War Heroes

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War Heroes
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Compilation album by
Jimi Hendrix
ReleasedOctober 1972 (1972-10)
RecordedApril 1967 – July 1970
Genre Rock
Length35:20
Label Polydor (UK)
Reprise (US)
Barclay (France)
Producer
Jimi Hendrix US chronology
Hendrix in the West
(1972)		War Heroes
(1972)		 Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Jimi Hendrix UK chronology
More Experience
(1972)		War Heroes
(1972)		 Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
(1973)

War Heroes is a compilation album [1] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Released in the UK in October 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death. The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, although biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott also identifies Hendrix as a producer. [2]

Contents

War Heroes contains three songs that Hendrix proposed for his fourth studio album: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella", and "Beginnings" (listed as "Beginning"). These and songs from the two 1971 albums, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge , were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). War Heroes reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart, number 48 on the US Billboard 200, [3] and number 51 in Canada. [4]

Reception

Robert Christgau felt that the material was "toward the bottom of the barrel", with tracks like "Peter Gunn" and "3 Little Bears," sounding like "filler", though on the whole "still strong stuff", particularly "the "Highway Chile" riff and the sheer speed of "Steppin' Stone"". He rated the album a B in his scoring system. [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Christgau's Record Guide B [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. [7]

Side one
No.TitleLater releaseLength
1."Bleeding Heart" South Saturn Delta 3:15
2."Highway Chile" Are You Experienced (1997 CD Reissues)3:30
3."Tax Free" (Carlsen Hansen (Bo Hansson), Janne Carlsson)South Saturn Delta4:58
4."Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini) West Coast Seattle Boy 2:18
5."Stepping Stone" First Rays of the New Rising Sun 4:07
Side two
No.TitleLater releaseLength
1."Midnight"South Saturn Delta5:32
2."3 Little Bears"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year4:09
3."Beginning" (Mitch Mitchell [8] )First Rays of the New Rising Sun4:13
4."Izabella"First Rays of the New Rising Sun2:55

Personnel

Recording details

TrackLocation(s)Recording date(s)
Track 1 Record Plant in New York CityMarch 24, 1970
Track 2 Olympic Studios in LondonApril 3, 1967
Track 3Record PlantMay 1, 1968
Track 4Record PlantMay 14, 1970
Track 5Record PlantNovember 14, 1969 and on June 26, 1970 (overdubs)
Track 6Olmstead StudiosApril 3, 1969
Track 7Record PlantMay 2, 1968
Track 8 Electric Lady Studios in New York City June 16 and/or July 1, 1970
Track 9 The Hit Factory in New York CityAugust 28 and 29, 1969

References

  1. ↑ Faralaco, John (2010). "Appendix 5: Selected Post-1971 Compilation Albums". The Jimi Hendrix Story: New Edition, Including Updated Discography. IPS Books. p. 125. ISBN   978-1890988395 . Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie (1992). Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight . New York City: Warner Books. pp.  305–306, 336–337. ISBN   978-0-446-39431-4.
  3. ↑ Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (1st ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp.  544–545. ISBN   978-0-312-05861-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . February 17, 1973 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  5. 1 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.
  6. ↑ Prato, Greg (2011). "War Heroes - Jimi Hendrix | Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ War Heroes (Album notes). Jimi Hendrix. New York City: Reprise Records. 1972. Record labels. MS 2103.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ On First Rays... album this song is credited to Hendrix.
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