Jefferson Airplane
(1965-1969)
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Hal Broome's "Death By Jefferson Airplane" compilation (initial Dime version without live Hot Tuna)
Venues and dates : Multiple sources from September 1966 to February 1994
Recording : Various sources of variable quality (mostly soundboard or good quality audience)
All details in "Comments" pages (live performances except noted otherwise below)
Comments : Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5

Artwork for individual CDs : Volume 1 front - Volume 1 insert - Volume 1 tray - Volume 2 front - Volume 2 insert - Volume 2 tray - Volume 3 front - Volume 3 insert - Volume 3 tray - Volume 4 front - Volume 4 tray - Volume 5 front - Volume 5 insert - Volume 5 tray

CD 1 : The other side of this life, It's no secret, Come up the years, Fat angel, Don't slip away, High flying bird, Bringing me down, Fillmore Jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, My best friend, Plastic fantastic lover, Today, White rabbit, In the midnight hour (cuts out early), She has funny cars, Somebody to love, Go to her
(September to November 1966)

CD 2 : Ronald Reagan's "University of California Dance" speech (from radio broadcast), Let's get together, Come back baby, Talk to me Daddy, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Jam -> Won't you try (studio rehearsal), Martha (studio rehearsal), Young girl Sunday blues, Two heads, Share a little joke, Star track, Greasy heart, Fat angel
(February 1967 to May 1968)

CD 3 : If you feel, Wooden ships, Good shepherd (lead vocals by Grace), We can be together, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Jam -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise -> Starship excerpt -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil closing section, Good shepherd (lead vocals by Jorma), Eskimo blue day, Wild thyme, Eskimo blue day, Greasy heart (cuts out early), Have you seen the saucers? -> Vocal jam -> Have you seen the saucers? reprise -> Instrumental jam
(September 1968 to March 1970)

CD 4 : Crown of creation, Mexico, Eat starch Mom, Blind John, Long John Silver, Aerie (Gang of eagles), Love don't lie (Marty Balin solo), Planes, Good shepherd, Freedom, Summer of love, True love, She has funny cars
(May 1970 to October 1989)

CD 5 : Jorma Kaukonen interview, Plastic fantastic lover, Papa John Creach interview, Somewhere over the rainbow (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), Darby Gould interview, Genesis Hall (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), The mountain song (PERRO sessions demo), The mountain song (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), Have you seen the stars tonite? (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation with David Crosby), Silver spoon ("Sunfighter" studio demo, slight tape glitch at beginning), White boy ("Baron von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun" studio demo), Sunrise -> Hijack -> Bass solo -> Hijack reprise -> Home -> Have you seen the stars tonite? -> XM -> Starship (Jefferson Starship Mk1)
(February 1971 to February 1994)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, David Freiberg, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Papa John Creach, Spencer Dryden, Joey Covington, John Barbata, Kenny Aronoff, Peter Kaukonen, Tim Gorman, Randy Jackson, Pete Sears, Craig Chaquico, Darby Gould, Diana Mangano, Prairie Prince and others (various combinations depending on date)

Hal Broome's "Death By Jefferson Airplane" compilation ("Larry Sammons Special Edition" with live Hot Tuna)
Venues and dates : Multiple sources from September 1966 to February 1994
Recording : Various sources of variable quality (mostly soundboard or good quality audience)
All details in "Comments" pages (live performances except noted otherwise below)

Artwork for individual CDs : same as above version

CD 1 : The other side of this life, It's no secret, Come up the years, Fat angel, Don't slip away, High flying bird, Bringing me down, Fillmore Jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, My best friend, Plastic fantastic lover, Today, White rabbit, In the midnight hour (cuts out early), She has funny cars, Somebody to love, Go to her
(September to November 1966)

CD 2 : Ronald Reagan's "University of California Dance" speech (from radio broadcast), Let's get together, Come back baby, Talk to me Daddy, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Jam -> Won't you try (studio rehearsal), Martha (studio rehearsal), Young girl Sunday blues, Two heads, Share a little joke, Star track, Greasy heart, Fat angel
(February 1967 to May 1968)

CD 3 : If you feel, Wooden ships, Good shepherd (lead vocals by Grace), We can be together, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Jam -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise -> Starship excerpt -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil closing section, Good shepherd (lead vocals by Jorma), Eskimo blue day, Wild thyme, Eskimo blue day, Greasy heart (cuts out early), Have you seen the saucers? -> Vocal jam -> Have you seen the saucers? reprise -> Instrumental jam
(September 1968 to March 1970)

CD 4 : Crown of creation, Mexico, Eat starch Mom, Blind John, Long John Silver, Aerie (Gang of eagles), Love don't lie (Marty Balin solo), Planes, Good shepherd, Freedom, Summer of love, True love, She has funny cars, Plastic fantastic lover
(May 1970 to October 1989)

CD 5 : Jorma Kaukonen interview, Genesis (Jorma & Jack - The original acoustic Hot Tuna), Papa John Creach interview, Somewhere over the rainbow (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), Darby Gould interview, Genesis Hall (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), The mountain song (PERRO sessions demo), The mountain song (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation), Have you seen the stars tonite? (Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation with David Crosby), Silver spoon ("Sunfighter" studio demo, slight tape glitch at beginning), White boy ("Baron von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun" studio demo), Sunrise -> Hijack -> Bass solo -> Hijack reprise -> Home -> Have you seen the stars tonite? -> XM -> Starship (Jefferson Starship Mk1)
(February 1971 to February 1994)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, David Freiberg, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Papa John Creach, Spencer Dryden, Joey Covington, John Barbata, Kenny Aronoff, Peter Kaukonen, Tim Gorman, Randy Jackson, Pete Sears, Craig Chaquico, Darby Gould, Diana Mangano, Prairie Prince and others (various combinations depending on date)

"The Saga Of Sidney Spacepig"
Various sources, 1966-1971
Recording : Studio/Soundboard - A/A+
Artwork : Front - Back


And I like it
(extended studio version), Pretty as you feel (unedited original studio version), The saga of Sidney Spacepig (full vocal version), Running to the farm (studio outtake), The saga of Sidney Spacepig (instrumental version #1), The saga of Sidney Spacepig (instrumental version #2), Feel so good (unedited original studio version), A song for all seasons (alternate version), She has funny cars, And I like it, Let's get together, High flying bird (live in San Francisco, 1966)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Papa John Creach, Alex "Skip" Spence, Spencer Dryden, Joey Covington

Kitsilano Theatre, Vancouver, January 1966
Recording : Audience - B (some hiss, dropouts and distorsion)
Artwork : Front - Back


Let's get together, Kansas City, High flying bird (cuts in late), In the midnight hour
(14/01/1966), Lay down your weary tune (cuts in late), Tobacco road, Runnin' round this world, Baby what you want me to do, Bringing me down, I'll feel a whole lot better, It's no secret, High flying bird, And I like it, Go to her (15/01/1966), The other side of this life, Run around, It's no secret, Go to her, Don't slip away (16/01/1966)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Alex "Skip" Spence

Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, 22-23/06/1966
Recording : Soundboard - B+/A-

Bringing me down, Today, Runnin' round this world, Fat angel, Jam #1, It's no secret, Plastic fantastic lover, Jam #2


Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 23-30/09/1966
Recording : Soundboard - B+/A-
Comments

The other side of this life, Run around, It's no secret, Go to her, Runnin' round this world
(Winterland Arena, 23/09/1966), Tobacco road, Kansas City, Run around, It's no secret (Winterland Arena, 30/09/1966, afternoon show, misses opening "The other side of this life" due to CD time limits), Go to her, Runnin' round this world, Don't slip away, Come up the years, Bringing me down, High flying bird, Fat angel, Chauffeur blues, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds (Winterland Arena, 30/09/1966, night show, see "Comments" for details)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 02/10/1966 (Afternoon show)
Recording : Soundboard - B+

Don't slip away, Come up the years, Bringing me down, High flying bird, Fat angel, Chauffeur blues

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 07/10/1966
Recording : Soundboard - A-

Take-off jam, Go to her (a few volume fluctuations), Don't slip away, This is my life (slight dropout in middle), High flying bird, Fat angel (cuts out early)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

The Matrix, San Francisco, 14/10/1966 (exact date and venue highly uncertain, probably a mix from several different late 1966 gigs at the Fillmore and Matrix)
Recording : Soundboard - A- (audience cheers between songs cut)

Jam #1 (including Spare chaynge themes), 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel, Somebody to love, And I like it, It's alright, Jam #2 (cuts out early), Go to her, Don't slip away

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden (plus Grace Slick on "Somebody to love")

"Signe's Last"
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 15/10/1966
Recording : Audience - B (noticeable hiss all along)
Artwork : Front - Back


3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Runnin' round this world, Tobacco road, Come up the years, Go to her, Fat angel, And I like it, Chauffeur blues, High flying bird

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Signe Anderson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Grace's First"
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 16/10/1966
Recording : Audience - B- (noticeable hiss all along)
Artwork : Front - Back


Let me in, Run around, It's no secret, In the morning, My best friend, Plastic fantastic lover, Bringing me down, And I like it (cuts out early), Go to her, Fat angel

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Berkeley Bonaparte's Edwardian Ball"
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 06/11/1966
Recording : Soundboard - A- (audience cheers between songs cut)
Artwork : Front - Back

Let me in, Run around, It's no secret, In the morning, My best friend, Plastic fantastic lover, Bringing me down, And I like it, Go to her, Fat angel, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Today, White rabbit, In the midnight hour, High flying bird, Oriental jam
(last track from Winterland Arena, 19/10/1967)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"It Crawled Out Of The Vaults Of KSAN Volume Two"
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, various dates in 1966 and 1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Runnin' round this world, Somebody to love, Today, Let's get together, The other side of this life, Fat angel, Go to her, She has funny cars
(Jefferson Airplane @ Fillmore Auditorium, 1966-1967), Pride of man (mistitled "Dino's song" on artwork), Gold and silver, Smokestack lightning (Quicksilver Messenger Service @ Avalon Ballroom, 1966), Flying high, Thought dream, Don't drop that H-bomb on me (mistitled "H-bomb song" on artwork) (Country Joe and The Fish @ Avalon Ballroom, 1967)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 25 and 26/11/1966
Recording : Soundboard - A/A-
Artwork : Front - Back
(for 2-CD set with both gigs)
Front - Back
(for 25/11/1966 gig) - Front - Back (for 26/11/1966 gig)

CD 1 : Intro tape, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, The other side of this life, Tobacco road, JPP McStep B blues, She has funny cars, Fat angel, Plastic fantastic lover, In the morning, Somebody to love
(25/11/1966 set)

CD 2 : Intro tape, The other side of this life, Bringing me down, And I like it (announced as "This is my life" by Paul Kantner), Go to her, Fat angel, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Today, White rabbit
(26/11/1966 set)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"RCA Promotional Night" (incomplete show)
Webster Hall, New York, 08/01/1967
Recording : Audience - C
Artwork : Front - Back


And I like it (end section), Go to her, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Unknown blues
(*), East-West jam (*)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, with special guests Mike Bloomfield and Mark Naftalin on (*)

"San Franciscan Nights"
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 04/02/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front (right side) - Front (left side) - Back


Ronald Reagan's "University of California Dance" speech (from radio broadcast), Somebody to love, Let's get together, Let me in, And I like it, White rabbit, Plastic fantastic lover, She has funny cars, Drum solo -> Jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 04/02/1967
Recording : Stereo soundboard - A+ (better version of above)

Somebody to love, Let's get together, Let me in, And I like it, White rabbit, Plastic fantastic lover, She has funny cars, Drum solo -> Jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Ahuka's Choice Volume 5"
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 10-11-12/03/1967
Recording : Soundboard - B+/A-
Artwork : Front - Back - Insert


CD 1 : And I like it, Don't slip away, Tobacco road, Somebody to love -> Leave you alone -> Somebody to love coda
(10/03/1967 early show), High flying bird (cuts in late), She has funny cars, Let me in, My best friend, Come back baby, White rabbit, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds (10/03/1967 late show)

CD 2 : My best friend, Come back baby, Today, Don't slip away, Plastic fantastic lover intro (11/03/1967 early show), The other side of this life, Let's get together intro, Bringing me down, Today, Runnin' round this world, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel, Things (cuts out early), It's no secret (11/03/1967 late show)

CD 3 : It's no secret (tape defects at the start), White rabbit, Bringing me down, Don't let me down, Talk with me Daddy -> Leave you alone -> Bass solo -> Jam (cuts out early), Today, She has funny cars, High flying bird, And I like it, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, My best friend, Come back baby (cuts out early)
(12/03/1967 show)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Café Au Go Go, New York, 03/04/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A- (some defects probably due to age of the original tape)
Artwork : Front - Back


It's no secret (cuts in late), Let's get together, White rabbit, Bringing me down, My best friend, Come back baby, And I like it, She has funny cars, Somebody to love, Tobacco road, Running 'round this world, Rock me baby, Today (some dropouts), High flying bird (some dropouts)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Men's Gym, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 19/05/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A- (some volume fluctuations on a few songs)
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : The other side of this life, Let's get together, She has funny cars, White rabbit, Let me in, Today, Young girl Sunday blues (fades out early), Somebody to love, Paul's "Flowers in San Francisco" rap -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil

CD 2 : Tobacco road, Running 'round this world, And I like it (introduced by Paul as "This is my life") -> SLO jam, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Come back baby, White rabbit (tape glitch in middle), It's no secret (fades out early)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Fantasy Fayre, Los Angeles, 07/07/1967
Recording : Audience - B

Host's intro, Somebody to love, Paul's "Exhibitionist all the way" rap -> She has funny cars, Young girl Sunday blues, Fat angel, Paul's "LAPD around the stage" rap -> The other side of this life, White rabbit, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil


Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Bill Graham Presents The San Francisco Scene In Toronto"
O'Keefe Center, Toronto, 04/08/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Front (alternate) - Insert - Back


New potato caboose, Viola Lee blues (fades out early)
(end of Grateful Dead set), She has funny cars (fades in late), Bringing me down, High flying bird, White rabbit, Come back baby, Runnin' 'round this world, Tobacco Road, Run around, It's no secret

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Summer Afternoon"
O'Keefe Center, Toronto, 05/08/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front (right side) - Front (left side) - Back


Grace's "High flying bird" solo rehearsal -> High flying bird, White rabbit, Come back baby, The other side of this life (fades in late), Let's get together, Today, Acid jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Somebody to love
(Jefferson Airplane, Toronto, 05/08/1967), Sweet Georgia Brown -> Betty and Dupree (Bonus track : Jorma Kaukonen and Ron "PigPen" McKernan, home demo, 1964)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

O'Keefe Center, Toronto, 05/08/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back


The other side of this life, Let's get together, Let me in, Today, Jorma's bangs, Go to her, My best friend (a few dropouts at the very end), Acid jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel, Somebody to love

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Canadair"
O'Keefe Center, Toronto, 05/08/1967
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back


She has funny cars (cuts in late), Bringing me down, Grace's "High flying bird" solo rehearsal -> High flying bird (a few dropouts), Grace's "no incense under 18" rap -> White rabbit, Come back baby, It's no secret, The other side of this life, Let's get together, Let me in, Today, Jorma's bangs, Grace's "Go to her" spoken version -> Go to her, Acid jam, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel, Somebody to love (cuts out early)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Love And Peace In Toronto"
O'Keefe Center, Toronto, 05/08/1967
(Alternate version with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane tracks)
Recording : Soundboard/Audience - A+/A/A- (Three different sources)
Artwork : Front - Back


Turn on your love light, Alligator
(end of Grateful Dead set), The other side of this life (fades in late), Let's get together, Let me in, Today, Jorma's bangs, Go to her, My best friend, Acid jam (first ten tracks from first soundboard source, short cut at the end of the tape), 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Fat angel (two tracks from second soundboard source), Somebody to love (last track from audience source, some hiss)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Bill Graham Presents The San Francisco Scene"
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, 15/09/1967
Recording : Audience - B/B-
Artwork : Front - Back - CD Label 1 - CD Label 2


CD 1 : Somebody to love, She has funny cars, Young girl Sunday blues, Martha, Two heads, It's no secret, Don't let me down, Stage announcements, Today

CD 2 : Hollywood jam, Plastic fantastic lover, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil, White rabbit
(Hollywood Bowk, 15/09/1967), Camp song -> The sunny side of life -> Keep her running -> Running to the farm ("Crown of creation" rehearsals outtakes, RCA Studio A, Hollywood, possibly 27/05 or 21/06/1968)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"The Rehersal Disc"
"After Bathing At Baxter's" rehearsals
Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, 05/10/1967
Recording : Studio - A+/A (One single 45 minute track)
Artwork : Front - Back


It's alright (cuts in late, short dropout and cut in middle), Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Jam #1 -> Won't you try (short cut in middle), Jam #2 -> Martha #1 (short cuts at the beginning and in middle), Martha #2 (cuts in late), Martha #3, Martha #4 -> Jam #3 -> Martha #5

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"After Bathing At Baxter's" rehearsals
Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, 05/10/1967
Recording : Studio - A+/A

Satisfaction, It's alright #1 (short dropout and cut in middle), Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Jam #1 -> Won't you try (short cut in middle), Jam #2 -> Martha #1 (short cuts at the beginning and in middle), Martha #2 (cuts in late), Martha #3 (heavy hiss at beginning), Martha #4, Jam #3 -> Martha #5 -> Jam #4 -> Martha #6 (heavy hiss at beginning), Martha #7 (slight hiss at begining), It's alright #2 (cuts in late and out early), Young girl Sunday blues, Go to her

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 14/10/1967 and others
Recording : Soundboard/Studio/TV broadcast soundtrack - A+/A
Artwork : Front - Back - Front (alternate) - Back (alternate)


The other side of this life, Watch her ride, It's no secret, White rabbit, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (cuts out early)
(Winterland Arena, San Franscisco, 14/10/1967), It's no secret, Tobacco Road, Runnin' round this world (San Francisco Mime Troupe Appeal Party I, Calliope Warehouse, San Francisco, 06/11/1965), Camp song -> The sunny side of life -> Keep her running -> Running to the farm ("Crown of creation" rehearsals outtakes, RCA Studio A, Hollywood, possibly 27/05 or 21/06/1968), Somebody to love, White rabbit (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 07/05/1967, short cut between tracks)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden (Alex "Skip" Spence on Calliope Warehouse tracks)

The Matrix, San Francisco, 30/01/1968 (complete show but not in the right order)
Recording : Soundboard - A- (alternate source, hissy)

CD 1 : Pre-show talk -> Somebody to love, Young girl Sunday blues, She has funny cars, Two heads, Martha, Kansas City, The other side of this life, Today (short cut after song), Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon (short dropout in middle), It's no secret, Blues from an airplane, Watch her ride, Plastic fantastic lover, White rabbit

CD 2 : 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Share a little joke, Ice cream phoenix (9-minute instrumental version, cuts out a bit early), Fat angel, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil, High flying bird, Wild tyme, Go to her, Rock me baby

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

The Matrix, San Francisco, 30/01/1968 (incomplete show)
Recording : Soundboard - B+

CD 1 : Somebody to love, Young girl Sunday blues, She has funny cars, Two heads, Martha, The other side of this life, Today, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, It's no secret, Blues from an airplane, Watch her ride

CD 2 : Plastic fantastic lover, White rabbit, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Share a little joke, Ice cream phoenix (9-minute instrumental version), Fat angel, Wild tyme, Go to her, High flying bird

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

The Matrix, San Francisco, 30/01/1968 (incomplete show)
Recording : Soundboard - B+

Somebody to love, Young girl Sunday blues, She has funny cars, Two heads, Martha, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, The other side of this life, Today, Watch her ride, Go to her (short cut at the start), It's no secret, Blues from an airplane, White rabbit, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Share a little joke, High flying bird, Wild thyme, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Northern California Folk-Rock Festival
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, 18/05/1968 (Afternoon show)
Recording : Audience - B/B+ (slight to heavy hiss all along, occasional tape glitches)

White rabbit (cuts out early), Plastic fantastic lover, Watch her ride, Today, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Bass solo (short dropout at the end) -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise, Greasy heart (change of source at beginning), Fat angel, Star track, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Somebody to love, Taper's comments
(Tracks 1-5 from audience tape, tracks 6-10 from Jorma Kaukonen's stage master tape)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, 18/05/1968 (Night show)
Recording : Audience - B+ (slight hiss all along, occasional tape glitches)

White rabbit, She has funny cars, Watch her ride, Today, Greasy heart, Star track, Somebody to love, Fat angel, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Bass solo -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise (cuts out early)
(from Jorma Kaukonen's stage master tape)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Falkoner Teatret, Copenhague, 28/08/1968
Recording : Audience - B+
Artwork : Front - Back


Intro -> It's no secret, Watch her ride, White rabbit, Plastic fantastic lover, Fat angel, Country jam intro -> Star track, Triad, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Bass solo -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise -> House at Pooneil Corners, Today, Greasy heart, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Somebody to love

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

MusikHalle, Hamburg, 10/09/1968
Recording : Radio broadcast - B+ (some dropouts and cuts between tracks)
Artwork : Front - Back


Watch her ride, Triad, Crown of creation, If you feel, In time, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, White rabbit, Alster jam, Larsen intro -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Bass solo -> The ballad of you and me and Pooneil reprise -> House at Pooneil Corners

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 15/09/1968
Recording : Radio broadcast - B+ (some dropouts and cuts between tracks)
Artwork : Front - Back


Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Rock me baby, If you feel, Crown of creation, Today, Somebody to love, Plastic fantastic lover, Louie Louie intro tease -> Nothing in particular jam, In time, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil, Grace Slick interview

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Rick Hale #2"
Various sources
Recording : Radio broadcast/TV broadcast soundtrack/Soundboard - B+/A-

CD 1 : If you feel, Crown of creation, Radio show host comments -> Grace Slick interview, Somebody to love, Plastic fantastic lover, Louie Louie intro tease -> Jam, In time (short excerpt)
(Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 15/09/1968, VPRO FM broadcast, B+),  Dick Cavett intro, Emergency, Grace Slick interview, Volunteers (Dick Cavett Show, ABC Studios, New York, 26/03/1970, ABC TV broadcast soundtrack, B+)

CD 2 : 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, The other side of this life, Tobacco Road, JPP McStep B blues, She has funny cars, Fat angel, Plastic fantastic lover, In the morning, Somebody to love (cuts in late) (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 25/11/1966, soundboard, A-), Volunteers (Live version, source unkown)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden (Joey Covington on Dick Cavett Show tracks)

"After Bathing At Baxter's" rehearsals and Fillmore West 26/10/1968
Recording : Studio/Soundboard - A+ stereo/A+
Artwork : Front - Back - CD label


Martha (instrumental version, probably 29/08/1967), Spayre change (original 24 minute version, probably 31/10/1967)
("After bathing at Baxter's" sessions, RCA Studio A, Hollywood), Fat angel, Rock me baby, Somebody to love, Won't you try (cuts in late) -> Saturday afternoon, White rabbit, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> The house at Pooneil Corners (Fillmore West, San Francisco, 26/10/1968, "Bless its pointed little head" outtakes)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, 26/04/1969
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back


3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds -> Somebody to love, Wooden ships, Fat angel, Uncle Sam blues, Plastic fantastic lover, It's no secret, Greasy heart, Won't you try (cuts in late) -> Saturday afternoon, Volunteers -> Jam (short dropout near the end), White rabbit, The other side of this life

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"Knocking at The Golden Gate"
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 07/05/1969
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Front #2 - Front #3 - Back - Inner back


The other side of this life , Somebody to love, The farm, Greasy heart, Good shepherd (rare version with Grace on lead vocals), Plastic fantastic lover, Uncle Sam blues, Volunteers, White rabbit -> Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon (cuts out early), Jam in the key of D, We can be together, 3/5 of mile in 10 seconds -> Drum solo

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, June 1969 / February 1970
Recording : KSAN Radio broadcast - A- (several volume fluctuations and gaps between tracks from original source)
Artwork : Front - Back


Jam, The other side of this life, Wooden ships -> JPP Mc Step B Blues -> Go ride the music outro
(16/06/1969), Crown of creation, Greasy heart, Good shepherd, Fat angel, Volunteers, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (13/06/1969), Eskimo blue day, The house at Pooneil Corners (04/02/1970)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden (1969 tracks) ,Joey Covington (1970 tracks)

The "Volunteers" sessions
Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, June-August 1969
Recording : Studio - A
Artwork : Front - Back


Volunteers, We can be together #1, We can be together #2, We can be together #3, Good shepherd #1, Good shepherd #2, The farm #1, The farm #2, Turn my life down, Wooden ships, JPP McStep B Blues, A song for all seasons, Hey Frederick #1, Hey Frederick #2
(Details of different versions on back cover)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Jefferson Airplane and Santana
Free concert at The Bandshell in Central Park, New York, 10/08/1969
Recording : Audience - B

CD 1 : The other side of this life, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon (frequent microphone noises), The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (cut in middle), Come back baby (cut in middle), Fat angel, Plastic fantastic lover, Somebody to love (short cut between songs), Wooden ships, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, White rabbit, We can be together -> Volunteers -> Jam (Jefferson Airplane set)

CD 2 : Savor -> Drum solo -> Jingo, Evil ways -> Soul sacrifice, Waiting (a few dropouts and cuts out early), Fried neckbones and some home fries (cuts in late and short cut in middle) (Santana set), Jam #1, Uncle Sam blues, Jam #2 (Santana with Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, 06-07/09/1969
Recording : Soundboard/Studio - A+ - Info file

CD 1 : 3/5 of a mile in 30 minutes jam (Rancho Olompali, Marin County, 28/07/1968), The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Starship -> Jam, Good shepherd, We can be together, Somebody to love, The farm (Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, 06/09/1969)

CD 2 : Crown of creation, Come back baby, Wooden ships, Volunteers -> Drums -> Jam
(Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, 06/09/1969), Peggy Sue, That will be the day, Johnny B. Goode, Baby what you want me to do, Wipe out -> Big railroad blues, Louie Louie -> Twist and shout -> Blue moon of Kentucky (Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, 07/09/1969)

Line-up : Jerry Garcia, Jack Casady, Mickey Hart (on 28/07/1968 track), Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia (on 06/09/1969 tracks), Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia, Joey Covington (on 07/09/1969 tracks)

Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, 06/09/1969
Recording : Soundboard - A+

The ballad of you and me and Pooneil -> Starship -> Jam, Good shepherd, We can be together, Somebody to love, The farm, Crown of creation, Come back baby, Wooden ships, Volunteers -> Drums -> Jam (*)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, with special guests Mickey Hart and Jerry Garcia on (*)

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 25/10/1969
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Somebody to love, Young girl Sunday blues, Wooden ships, Volunteers, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Uncle Sam blues, Fat angel -> Starship excerpt -> Fat angel outro, Greasy heart, Martha, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil

CD 2 : Eskimo blue day (tape flip near the beginning), 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Mau Mau (Amerikon), The other side of this life (cuts out early)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 26/10/1969
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back - Back (inner)


CD 1 : Good shepherd (cuts in late), Wild thyme, Greasy heart, We can be together, Come back baby, Martha, Plastic fantastic lover, Driftin', It's no secret

CD 2 : The other side of this life, Wooden ships, Eskimo blue day, You wear your dresses too short, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (cuts out early)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, 31/10/1969
Recording : Audience - B+
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Volunteers, Good shepherd, Uncle Sam blues (a few diginoises at the end), Martha (a few diginoises at the beginning), Plastic fantastic lover, You wear your dresses too short, We can be together, Greasy heart

CD 2 : Wooden ships, Young girl Sunday blues, The other side of this life, Fat angel -> XM -> Fat angel reprise, House at Pooneil Corners, Eskimo blue day, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, ??/11/1969 (Exact date uncertain)
Recording : WOUR-FM radio broadcast - B+
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Good shepherd (closing section), Somebody to love, Uncle Sam blues, Have you seen the saucers? -> Vocal impro jam -> Have you seen the saucers? reprise, Mexico, Wooden ships, The other side of this life, Nothing (tape flip in middle)

CD 2 : Fat angel -> XM -> Fat angel reprise, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Driftin', Greasy heart, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil


Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

Altamont Speedway, Livermore, 06/12/1969
Recording : Soundboard/Audience - A/B+
Artwork : Front - Back


Host announcement, The other side of this life (interrupted), Grace and Paul talk to the crowd
(from soundboard recording), 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, Greasy heart, White rabbit, Come back baby (cuts out early), The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (from audience recording)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden

"The Jefferson Airplane - First Flight 1967-1971"
Various TV appearances and movie excerpts
DVD Pro shots, Video : B+ to A+, Audio : A- to A+
Artwork : DVD cover


Somebody to love, White rabbit
("Smothers Brothers Show", 07/05/1967), White rabbit, Somebody to love, Band interview ("American Bandstand", 03/06/1967), High flying bird, Today (Monterey Pop Festival, 17/06/1967, from D.A. Pennebaker's "Monterey Pop" movie), White rabbit, Two heads, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil ("The Rock Scene : Like It Is", Toronto, 14/09/1967), Crown of creation ("Ed Sullivan Show", 28/09/1968), House at Pooneil Corners (Schuyler Hotel roof, New York City, 01/11/1968, from Jean Luc Godard's aborted "1am" movie), The other side of this life intro, Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon, Uncle Sam blues (mistitled as "Rock me baby"), White rabbit, Somebody to love (Woodstock Festival, Bethel, 17/08/1969, from Michael Wadleigh's "Woodstock : The Director's Cut" and "Woodstock : The Lost Performances" movies), San Francisco Scene interview  (with Grace Slick, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, Paul Kantner, Stephen Stills, Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden), 4 + 20 (Stephen Stills solo performance), The fiddle and the drum (Joni Mitchell a capella performance), Somebody to love (with guests David Crosby on backing vocals and Nicky Hopkins on piano), Jam (cut twice by commercials) ("Dick Cavett Show", 18/08/1969), Host announcement, The other side of this life (interrupted), Grace and Paul talk to the crowd, Grateful Dead interview (Altamont Speedway, Livermore, 06/12/1969, from "Gimme Shelter" movie), Won't you try -> Saturday afternoon (cuts in late), Bill Thompson interview, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick interview, White rabbit, The ballad of you and me and Pooneil (Kralingen Festival, Rotterdam, 26/06/1970, from "Stamping Ground" movie), "Behind The Music" on Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (VH1 TV broadcast, 1998), Paul Kantner interview on "Speaking Freely" (Nashville Public Television TV broadcast, early 2001)

Line-up : Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden (Joey Covington on Kralingen Festival takes)

 

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