Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix

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Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 1973 (1973-07)
Recorded1967–1970
Genre Rock
Length84:02
Label Reprise
Producer Joe Boyd
Jimi Hendrix American chronology
War Heroes
(1972)
Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Crash Landing
(1975)
Jimi Hendrix British chronology
War Heroes
(1972)
Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Loose Ends
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]

Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix is the soundtrack to the documentary film Jimi Hendrix (1973). The double album was released by Reprise Records in July 1973. It contains the full-length live performances from the film and some clips from interviews (though not necessarily from the film). The album peaked at number 89 on the Billboard album chart, which generated concern at Reprise Records that repackaging old material would no longer satisfy the fans of Jimi Hendrix. The album has not been released on compact disc.

Contents

Film

The documentary (or rockumentary) was made in 1973 by Joe Boyd, John Head and Gary Weis for Warner Bros. The film contains concert footage from 1967 to 1970, including material from Isle of Wight and the Monterey Pop Festival. The film also includes interviews with Hendrix' contemporaries, family and friends. The estate of Jimi Hendrix authorized the 1973 film to be re-released on video and DVD in 1999, and a special edition DVD was released 2005.

LP track listing

Songs by Jimi Hendrix unless otherwise noted.

Side 1
No.TitleRecording date and locationLength
1."Rock Me, Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea)June 18, 1967, Monterey Pop Festival 3:01
2."Wild Thing" (Chip Taylor)June 18, 1967, Monterey Pop Festival5:18
3."Machine Gun I"August 31, 1970, Isle of Wight Festival 7:45
4."Interviews I" (Jimi Hendrix, Al Hendrix, Freddie Mae Gauthier and Dolores Hall) 3:41
Total length:19:45
Side 2
No.Title...Length
5."Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry)May 30, 1970, Berkeley Community Theatre 3:37
6."Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts)June 18, 1967, Monterey Pop Festival3:50
7."Purple Haze"May 30, 1970, Berkeley Community Theatre3:40
8."Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)June 18, 1967, Monterey Pop Festival6:11
9."Interviews II" (Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Pat Hartley and Fayne Pridgon) 3:21
Total length:20:39
Side 3
No.Title...Length
10."The Star-Spangled Banner" (Traditional)August 18, 1969, Woodstock 3:42
11."Machine Gun II"December 31, 1969, Fillmore East 12:35
12."Hear My Train A Comin' (Acoustic Version)"December 19, 1967, Bruce Fleming Photography Studio, London3:05
13."Interviews III" 2:36
Total length:21:58
Side 4
No.Title...Length
14."Red House"August 31, 1970, Isle of Wight Festival11:18
15."In from the Storm"August 31, 1970, Isle of Wight Festival4:27
16."Interviews IV" (Hartley, Alan Douglas, Pridgeon and The Ghetto Fighters) 5:55
Total length:21:40

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References

  1. "Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 26, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.