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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