The Essential Jefferson Airplane

The Essential Jefferson Airplane is a compilation of music from the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane spanning its entire career, excluding the brief reunion in 1989 (despite that album now being under common ownership with the rest of the band's catalog).

It follows their development, in more-or-less chronological order, from their beginnings in folk-rock, through psychedelia, to conventional rock genres.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Blues from an Airplane" – 2:12
2. "It's No Secret" – 2:39
3. "Come Up the Years" – 2:32
4. "She Has Funny Cars" – 3:09
5. "Somebody to Love" – 2:56
6. "Comin' Back to Me" – 5:15
7. "Embryonic Journey" – 1:54
8. "White Rabbit" – 2:32
9. "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" – 4:32
10. "Martha (mono single version)" – 3:27
11. "The Last Wall of the Castle" – 2:42
12. "Watch Her Ride" – 3:17
13. "Lather" – 2:57
14. "Crown of Creation" – 2:54
15. "Greasy Heart" – 3:27
16. "Share a Little Joke (mono single version)" – 3:06

Disc Two

1. "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds (live)" – 4:46
2. "Plastic Fantastic Lover (live)" – 3:51
3. "We Can Be Together" – 5:47
4. "Good Shepherd" – 4:21
5. "Wooden Ships" – 6:25
6. "Eskimo Blue Day" – 6:33
7. "Volunteers" – 2:04
8. "Have You Seen the Saucers?" – 3:36
9. "Mexico (single version)" – 2:09
10. "When the Earth Moves Again" – 3:56
11. "Pretty as You Feel" – 4:30
12. "Third Week in the Chelsea" – 4:36
13. "Long John Silver" – 4:26
14. "Twilight Double Leader" – 4:44
15. "Feel So Good" (live) – 11:23
16. "Milk Train" (live) – 3:28