membranophone:
Joey Covington
background vocals:
Marty Balin (in 1970-02) and Paul Kantner (in 1970-02)
vocals:
Marty Balin, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Mexico (Jefferson Airplane song) (in 1970-02)
lyricist and composer:
Grace Slick
2:09
10When the Earth Moves Again
recording of:
When the Earth Moves Again
composer:
Paul Kantner
33:57
11Pretty as You Feel
bass:
Jack Casady
congas and lead vocals:
Joey Covington
drums (drum set):
Michael Shrieve
guitar:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) and Carlos Santana
violin:
Papa John Creach
vocals:
Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Pretty as You Feel
composer:
Jack Casady, Joey Covington and Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
4:31
12Third Week in the Chelsea
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Joey Covington
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
vocals:
Joey Covington, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Third Week in the Chelsea
lyricist and composer:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
4:36
13Long John Silver
34:26
14Twilight Double Leaders
4:45
15Feel So Good (live)
live recording of:
Feel So Good
composer:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
11:24
16Milk Train (live)
live recording of:
Milk Train
composer:
Papa John Creach, Roger Spotts and Grace Slick
3:29

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 22)
Wikidata:Q1319311 [info]