2400 Fulton Street is a compilation album of music from the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1987 as a double LP containing 25 tracks. The title is taken from the street address of a mansion the band bought in 1966 and used as a residence. It is located across the street from Golden Gate Park.
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| Released | March 1987 (vinyl), 1990 (expanded CD) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 131:47 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Bill Thompson Randy Miller Paul Atkinson | |||
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The expanded CD release[1] is titled "2400 Fulton Street --- The CD Collection", and contains 11 extra tracks including one that comprises their 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 had sought out three contemporary acts to help market the new product ; Jefferson Airplane, The Sopwith Camel and the West Coast Natural Gas Co were selected and performed unstructured radio pieces which were then used in the commercials [1]. The short radio spots aired nationally in the United States.
Track listing
editDisc One
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's No Secret" | Marty Balin | Jefferson Airplane Takes Off | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Come up the Years" | Balin, Paul Kantner | Jefferson Airplane Takes Off | 2:32 |
| 3. | "My Best Friend" | Skip Spence | Surrealistic Pillow | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Somebody to Love" | Darby Slick | Surrealistic Pillow | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Comin' Back to Me" | Balin | Surrealistic Pillow | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Embryonic Journey" | Jorma Kaukonen | Surrealistic Pillow | 1:54 |
| 7. | "She Has Funny Cars" | Kaukonen, Balin | Surrealistic Pillow | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Let's Get Together" | Chet Powers | Jefferson Airplane Takes Off | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Blues from an Airplane" | Balin, Spence | Jefferson Airplane Takes Off | 2:03 |
| 10. | "J.P.P. Mcstep B. Blues" | Spence | Early Flight | 2:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Plastic Fantastic Lover" | Balin | Surrealistic Pillow | 2:37 |
| 12. | "Wild Tyme" | Kantner | After Bathing at Baxter's | 3:08 |
| 13. | "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" | Kantner | After Bathing at Baxter's | 4:36 |
| 14. | "A Small Package of Value Will Come to You, Shortly" | Spencer Dryden, Gary Blackman, Bill Thompson | After Bathing at Baxter's | 1:32 |
| 15. | "White Rabbit" | Grace Slick | Surrealistic Pillow | 2:34 |
| 16. | "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon" | Kantner | After Bathing at Baxter's | 5:04 |
| 17. | "Lather" | G. Slick | Crown of Creation | 2:58 |
| 18. | "Fat Angel" | Donovan Leitch | Bless Its Pointed Little Head | 7:39 |
| 19. | "The Last Wall of the Castle" | Kaukonen | After Bathing at Baxter's | 2:44 |
| 20. | "Greasy Heart" | G. Slick | Crown of Creation | 3:24 |
Disc Two
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Can Be Together" | Kantner | Volunteers | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Crown of Creation" | Kantner | Crown 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 Stills | Volunteers | 6:23 |
| 5. | "Rejoyce" | G. Slick | After Bathing at Baxter's | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Volunteers" (live) | Balin, Kantner | Woodstock | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Have You Seen the Saucers?" | Kantner | "Mexico" single B-side and Early Flight | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Eat Starch Mom" | Kaukonen, G. Slick | Long John Silver | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Pretty as You Feel" | Jack Casady, Joey Covington, Kaukonen | Bark | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Martha" | Kantner | After Bathing at Baxter's | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Today" | Balin, Kantner | Surrealistic Pillow | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Triad" | Crosby | Crown of Creation | 4:56 |
| 13. | "Third Week in the Chelsea" | Kaukonen | Bark | 4:35 |
| 14. | "Good Shepherd" | Trad., arr. Kaukonen | Volunteers | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Eskimo Blue Day" | Slick, Kantner | Volunteers | 6:29 |
| 16. | "The Levi Commercials" | 1:44 |
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
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."[2]
Charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 138 |
References
edit- ^ Jefferson Airplane - 2400 Fulton Street - The CD Collection, retrieved 2022-08-18
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "2400 Fulton Street". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Jefferson Airplane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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