Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In The West

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

A Collection of 1968-1970 Performances, Including Definitive Renditions of "Red House" and "Johnny B. Goode"

Out of Print Since 1974

Includes Five Previously Unavailable Bonus Tracks

Includes Rare Photographs by Jim Marshall

Includes eight-page booklet

Gatefold

Legacy's unprecedented archival restoration of Jimi Hendrix's catalog continues with more treasures. Consisting of live material recorded at venues ranging from the Berkeley Community Theatre and the San Diego Sports Arena to the Isle of Wight Festival, Hendrix In The West captures the guitarist exploring new directions in sound during 1969-70. Robert Christgau, the Dean of American Rock Critics, called Hendrix's versions of "Red House" and "Johnny B. Goode" on this album "definitive."

Out of print in the U.S. since 1974 and for more than two decades internationally, Hendrix In The West has remained one of the most requested albums by fans to return to the commercial marketplace. Mastered from the original sources and pressed on high-quality 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and up to the same stellar standards as Legacy's reissues of Hendrix's groundbreaking studio efforts, the record has never sounded or looked better.

The album's iconic cover features a classic Jim Marshall photograph of the guitarist, while a lavish booklet is filled with rare and previously unseen images captured by Marshall's distinctive lens. Moreover, listeners get to discover five previously unavailable bonus tracks that, believe it or not, add on to Hendrix's considerable legacy. In addition to the Chuck Berry cover, Hendrix also re-imagines the Beatles ("Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") and Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes").

 

1. The Queen (Recorded Live at the Isle of Wight, August 30, 1970)

2. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Recorded Live at the Isle of Wight, August 30, 1970)

3. Little Wing (Recorded Live at Winterland, October 12, 1968 - 2nd Show)

4. Fire (Recorded Live at the San Diego Sports Arena, May 24, 1969)

5. I Don’t Live Today (Recorded Live at the San Diego Sports Arena, May 24, 1969)

6. Red House (Recorded Live at the San Diego Sports Arena, May 24, 1969)

7. Johnny B. Goode (Recorded Live at the Berkeley Community Theatre, May 30, 1970 - 1st Show)

8. Lover Man (Recorded Live at the Berkeley Community Theatre, May 30, 1970 - 2nd Show)

9. Blue Suede Shoes (Recorded Live at the Berkeley Community Theatre, May 30, 1970 - Rehearsals)

10. Spanish Castle Magic (Recorded Live at the San Diego Sports Arena, May 24, 1969)

11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Recorded Live at the San Diego Sports Arena, May 24, 1969)

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