Jimi Hendrix the Collector’S 1970: Studio, Private, Related & Remixed Recordings
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Jimi Hendrix The Collector’s 1970: Studio, Private, Related & Remixed Recordings Studio & Private pg. 2 – 148 Related & Remixed pg. 148 – 163 Cover Sources pg. 164 – 173 Brief CD Track List pg. 174 – 182 Song Index pg. 183 – 188 Flac Fingerprints pg. 189 – 195 The intention of this set is to bring together all 1970 Hendrix-related recordings in the best available sound quality and the most complete versions. As with all reference works of this magnitude there are likely unintended errors in spite of diligent efforts to be error free; corrections are encouraged. If you are aware of any upgrades, know of additional tracks that should be included, or have comments about the information presented here please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. This collection was assembled based on information contained at Doug Bell's website, which is compiled from several reference sources: http://home.earthlink.net/~ldouglasbell/jimi.htm. Further details were obtained from Jimpress (2014-2015, From The Benjamin Franklin Studios, 4th edition): http://www.jimpress.co.uk/, Ultimate Hendrix (2009, Backbeat Books), Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book (2012, Backbeat Books), In From The Storm: http://infromthestorm.net/hendrix.html, and Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/. All tracks are as they appear on their sources, with a few noted exceptions, though some sources are known to have utilized normalization, pitch correction, etc. All tracks were lossless tested; 12 tracks are lossy/MPEG/MP3 and so noted. The track order is roughly from session takes to intermediate mixes to final and alternate mixes; complete versions precede incomplete versions. The Jimpress numbers are listed at the beginning of the track title. The date format is determined by the recording location. The track times given are Bell’s timing of the music “from first note to last”, followed by the Jimpress timing (in parentheses), followed by the actual timing [in brackets] which often includes studio chatter, etc.; n/a means not available. Some of the discrepancies between track times are due to differences in mastering speeds between the various sources. The Alternate Sources listings are commercial bootlegs or collectors discs or tapes that are known to contain the track noted; these sources were either unavailable to me for comparison, or are noted in cases where the track was obtained from a reliable ATM or FTO source disc. Enormous thanks go to Doug Bell for his invaluable contributions; this set would not have been possible without his kind assistance. Special thanks to Funkydrummer, FendersFingers, Mick Coyne, Rob Smith, George Kanakaris, Pete Harker, Maury Hopboy, Tom Chapman, Hans-Peter Johnsen, Charley Hansen, Paul Fitzgerald, Greenmanalishi, Steve Rodham, Hervé Champion, Makkinen, Pancho, Steve Elphick, Massimo, Kevin Barnes, and all the collectors who have generously shared their recordings and information: http://crosstowntorrents.org/ and https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JimiPassItOn/info. – David Chance, March 2017 “I believe you live and live again until you have got all the evil and hatred out of the soul.” – Jimi Hendrix 4 January 1969 Top Of The Pops interview with Tony Norman, London (1992, Electric Gypsy by Shapiro & Glebbeek, pg. 329) pg. 1 DISC 1 – STUDIO & PRIVATE RECORDINGS ====================================================================================== January? 1970 Jimi's apartment?, 59 West 12th Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA ====================================================================================== Special Notes: Jimpress Part 1 notes the tracks from this session as having been recorded circa late- 1969/early-1970, however Jimpress Part 2 explains that due to the inclusion of Country Blues amongst these tracks it is more likely that all of these were recorded in early 1970; the only studio recording of Country Blues was on January 23, 1970. Bell notes the order of the tracks in this session as presented here. Some collectors think the second guitarist on these tracks is Taj Mahal, though that is generally thought to be incorrect; the second guitarist is unknown. 001. (6) Astro Man / (25) Valleys Of Neptune Source: ATM 072-073: Healing Power Studio ’70 (revision A) cross-reference: disc 2 track 20 [disk 2 track 04] Univibes number: P733 Track time as per Bell/Jimpress/actual: 3:39 (3:34) [3:31] Composer: James Marshall Hendrix Recording date/location: January? 1970 Jimi's apartment?, 59 West 12th Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA. Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (guitar, vocals), and unknown (guitar). Notes: Jimi Hendrix: This track begins with Astro Man, then at 1:35 segues into Valleys Of Neptune. Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book shows three separate handwritten lyrics for Valleys Of Neptune, two of which are dated June 7, 1969, with the title of the song as Vallys of Neptune: Arising, Vallys of Neptune ... Arising, and Vallys of Neptune - Arising -– note that the word Vallys is intentionally spelled without an “e” in all versions. Alternate Sources: Acoustic Album; Acoustic Jams; Apartment Jam 70; Apartment Jams [Jon’s Attic]; Apocrypha; ATM 035: Apartment Jams; Bits And Pieces 2; Every Way To Paradise (labeled Gloomy Monday); In The Studio Volume 9 (lossy); Jimi In Rehearsal; Jimi’s Private Reels Volume 1; The Kees Tapes; Rare Performances And Jam Sessions; Sessions 4 [Major Tom]; Spicy Essence; Two Sides Of The Same Genius (labeled They Call Me Extra Man, mastered fast); Valleys Of Neptune Compilation. 002. (JA 15) Untitled Instrumental (Jam 3) / (39) Power Of Soul (Money (That’s What I Want)) Source: ATM 072-073: Healing Power Studio ’70 (revision A) cross-reference: disc 2 track 21 [disk 2 track 05] Univibes number: P1021 + P734 Track time as per Bell/Jimpress/actual: 1:23+7:01=10:58 (1:23+7:16) [11:05] Composer: James Marshall Hendrix / Barry Gordy, Jr. and Janie Bradford Recording date/location: January? 1970 Jimi's apartment?, 59 West 12th Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA. Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (guitar), and unknown (guitar). Notes: The track begins abruptly with Jimi tuning his guitar before launching into an improvisation on a familiar, but as yet undetermined, classic blues riff (Howlin’ Wolf?, Muddy Waters?, John Lee Hooker?) at 0:22 with the second guitarist trying to follow along until the brief “jam” ends at 1:43; this section is labeled (JA 15) by Jimpress, and is also known as Jam 3. From 1:43-1:47 the second guitarist makes some indecipherable comments then walks across the wooden floor, and at 1:49 comments, “may as well get loose”. At 2:01 Jimi continues some solo guitar noodling based around the same familiar blues riff, presumably while the second guitarist goes to “get loose”; this section is not labeled by Jimpress. At 3:13 the second guitarist comments, “...test that guitar over there Jimi”, with Jimi responding, “huh? (indecipherable)”. At 3:26 the second guitarist begins “testing” the new guitar, first tuning it up, and then launching into a loose jam of the song Money (That’s What I Want) at 4:03 with Jimi coming in on a different electric guitar at 4:20. The two guitars continue jamming until the tape abruptly ends. (39) Power Of Soul is also known as Power Of Soul Jam, Money, and TaJimi Boogie; Studio ’70 also gives it the fictitious title Willy The Pimp. Power Of Soul is also officially known as Power To Love (as titled on the Band Of Gypsys album), and With The Power (as titled on Crash Landing); it also had the early working title in 1969 of Paper Airplanes (or Crash Landing). Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book shows pg. 2 handwritten lyrics for Power Of Soul on stationary from the Beverly Rodeo Hyatt House of Beverly Hills, California. Alternate Sources: Acoustic Album; Acoustic Jams; Apartment Jam 70 (incomplete); Apartment Jams [Jon’s Attic]; ATM 035: Apartment Jams; In The Studio Volume 9 (lossy); Jimi In Rehearsal; Jimi’s Private Reels Vol. 1; Sessions 4 [Major Tom]; Spicy Essence; Two Sides Of The Same Genius (labeled Tajimi Boogie, second part only, mastered fast). 003. (4) Country Blues + (JA 16) Untitled Instrumental (Jam 4) Source: ATM 072-073: Healing Power Studio ’70 (revision A) cross-reference: disc 2 tracks 17-18 [disk 2 tracks 01-02] Univibes number: P752 + P1022 Track time as per Bell/Jimpress/actual: 11:01+20:11 (11:47+21:35) [33:04] Composer: Eurreal Wilford Montgomery (Little Brother Montgomery) Recording date/location: January? 1970 Jimi's apartment?, 59 West 12th Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA. Personnel: Jimi Hendrix (guitar), and unknown (guitar). Notes: The two segments of this track have separate entries in Jimpress and elsewhere. The track begins with some banging noises before Jimi begins playing a steady riff of Country Blues. The second guitarist tries to come in at 1:01 but seems to quickly get lost, mostly bowing out until coming back in at 3:54, primarily with lead guitar flourishes over Jimi’s steady riffing. The Country Blues segment ends at 11:35 with some laughter and comments by both musicians before the tape cuts off at 11:44. When the tape resumes an improvisational jam begins, maintaining the same tempo as the Country Blues jam preceding it until the tape cuts off again at 13:35; this 1:51 segment of the track is not labeled by Jimpress. After the tape break there are 2 seconds of silence followed by 2 seconds more of the middle segment jam before the tape cuts off again at 13:39. The tape begins again at 13:40 with another jam in progress, again maintaining the same tempo and stylistic qualities as the Country Blues jam. At 25:58 the tempo picks up as the jam segues into an improvisation on Bolero. Around 28:28 things change again as the jam begins to slow down again and become more melodic with some similarities to Valleys Of Neptune.