Jimi Hendrix - studio recordings August 1969 - August 1970

During Jimi´s final year, he got close to finish the next album - whether it was going to be called First Rays of the New Rising Sun or not...

Below is a list of all officially Experience Hendrix released studio recordings from this year.
Not including home/apartment/hotel etc. demos/recordings, the Baggy´s rehearsals or Jimi as a guest artist.
The only Alan Douglas-supervised release that´s included is Blues, as that was rereleased by Experience Hendrix.
All mixes (except where noted) are by Eddie Kramer, done in the EH era from 1996 and onwards.
The exception is that Blues was mixed by Mark Linett (c. 1993).
Noted are mixes done by Jimi as well as the early posthumous (1970-72) Eddie mixes.

Jimi did lots of overdub to many of these tracks, so it´s a bit hard to pin down the exact correct dates. Tracks are listed in the order when the basic track was recorded. (+ indicates overdubs).
Main sources:
CD liner notes / Ultimate Hendrix by McDermott / Jimpress books and magazines.
When conflicting info exists, I have chosen what to believe in... (mostly the latest known info).

Dates are day/month.

5 or 6 CDs will make a nice chronological collection of these tracks!
And/or a 2-CD set of the very best of your choice...

See also the first list of Jimi´s post-Electric Ladyland studio recordings:
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/jimi-hendrix-studio-recordings-october-1968-may-1969.311819/



Hit Factory, August - September 1969:

28/8 –
Message To The Universe (Message To Love) (South Saturn Delta)
Izabella (People, Hell and Angels)
Easy Blues instrumental jam (PHA)

29/8 –
Izabella (+ Record Plant 23/9) (Jimi Hendrix Experience, aka Purple box)

4/9 –
Mastermind vocals: Larry Lee (West Coast Seattle Boy)

Record Plant, September 1969:

23/9 –
Valleys Of Neptune see 15/5 1970

25/9 –
Room Full Of Mirrors (Morning Symphony Ideas)


Record Plant, November - December 1969:

7/11 –
Stepping Stone / Villanova Junction Blues instrumental jam (Burning Desire)
Izabella instrumental (BD)

10/11 –
Lonely Avenue (WCSB)

14/11 –
Keep On Groovin´ instrumental jam (MSI)
Jungle instrumental jam (MSI)

17/11 –
Room Full Of Mirrors (+ 7/1, 17/1 & Electric Lady June-August 1970)
mix: Jimi/Eddie 20/8 1970 (Rainbow Bridge / First Rays of the New Rising Sun)

21/11 –
Izabella (+ 17/1 1970)
single version: mix: Jimi/Bob Hughes, 12?/2 1970 (marginally different mix to original 7”)
(Voodoo Child - The Jimi Hendrix Collection)
album version (+ Electric Lady, June 1970): mix: Eddie/John Jansen, January 1971
(War Heroes / FRNRS)

15/12 –
Born Under a Bad Sign instrumental (jam) (Blues)

18/12 –
Ezy Ryder (+ 17/1, 20/1 & Electric Lady, June 1970)
version 1: mix: Jimi/Eddie 15/6 1970 (JHE)
version 2 (+ Electric Lady, June-August 1970): mix: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 or 24/8 1970
(Cry Of Love / FRNRS)

19/12 –
Message To Love (+ 17/1, 20/1 1970)
mix 1: Jimi/Eddie, 22/8 1970 (WCSB)
mix 2: JHE
Earth Blues
version 1: PHA
version 2 (+ 20/1, 24/3 1970): mix: Jimi/Eddie 24/3 or 22/8 1970 (JHE)
version 3 (+ 20/1, 24/3 1970 & Electric Lady 26/6 1970): mix: Eddie/John Jansen, May 1971
(RB / FRNRS)
Strato Strut instrumental jam (MSI)


Record Plant, January - May 1970:

7/1 –
Cherokee Mist / Astro Man instrumental (BD)
Stepping Stone (+ 17/1, 20/1 & Juggy Sound, February)
single version: mix: Jimi/Bob Hughes 15?/2 (marginally different mix from original 7”)
(Voodoo Child)
album version (+ Electric Lady 26/6 & July/August): mix: Eddie/John Jansen, December 1970
(WH / FRNRS)

16/1 –
Burning Desire instrumental (WCSB)

21/1 –
Power Of Soul (+ 3/2)
mix 1: Jimi/Bob Hughes 3/2 (Somewhere 7” vinyl b-side)
mix 2: SSD
Astro Man (JHE)

23/1 – (instrumental jam-session)
Ezy Ryder/MLK Jam (BD)
Villanova Junction Blues / Record Plant 2X / Slow Time Blues (BD)
Burning Desire (BD)
Country Blues (JHE)
Once I Had A Woman w/vocals (Blues)

16/2 –
Freedom (JHE)

23/3 –
Midnight Lightning solo (SSD)

24/3 –
Bleeding Heart (+ Electric Lady, June) mix: Eddie/John Jansen, March 1971 (WH / SSD)

15/5 –
Valleys Of Neptune (vocals: 23/9 1969) (VON)
Peter Gunn / Catastrophe a new mix of the WH track (WCSB)
Freedom instrumental (WCSB)


Electric Lady, June - August 1970:

15/6 –
All God´s Children instrumental (WCSB)

16/6 –
Night Bird Flying (+ 19/7, 22/8)
mix 1: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 (JHE)
mix 2: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 or 24/8 (COL / FRNRS)

17/6 –
Straight Ahead (+ 19/7) mix: Jimi/Eddie 20/8 or 22/8 or 25/8 (COL / FRNRS)
Drifter´s Escape (+ 19/7, 20/7) mix: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 (SSD)

24/6 –
Cherokee Mist instrumental (JHE)

25/6 –
Astro Man (+ 19/7, 22/8) mix: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 (COL / FRNRS)
Drifting (+ 29/6, 23/7) vibes- & drums overdubs November 1970; mix: Eddie(+Mitch?), December 1970
(COL / FRNRS)
Freedom (+ 30/6, 19/7, 14/8) mix: Jimi/Eddie 24/8 (COL / FRNRS)

1/7 –
Bolero instrumental (WCSB)
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
mix 1: Eddie/John Jansen, May 1971 (RB / FRNRS)
mix 2: WCSB
Dolly Dagger (+ 15/7, 20/7, 14/8, 18/8, 24/8) mix: Jimi/Eddie 24/8 (RB / FRNRS)
Pali Gap instrumental, mix: Eddie/John Jansen, May 1971 (RB / SSD)
Beginnings instrumental (+ 22/8?) mix: Eddie/John Jansen, January 1972 (WH / FRNRS)

15/7 –
Come Down Hard On Me mix: Jimi/Eddie 22/8 (JHE)

19/7 –
Play That Riff (Thank You) solo instrumental, mix: Jimi/Eddie 19/7 (WCSB)

20/7 –
Lover Man (JHE)

21/7 and/or 22/7 –
In From The Storm (+ 20/8)
mix 1: Jimi/Eddie 20/8 (WCSB)
mix 2: Eddie/Mitch, November 1970 (COL / FRNRS)

23/7 –
Angel drums overdubs October 1970; mix: Eddie/Mitch, November 1970 (COL / FRNRS)

20/8 –
Slow Blues instrumental jam (JHE)

22/8 –
Belly Button Window solo, mix: Jimi/Eddie 24/8 (COL / FRNRS)

 

thanks for making these lists!

 

Tremendous work, OP... Thank you very much for your efforts.

 

Nice list, thanks.

 

Just another hit thread. Thanks a lot.

 

Thanks

 

The interesting thing about this one:

Ultimate Hendrix:, Page 242

"In recent years, a quarter-inch tape that had been running simultaneously in the Electric Lady control room surfaced, and it reveals that almost immediately after the multitrack tape stopped, the jam came apart."

Its too bad they couldnt report that the jam lasted another 8 minutes. Still, I'd like to hear this with what exists of the rest of it.

 

Thanks again for your list!!! I now see that I need to consider getting Morning Symphony Ideas...I had kinda written that off as more bed room/hotel room solo recordings? Is there a lot of studio stuff to be of interrest?

Anyway, I made similar playlists in iTunes like yours Crozcat, but I left out anything from First Rays, only because in my "mythology" I have long considered that to be one of the 4 "Oficial" albums. I know its not, but those tracks sound finished and polished and do not come across as outtakes or jams like most of the other posthumous stuff.

XJ

 

Of the Dagger studio releases, perhaps Morning Symphony Ideas is not as good as Hear My Music and Burning Desire. It´s still essential, though!
Apart from the four tracks above (appr. 48 minutes), there´s a fascinating (21 mins) August 1970 private recording/medley, Scorpio Woman (including Midnight Lightning and more). Plus a totally unnecessary 1-minute acoustic demo.

First Rays of the New Rising Sun:
I think there are some great tracks missing from the official EH release. Regardless of what Jimi would have included on his next album, I think Drifter´s Escape, Pali Gap and Bleeding Heart (all on South Saturn Delta) should be on there.
I also prefer the BOG Stepping Stone/Izabella (on Voodoo Child) to the later versions on First Rays. Maybe Power Of Soul (SSD) and Message To Love (Purple box) should be included, I never can seem to decide...
My Friend sounds out of place (being an Electric Ladyland leftover), and Beginnings is not really good enough - they are out.
So, the following tracks are the ones on my version of First Rays (double LP or single CD):
Ezy Ryder (Cry Of love / FRNRS)
Dolly Dagger (Rainbow Bridge /FRNRS)
Night Bird Flying (COL /FRNRS)
Freedom (COL / FRNRS)
Angel (COL / FRNRS)
Hey Baby (RB / FRNRS)
Pali Gap (RB / SSD)
Drifter´s Escape (SSD)
Izabella (Voodoo Child)
In From The Storm (COL / FRNRS)
Straight Ahead (COL /FRNRS)
Earth Blues (RB / FRNRS)
Room Full Of Mirrors (RB / FRNRS)
Drifting (COL /FRNRS)
Astro Man (COL / FRNRS)
Bleeding Heart (War Heroes / SSD)
Stepping Stone (Voodoo Child)
Belly Button Window (COL / FRNRS)
and sometimes I´d like to include Power Of Soul (SSD) and Message To love (JHE aka Purple box).
Other times Beginnings (WH / FRNRS) IS good enough...
All these tracks don´t fit on a single CD...hmm

 

Incredible lists. Thank you!
Do you consider making a list of the tracks recorded between 1966-1968 and not included on the three studio albums?

 

Great work

 

Yes, the basics are done - it´s a bit more uncertain due to less available precise facts from the Are You Experienced sessions, though...

And thanks for all positive reactions!

 

Your list is incredible ... thank you

 

No kidding -- thanks a lot. Definitely looking forward to the list that covers the first three records.

 

Did the list covering the session for the first three albums ever see the light of day?

 

Not yet, sorry - hopefully soon!

 

Come on, Man! Drop everything else and get with it!

 

Totally agree regarding "Pali Gap". Stunningly beautiful and organic, It's easily one of the best things he ever did. "Bleeding Heart" is OK, but by Hendrixonian standards, nothing special. I can take it or leave it. "Drifter's Escape" though, is possibly the worst thing he ever did. The singing is awful, the drums are unimaginative and even the guitar playing is off, with Jimi wailing away aimlessly throughout the entire song. I can't imagine him releasing this song without major revisions.

Quibbles aside, Jimi left enough great material to easily fill a double LP.

 

If I remember correctly, Pali Gap is not a real song but an excerpt from a longer jam called Slow Part with overdubs added later. Basically it was an edit created after the fact but still pretty cool. Eddie Kramer says it was never planned to be a part of the First Rays double lp. Mike Jeffrey named it Pali Gap to tie in with the Hawaiian theme of Rainbow Bridge.

 

That would explain why the feel of the piece is so free flowing and organic. I'm just grateful that Jimi was inspired to add the overdubs. I can picture him in Electric Lady with a his eyes closed, totally in the moment, laying down that exquisite lead.

 

I love late-period Hendrix, but I've never "gotten" Pali Gap. It sounds sort of aimless to me, but it always seems to be held in high regard around here. Drifter's Escape is another odd one. Hendrix never seems to actually connect with the song, as he usually did with a Dylan material, and instead turns it into a repetitive groove/guitar wail-fest. Who knows though, I have a feeling Hendrix wouldn't have actually used ALL of the guitar layers on some of those later songs.