Jefferson Airplane - Ultimate Vol. 1 & 2 - 1963-1972 [6 CD]


Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of counterculture-era psychedelic rock, the group was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve international mainstream success. They performed at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—as well as headlined the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968). Their 1967 record Surrealistic Pillow is regarded as one of the key recordings of the "Summer of Love". Two hits from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are listed in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

This collection was assembled as a favor to Jeff Tamarkin, author of "Got a Revolution - The Turbulent Flight of the Jefferson Airplane". It has been used as a soundtrack not only to the book but also to many of the radio interviews that Jeff has done to promote the book. We felt that it was a shame not to "share a little joke with the world." So here it is.  This collection was treed by Brian Lehrhoff.


Jefferson Airplane - Ultimate Vol. 1, 1963-1970


Disc 1:
01. Marty Balin & Town Criers - Unknown Location - 1963 (?) - Hellbound Train
02. Jorma Kaukonen - Cabale Creamery, Berkeley - 1964 - Great Change
03. Jefferson Airplane - Calliope Warehouse, 924 Howard St. Loft, S.F. - 11/6/65 - Tobacco Road
04. Great Society - Golden State Recorders, S.F - 10 or 11/65 - Heads Up
05. J.A. - Kitsilano Theater, Vancouver - 1/15/66 - Feel A Whole Lot Better
06. J.A. - Winterland, S.F. - 9/30/66 - It's No Secret
07. J.A. - Fillmore Auditorium, S.F.- 11/25/66 - JPP McStep B Blues
08. J.A. - Winterland - 3/10/67 - Somebody To Love > Leave You Alone
09. J.A. - Smothers Brothers TV - 5/7/67 - White Rabbit - live vocals only
10. J.A. - Rehearsals - 10/5/67 - Satisfaction Tease
11. J.A. - Winterland - 10/14/67 - Other Side Of This Life
12. J.A. - Single B-side (alternate take)- 1968 - Share A Little Joke
13. J.A. - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - 9/15/68 Late Show - Crown Of Creation
14. J.A. - Golden Gate, S.F. - 5/7/69 - The Farm
15. J.A. - Family Dog, S.F. - 6/13/69 - Greasy Heart
16. J.A. - Family Dog - 9/6/69 - Come Back Baby
17. J.A. - Winterland - 10/25/69 - Volunteers
18. J.A. - Winterland - 10/26/69 - Driftin' Around
19. Jerry Garcia, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, Spencer Dryden - J.A. House, Fulton St, S.F. - 10/28/69 - Big Boss Man
20. J.A. - Acoustic demo - 1970 - Mexico

Disc 2:
01. J.A. - Winterland - 4/15/70 - Emergency
02. Hot Tuna - Fillmore East, N.Y.C. - 5/7/70 - Mann's Fate - opening for J.A.
03. J.A. - Fillmore S.F. - 9/14/70 - Starship
04. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jack Traylor (?), +?- Wally Heider's Studios - 10/27/70 - Surprise Surprise
05. PERRO - Wally Heider's Studios - 1/71 - Mountain Song
06. J.A. - Wally Heider's Studios - 6/71 - Wild Turkey (instrumental take)
07. J.A. - Winterland - 9/22/72 - Milk Train
08. Hot Tuna - Tower Theater, Philadelphia - 5/2/76 - Hit Single # 1
09. Kantner, Slick & Freiberg - Chrome Nun Outtake - 1973 - Your Mind Has Left Your Body
10. J.A. - Housing Now Benefit, Washington D.C. - 10/7/89 - She Has Funny Cars
11. Hot Tuna & Guests - Fillmore Auditorium - 3/4/88 - Have You Seen The Stars Tonight
12. SVT - My Father's Place, Roslyn N.Y. - 4/4/79 Early Show - Last Word
13. Paul Kantner - Demo - 1991 - Shadowlands
14. KBC - Fillmore Auditorium Reopening Party - 11/27/85 - Plastic Fantastic Lover
15. Jefferson Starship - Bottom Line, N.Y.C. - 3/6/01 Early Show - My Best Friend

Disc 3 (Bonus Disc):
01. share a little joke
02. greasy heart
03. ice cream phoenix jam ( actually hot tuna matrix 69 )
04. good shepherd
05. lather
06. chushingura
07. triad
08. star track
09. ice cream phoenix 1
10. ice cream phoenix 2

1970 sessions
11. frozen noses ( grace demo )
12. mexico ( " " )
13. mexico ( full band )
14. been so long ( w/ electric overdubs )
15. a song for all seasons ( wally heider's 8/28/69 )
16. we can be together ( paul demo )
17. last wall of the castle ( jorma demo 68 )

Bonus cd comes from material some folks had in their collections but had not yet been released to the masses. The material also provided the basis for the Volunteer Sessions. crown of creation -outtakes & rough mixes- l.a.-68


Jefferson Airplane Ultimate Vol. 2 1966-1972


Disc 1
01. Blues Instrumental 1972 $
02. Tuning 1972 $
03. Eat Starch Mom (instrumental) 1972 $
04. Trial By Fire #1 (instrumental) 1972 $
05. Trial By Fire #2 (instrumental) 1972 $ @
06. Tuning with My Creole Belle tease 1972 $
07. Trial By Fire #3 (instrumental) 1972 $ @
08. Hot Tuna - Police Dog Blues #1 9/28/70 $
09. Hot Tuna - Police Dog Blues #2 9/28/70 $
10. Hot Tuna - Been So Long 9/28/70 $
11. Grace Slick - Silver Spoon (demo for Sunfighter) $ 1971
12. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & Jack Traylor - I Wish I Was In Bolinas Tonight 10/27/70 $

Disc 2
01. Go To Her #1 1966
02. J.P.P.McStep B Blues 1966
03. Running 'Round This World 1966
04. Fat Angel 1966
05. Go To Her #2 1966
06. Don't Let Me Down 1967
07. Bludgeon of a Blue Coat #1 $ #
08. Bludgeon of a Blue Coat #2 $ #
09. Long John Silver Radio Ad #1 1972
10. Long John Silver Radio Ad #2 1972
11. Short Studio Jam w/percussion 1968
12. The Other Side of This Life (instrumental) 1967

$ Wally Heider's Studio
# with Little Richard
@ with Jerry Garcia

Bonus Disc (Studio Collection)
Disc 3
01. LAST WALL OF THE CASTLE (JORMA DEMO)
02. THE BALLAD OF YOU AND ME AND PONEIL (ALTERNATE TAKE)
03. JAM - BAXTER'S GUITAR, BASS, DRUMS
04. JAM - BAXTER'S MARTHA
05. JAM - BAXTER'S PIANO, PERCUSSION
06. LATHER*
07. GREASY HEART*
08. TRIAD*
09. STAR TRACK*
10. SHARE A LITTLE JOKE*
11. CUSHRIGA*
12. ICE CREAM PHEONIX 1*
13. ICE CREAM PHOENIX 2*
14. SHARE A LITTLE JOKE (SINGLE EDIT/45 RPM B-SIDE)
15. FROZEN NOSES (GRACE DEMO)**
16. MEXICO (GRACE DEMO)**
17. MEXICO (FULL BAND DEMO)**
18. BEEN SO LONG (W.ELECTRIC OVERDUBS)**
19. I WISH I WAS IN BOLINAS (W.JACK TRAYLOR)
20. FEELS SO GOOD (EXTENDED VERSION)

*#06-13: CROWN OF CREATION-ROUGH MIXES - Los Angeles 1968
**#15-18: 1970 Sessons