All Analog Mastering
Pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl at RTI
Cut by George Marino at Sterling Sound from the Original Master Tapes under the supervision of Jimi's original engineer, Eddie Kramer.
It was decades ago when Jimi Hendrix took the stage to end what would arguably become the most famous rock event in history. Jimi came to headline the show and did so with a great set albeit at least twelve hours later than anticipated. For those who stayed to see the world's greatest rock guitarist it must have been a fitting end to three days of memorable performances by CCR, Janice Joplin, The Grateful Dead and many more.
Live At Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix's headlining appearance at the most famous festival in rock music history, is rivaled only by his set at the Monterey Pop Festival for sheer legendary status. But the two are very different. The rock guitarist was a virtual unknown in America when he delivered his literally incendiary performance at Monterey in 1967. A little more than two years later he was an established star, picked to close this mammoth three-day show (he was slated to appear on Sunday night, but weather and various snafus pushed that to Monday morning). Introduced as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hendrix quickly corrects that to Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, with original drummer Mitch Mitchell and new bassist Billy Cox augmented by two percussionists and a second guitarist. The music had changed, too. Hendrix had started moving away from the format of short, poppy songs with the Electric Ladyland album, and while he still plays "Purple Haze", "Foxey Lady" and "Fire", much of the emphasis in this lengthy set is on extended jamming. At its most potent - such as moments like "Spanish Castle Magic" and a sped-up "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", which leads into the feedback-drenched reimagining of "The Star-Spangled Banner" - the performances take off.
Jimi Hendrix wanted to make music as deep as the ocean, as big as the sky, and as real as his life. Here is how he tried to do it one morning, at the end of a long, strange weekend, in August 1969.
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile LP Pressing
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
Cut by George Marino at Sterling Sound
All Analog Mastering by Eddie Kramer, Jimi's Original Engineer
Complete Original Artwork
Pressed at RTI
Gatefold Jacket
15 Songs including "Purple Haze," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," and Jimi's unforgettable rendition of "Star Spangled Banner"
8 Page Booklet
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1 Introduction (Live At Woodstock) (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Message To Love (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
3 Hear My Train A Comin' (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Side 2:
1 Spanish Magic Castle (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Red House (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
3 Lover Man (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Side 3:
1 Foxey Lady (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Jam Back At The House (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
3 Izabella (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Side 4:
1 Fire (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Side 5:
1 Star Spangled Banner (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Purple Haze (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
3 Woodstock Improvisation (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Side 6:
1 Villanova Junction (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
2 Hey Joe (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 18, 1969)
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: SMG
Catalog No: 88697772251
Barcode: 0886977722516
Genre:Rock
No of Discs: 3
Release Date: 11/16/2010
UPC: 886977722516