Setlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Airplane Live

Recording information: Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (02/05/1967); Fillmore East, New York, NY (02/05/1967); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (02/05/1967); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (02/05/1967); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (02/05/1967); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (05/12/1967); Fillmore East, New York, NY (05/12/1967); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (05/12/1967); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (05/12/1967); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (05/12/1967); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (08/25/1972); Fillmore East, New York, NY (08/25/1972); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (08/25/1972); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (08/25/1972); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (08/25/1972); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (09/21/1972-09/22/1972); Fillmore East, New York, NY (09/21/1972-09/22/1972); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (09/21/1972-09/22/1972); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (09/21/1972-09/22/1972); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (09/21/1972-09/22/1972); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (10/24/1968-10/26/1968); Fillmore East, New York, NY (10/24/1968-10/26/1968); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (10/24/1968-10/26/1968); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (10/24/1968-10/26/1968); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (10/24/1968-10/26/1968); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (11/26/1966); Fillmore East, New York, NY (11/26/1966); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (11/26/1966); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (11/26/1966); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (11/26/1966); Chicago Auditorium, Chicago, IL (11/28/1969-11/29/1969); Fillmore East, New York, NY (11/28/1969-11/29/1969); Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (11/28/1969-11/29/1969); The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (11/28/1969-11/29/1969); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (11/28/1969-11/29/1969).
Sony's Setlist series isn't a standard budget-line compilation: these discs bypass hits in favor of live tracks cut throughout the years, mixing up highlights from classic live albums with a handful of rarities, including some unreleased cuts. In the case of Jefferson Airplane's entry, it's culled from several sources -- cuts from 1969's Bless Its Pointed Little Head and 1973's Thirty Seconds Over Winterland rub shoulders with the archival releases of Jefferson Airplane Loves You and Sweeping Up the Spotlight -- and includes two previously unreleased cuts recorded at the Fillmore in San Francisco: "White Rabbit" from 1966, "It's No Secret" from 1967. Every cut here derives from 1966-1973, so it winds up being an excellent live sampler of the band at their peak. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine