Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967

Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967
Live album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	November 10, 2023
Recorded	August 18, 1967
Venue	Hollywood Bowl
Genre	Rock
Length	43:10
Label	Legacy Recordings
Producer	Janie Hendrix Eddie Kramer John McDermott
Jimi Hendrix chronology
Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 (2022) Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 (2023)
Singles from Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967
"Kiliing Floor" Released: 19 September 2023 [1] "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Released: 13 October 2023 [2]

Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 is a live album by the American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix that was released on November 10, 2023, 46 years after the original performance, and is a recording of Hendrix's performance opening for the Mamas & the Papas at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967 backed by Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, also known as Hendrix's backing band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ^[3]

Background

On August 18, 1967, exactly three months and five days after the release of Are You Experienced , the Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for the Mamas & the Papas during their concert at the Hollywood Bowl and played 10 songs, including cover versions of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor". ^[4] all of the songs on the album had previously been unreleased. ^[5] According to Redding, the band didn't do very well during the performance, which he described in his biography as them "Having flopped so dismally". ^[6]

Release

The album was released on November 10, 2023, and includes photos from the performance and liner notes written by Jeff Slate. ^[7]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[8]

Louder Sound critic Julian Marszalek commented that it "is the sound of the future fighting against the odds." ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction"		0:58
2.	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"	Lennon–McCartney	1:54
3.	"Killing Floor"	Howlin' Wolf	4:20
4.	"The Wind Cries Mary"		3:34
5.	"Foxey Lady"		3:41
6.	"Catfish Blues"	Robert Petway	8:13
7.	"Fire"		3:05
8.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	Bob Dylan	6:47
9.	"Purple Haze"		4:11
10.	"Wild Thing"	Chip Taylor	6:14
Total length:			42:58

Chart

Chart performance for Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9]	24

References

1. Horsley, Johnathan (19 September 2023). "Listen to Jimi Hendrix's newly unearthed performance of Killing Floor at the Hollywood Bowl, 1967". MusicRadar . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA - August 18, 1967) - Single". Apple Music . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
3. Rolli, Bryan (2023-09-19). "Jimi Hendrix 'Hollywood Bowl August 18, 1967' Live LP on the Way". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
4. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 60.
5. Gaar, Gillian G. (2023-11-28). "'Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hollywood Bowl August 18, 1967' worth the find". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
6. Redding & Appleby 1990, p. 100.
7. Slate, Jeff (2023-10-03). Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 (album notes). The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
8. Marszalek, Julian (10 November 2023). ""The sheer firepower of the Jimi Hendrix Experience is palpable throughout." The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Live At The Hollywood Bowl, August 18, 1967". loudersound.com. Louder Sound . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
9. "Austriancharts.at – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live at the Hollywood Bowl" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

Sources

• McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie; Cox, Billy (2009). Ultimate Hendrix. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. ISBN   978-0-87930-938-1.
• Redding, Noel; Appleby, Carol (1990). Are You Experienced? The Inside Story of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. London: Picador. ISBN   0-330-31923-X.