2400 Fulton Street is a compilation album of music from the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1987. The title is taken from the street address of a house the band maintained near the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in the late 1960s.
The CD release is titled "2400 Fulton Street --- The CD Collection", contains eleven tracks not included on other releases, and features the otherwise unavailable Levis radio commercials of 1968. 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 [1]. The psychedelic flavor of 'white' jeans being colored as well as the verbal connection between "White Levis" and "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane's first big hit) is obvious. Levi Strauss & Co. commissioned two short radio spots, which aired nationally in the United States.
Track listing [edit]
Disc One [edit]
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| 11. |
"Plastic Fantastic Lover" |
Balin |
Surrealistic Pillow |
2:37 |
| 12. |
"Wild Tyme (H)" |
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]
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| 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 |
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| 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" |
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1:44 |
Reception [edit]
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
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Rating |
| Allmusic |
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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."[1]
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| Jefferson Airplane |
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| Jefferson Starship |
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Original group
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Starship
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Next Generation
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- B.B. King's Blues Club
- Vinoy Park
- Post Nine 11
- UK
- Live
- Live in 2005
- Galactic Reunion Concert
- Mick's Picks
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