Jimi Hendrix : Both Sides of The Sky





Experience Hendrix and 
Legacy Recordings, 
the catalog division of 
Sony Music Entertainment, 
proudly release
 Both Sides of the Sky
a dynamic new
 Jimi Hendrix album 
featuring 
13 studio recordings 
made between
 1968 and 1970—10 
of which have 
Never Before Been Released !! 

Both Sides of the Sky 
is the third volume
 in a trilogy of albums 
intended to present 
the best and most significant 
unissued studio recordings 
remaining in the 
music legend’s archive. 
Beginning with 
Valleys of Neptune (2010), 
which earned 
top ten sales rankings
 in fifteen countries
including a top position of
 #4 on Billboard’s 
Top 200 Album Chart
followed by 
People, Hell and Angels (2013) 
which peaked on 
Top 100 album chart
 at #2. Billboard’s 
coveted number one singles 
ranking went to
 “Somewhere,” 
the album’s lead track 
and the legendary 
guitarist’s highest ever
 US singles chart achievement. 
This third release is
 anticipated to complete
 the spectacular recording event
 in epic fashion. 
“Since Experience Hendrix began
 its restoration of 
The Jimi Hendrix 
music catalog in 1997, 
our goal has been to 
present these important recordings 
to Jimi’s fans in the
 best possible quality. 
We are excited 
about achieving that. 
We’ve also been intent on
 generating album releases 
which present this amazing music
 in its proper context,” 
explains John McDermott, 
one of the album’s 
co-producers, 
together with 
Janie Hendrix 
and 
Eddie Kramer.






Recorded between
 January 1968
 and
 February 1970, 
Jimi’s desire to push
 the boundaries of
 blues music
 can be heard throughout. 
Both Sides of the Sky
 additionally highlights 
Jimi’s mastery of
 studio production
 and his increasing use
 of these facilities 
as a proving ground
 for new sounds, 
material,
 and techniques. 
Many of the album’s tracks 
were recorded by 
the trio that would come
 to be known as
 Band of Gypsys: 
Jimi on guitar and vocals, 
Billy Cox on bass, 
and 
Buddy Miles on drums.
 For their first-ever 
recording session 
on April 22, 1969, 
Hendrix turned to their
 shared musical root, 
delta blues. 
Their previously unreleased
uptempo reworking of
 Muddy Waters’
 “Mannish Boy” 
opens the album 
and sets the tempo 
for what follows.
 “Lover Man” 
was a favored
 Hendrix original 
and the guitarist was 
determined to realize 
a finished master. 
Previous attempts by
 the original Experience 
had yet to yield this
 for Hendrix but
 this December 1969 effort 
by the Band Of Gypsys 
 complete with its homage 
to the popular
 Batman theme song
was his strongest effort to date.
“Hear My Train A Comin’” 
features drummer 
Mitch Mitchell
 This previously unreleased 
April 1969 recording
 captured the
 furious power 
and dynamic tension 
that made the song so memorable. 
Previously unheard recordings 
of
“Stepping Stone,” 
“Jungle,”
 “Cherokee Mist” 
which features Hendrix 
on both electric guitar and sitar
 as well as the January 1968
 recording of
 “Sweet Angel” 
provide further highlights.
Both Sides of the Sky 
also features an assortment of 
notable guest musicians. 
Stephen Stills
 befriended Hendrix 
at the June 1967
 Monterey Pop Festival. 
In September of 1969 
Stills was invited to a
 Hendrix session 
at the Record Plant
 in New York. 
Stills burst into the session 
with a song 
Joni Mitchell had
 recently composed, 
titled
 “Woodstock.” 
Joined by Hendrix 
and Buddy Miles, 
the trio recorded
 this version first
months before
 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 
released their 
popular rendition
 of Mitchell’s song.
 Stills would also
 contribute
 $20 Fine,
 an original song 
that featured Hendrix 
on multiple guitars, 
Mitchell on drums, 
Stills on organ
 and lead vocals
 and Duane Hitchings
 (Buddy Miles Express) 
on piano.
Another of the album’s
 unique band
 creations sees
 Jimi Hendrix 
and
 Johnny Winter 
on guitar,
 backed by
 Billy Cox
 and drummer
 Dallas Taylor 
of 
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 
An excerpt of their rendition
 of Guitar Slim’s 
“Things I Used To Do” 
was initially heard as 
part of a 1990 nationally 
syndicated radio program 
and
 accompanying box set,
 but here it is 
presented in full, 
newly mixed by
 Eddie Kramer 
for
 Both Sides of The Sky.
 On
 “Georgia Blues,” 
Jimi is reunited with
 his old bandmate
 Lonnie Youngblood 
(vocals/sax) 
from his pre-fame days
 in
 Curtis Knight & The Squires. 
Briefly issued as part of the
 2008 Martin Scorsese
 Presents the Blues series
 but 
out of print 
for nearly a decade
this special recording
 is once more 
available to Hendrix fans
 throughout the world 
on all audio formats.
Both Sides of the Sky 
was produced by
 Janie Hendrix, 
John McDermott, 
and 
Eddie Kramer.
 Kramer served as
 recording engineer 
on every 
Jimi Hendrix album 
made during the artist’s life. 
In order to preserve 
the integrity and continuity
 of the Hendrix legacy, 
this same team
 has produced every 
Jimi Hendrix audio 
and visual release
 since 1996.
Janie Hendrix, 
President and CEO
 of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. 
commented, 
“We have a growing commitment
 to preserve the legacy
 of Jimi and also to
 continue to give the 
worldwide family of
 Jimi fans quality releases.
 That’s what 
Both Sides of The Sky 
reflects…
our ongoing commitment.
 In a deeper sense,
 it’s the keeping of a promise.
 Jimi and I once made
 a promise to each other. 
He said he would
 take care of me 
and I told him
 I would take care him. 
Through his music 
and our preservation
 of his work, 
my brother and I 
honor one another. 
We are now in our third decade
 of watching over Jimi’s 
creative works and
 our resolve to maintain
 the integrity
 of what he left us 
has only grown stronger
 with time.”
That is also the purpose
 for Eddie Kramer’s involvement
 and his devotion to
 the project. 
He remarked, 
“Jimi’s true home 
was the studio, 
that’s where the
 music and the 
magic happened. 
He loved everything about 
recording and it’s been m
 distinct pleasure
 and an honor to 
play a part in that process 
both then and now.”

TRACK LIST

1)    Mannish Boy *
2)    Lover Man *
3)    Hear My Train A Comin’ *
4)    Stepping Stone *
5)    $20 Fine *+
6)  Power Of Soul ^
7)    Jungle *
8)    Things I Used to Do #
9)  Georgia Blues ++
10) Sweet Angel *
11) Woodstock *+
12) Send My Love To Linda *
13) Cherokee Mist *


*Previously unreleased
^ Previously unavailable extended version
+Featuring Stephen Stills
#Featuring Johnny Winter
++Featuring Lonnie Youngblood




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