From Hendrix expert Chris M:
The post EL/pre Woodstock studio recordings are half woodshedding with different musicians and half Jimi/Mitch/Noel recording tracks for a 4th JHE LP. They did record a ton of material. Probably as much in sheer # of reels than what was recorded for EL.
The remakes are just rehearsals for the Albert Hall shows. They played most of the set in the studio the night before and recorded it to multitrack.
After reading the recent Lewisohn type book (Ultimate Hendrix) the reason a 4th JHE LP never came close to fruition is they would record a bunch of tracks at one studio, move to another studio and start all over, move to a 3rd studio and scrap everyhing in the can again, etc.
Here's a rough outline of the post EL JHE (Jimi/Mitch/Noel) sessions. Tracks in italics are on upcoming set.
10/68 TTG Studios in LA
Messenger (backing track, unre)
Izabella (backing track, unre, familiar title but diff song)
Calling All Devil's Children (backing track, unre)
Peace In Mississippi (Voodoo Soup, shit mix)
New Rising Sun (Voodoo Soup)
Look Over Yonder (Rainbow Bridge, now S. Saturn Delta)
Lover Man (S. Saturn Delta)
Electric Church Red House (:Blues)
Gloria (purple box, 1978 'Essential' comp)
2/69 Olympic Studios
Ezy Ryder (on Dagger Hear My Music, 35 takes!)
Slow Version (on Dagger Hear My Music)
Room Full Of Mirrors/Shame x 3/Crying Blue Rain
Lover Man
Sunshine Of Your Love
Valleys of Neptune (solo takes on Dagger, JHE unbooted)
Go My Own Way (unbooted JHE original)
Noel's Tune (Noel Redding Sessions)
Red House, Fire - RAH rehearsals
(Spanish Castle, Hear My Train rehearsals on purple box)
4/69 Olmstead Studio, NYC
Midnight (War Heroes, later South Saturn Delta)
Bleeding Heart (mostly unbooted)
Trashman (orig JHE version on Dagger Hear My Music)
re-makes of Midnight and Trashman (unbooted)
Hear My Train (lots of takes, unbooted)
Crash Landing (JHE version, unbooted)
4/69 Record Plant, NYC
Lulluby For The Summer (unbooted)
Stone Free (purple box, alt version on new set)
Hear My Train (unbooted)
Ships Passing In The Night (unbooted)
Sunshine Of Your Love (last JHE studio recording, unbooted)
- Mr. Bad Luck is a finished 1967 version of Look Over Yonder. On Lifelines is poor quality.
- Valleys of Neptune on the new set is the famous 9/69 version on Lifelines but should be unedited, huge upgrade in quality and (I think) a 1970 Billy Cox overdub)
- Bleeding Heart is Jimi and Billy with the NYC garage band the Cherry People. See Room Full of Mirrors on purple box. The Jimi w/ the Cherry People story is one of the all time great rock and roll stories. Right out of Almost Famous. I'll try and post the whole thing later this week.
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