Original Album Classics

~ Release by Jefferson Airplane (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

remastered reissue adds 6 bonus tracks 'In The Morning', 'J.P.P. Me Stop B. Blues', 'Go To Her', 'Come Back Baby', 'Somebody To Love' (mono single version) & 'White Rabbit' (mono single version).

remastered reissue adds 4 bonus tracks 'Ribump Ba Bap Dum Dum', 'Would You like A Snack', 'Share A Little Joke' (single version-mono) & 'The Saga Of Sydney Spacepig' (previously unreleased)

Remastered reissue with bonus tracks

Streetmasse: (track 1-3); The War is Over: (track 4-5); Hymn to an older generation: (track 6-7); How Suite it is: (track 8-9); Shizoforest Love Suite: (track 10-11); Bonus (track 12-15)

Remastered reissue as part of box set

Annotation last modified on 2014-11-16 16:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
2▼CD: Surrealistic Pillow
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1She Has Funny Cars
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-10-31)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
vocals:
Marty Balin, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
She Has Funny Cars
lyricist:
Marty Balin
composer:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
publisher:
Icebag Corp.
3.153:11
2Somebody to Love
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
vocals:
Marty Balin (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22) and Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 274)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
4.552:58
3My Best Friend
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22, on 1966-11-04)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
membranophone:
Spencer Dryden
vocals:
Marty Balin, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Best Friend (Jefferson Airplane song)
lyricist and composer:
Alexander “Skip” Spence
3.43:01
4Today
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-02)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
lead vocals:
Marty Balin
vocals:
Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Today
writer:
Marty Balin and Paul Kantner
3.652:59
5Comin’ Back to Me
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-01)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
recorder:
Grace Slick
lead vocals:
Marty Balin
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Comin’ Back to Me
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
3.25:18
63/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22, on 1966-11-04)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (, from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
3/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
3.253:42
7D.C.B.A.-25
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-15)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
D.C.B.A.‐25
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kantner
32:37
8How Do You Feel
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-01)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
How Do You Feel (Jefferson Airplane)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Mastin
3.23:31
9Embryonic Journey
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-22)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
acoustic guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-11-22)
recording of:
Embryonic Journey (on 1966-11-22)
composer:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (in 1962)
publisher:
Icebag Corp.
3.451:54
10White Rabbit
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (from 1969-05-07 to present)
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 455) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 478)
recording of:
White Rabbit (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Grace Slick
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
is based on:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (novel)
is based on:
Through the Looking‐Glass, and What Alice Found There (novel)
4.352:31
11Plastic Fantastic Lover
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner
lead vocals:
Marty Balin
vocals:
Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Plastic Fantastic Lover
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
3.52:38
12In the Morning
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-21)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
recording of:
In the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
3.56:22
13J.P.P. McStep B. Blues
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-23)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
recording of:
J.P.P. McStep B. Blues
writer:
Alexander “Skip” Spence
32:38
14Go to Her (version two)
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-04)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
recording of:
Go to Her
lyricist:
Irving Estes
composer:
Paul Kantner
34:03
15Come Back Baby
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1967-06-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
arranger:
Jorma Kaukonen (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist)
recording of:
Come Back Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
32:57
16Somebody to Love (mono single version)
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
4.352:59
17White Rabbit (mono single version)
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard
recording of:
White Rabbit
lyricist and composer:
Grace Slick
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
is based on:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (novel)
is based on:
Through the Looking‐Glass, and What Alice Found There (novel)
4.55:21
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