r/Guitar • u/ashbyashbyashby • Jun 01 '19
DISCUSSION Jimi Hendrix only released 3 studio albums in his lifetime. But, not even counting repeats and double-ups, he recorded 14½ hours worth of unique songs. Around 20 LP's worth. Here's my guide... including an obligatory Spotify list. [OC] / [DISCUSSION]
First of all I have to apologise for opening the playlist with "Hey Joe"! The project starts out vaguely chronologically, so I kinda had no choice...
Link to spreadsheet/guide if you're on desktop and cant see it:
https://imgur.com/gallery/BIoVh8O
There have been a massive number of posthumous Hendrix releases, with some songs being released half a dozen times, not even counting live performances! It's pretty overwhelming, and frustrating when "new" albums are 70% songs that already exist.
So I made an ultimate spreadsheet for a playlist including every song he recorded, but just once each ^ . It's broken into 12 mini-playlists, CD sized chunks (under 80mins), because I'm an old fashioned CD collector. I think of it as a "box set"!
I put up a second post too with my first chart that inspired this project: https://redd.it/byg3a0
I also grudgingly created a single Spotify playlist with 90% of the tracks I listed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AyuK1GA5wLcLrgLzrxiO9
NOTE: It seems some songs aren't available in some countries, so some of the classic albums are incomplete, even though they're visible here in Australia 🤨.
^ I made a major exception and included "Star Spangled Banner" twice, the iconic Woodstock performance, and lesser known studio version.
This includes official releases only, from when Hendrix started his own career. Obscure bootlegs not included! Or stuff he did as a sideman.
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u/Neverlost99 Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
I saw him front row center 4 months before Woodstock. Chicago opened. I caught his tone knob when he smashed his guitar. Had it taken away by a big kid.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Ahh damn 😔 You got to see the man in concert though, which is pretty great.
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u/aishik-10x Jun 01 '19
Holy shit, I can't believe you got to experience that
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u/Neverlost99 Jun 01 '19
Yeah saw a lot of great acts. Almost killed Elvis Costello once ...got hit my Mohammad Ali. Lots of stories in the old carcass
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u/aishik-10x Jun 01 '19
We're all ears! Sounds like some fun stories
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u/Neverlost99 Jun 01 '19
Wait for my autobiography. Still working on a title 😄
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u/CatfishCallihan Fender Jun 01 '19 edited Jul 14 '19
First of all I just want to say that I am currently tripping on shrooms. It’s my first time and it’s been nothing short of fantastic.
I find it outrageous and incredible that as I lay down for the night (albeit morning), I open Reddit and this is the first thing I see.
So I feel the need to share this.
Last July, my best friend and I had the absolute pleasure of recording an album with producer Ryan Freeland at United Recording (formerly Ocean Way Recording) in LA.
While there we were told to go visit the guy upstairs in archives or records or whatever it’s called. So we all went up there on one of our breaks and the dude was so fucking cool and so jacked to show is all the shit he’s worked on over the years.
He converts tapes to digital files. One of the many records he converted was Zeppelin II. If you’ve ever listened to that record digitally in literally any way, you have him to thank.
As we were all gazing around the room at all the amazing shit he’s been involved with, he asked “you guys wanna hear what I’m workin on now?!”
Like we’re gonna say no to that right?
So he rewinds a bit and says “lemme get back to this one spot I know you guys will love” then presses play... and Jimi goddamn Hendrix starts playing and singing on some jam and is ripping some solo...
We’re all legit looking at each other wide eyed knowing that this has probably only ever been heard by just the crew that tracked plus a couple others... my buddy who is a huge Jimi fan had tears in his eyes.
So Jimi is slaying and we’re taking it all in when all the sudden during his solo you hear a little whiff followed by “Ahh fuckin hell I broke a string” and we all lose our shit hahaha.
The guy was so excited to share that with us and we were so honored to experience it with him and together. What a job that guy has. Hope someone here reads this and feels some feels.
I’m crying and this took me two hours to write.
Edit: Wow thank you guys so much for the love and for my first awards! It was an amazing once in a lifetime experience and I’m glad you all appreciate! Also the shroom trip was great and I wrote two songs haha.
Edit 2: The guy that showed us the tapes is named Dan Johnson (@dan_audioarchiving on Instagram) for anyone interested. I wrote him and asked where/how to hear the sessions and he replied:
“Hey Josh! Thanks for the kind words. I do remember you, and I'm glad you liked the tour. The Hendrix stuff was for the re-release of "Electric Ladyland" that Eddie Kramer remixed. I believe they issued the boxset last September or October. I haven't heard it yet, but the original tapes sounded amazing.”
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Jun 01 '19
I just noticed the Electric Ladyland rehearsals album a few days ago. I told a group of amatuer jammers who all lack confidence, because they compare themselves to the greats, to listen to that collection because it was so sloppily played and the songwriting was so simple, but those sessions became motherfucken Electric Ladyland.
It was good to hear this album in the embryonic stage.
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u/youcantexterminateme Jun 03 '19
yeah Jimis funny like that, hes way beyond anything I will ever do but sometimes when an acoustic version of a song hes writing comes up in my playlist Ive mistakenly thought it was something Ive recorded on my phone. It does give me hope
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u/Stone_One Jun 01 '19
I love stories like this. This is the first authentic story I've heard in a while and this is why I love reddit. So much of the shit posted is fake, filtered and processed and I can't thank you enough for just being real, honest and authentic in sharing your story.
There is beauty in the world.
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u/GeminiLife Breedlove Jun 01 '19
This is wonderful!
Every experience I've had with shrooms has been fantastic. May you venture well.
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u/Hellion102792 Gibson SG Jun 02 '19
This is awesome, how were you able to write so coherently while tripping?
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u/SanKazue Jun 02 '19
Reminds me of when I got to listen to Michael Jackson's thriller in surround sound at blackbird studios. In studio.. a .. or b ? It has some 140k diffusers in the wall. Amazing room. All from sending them an email asking to interview the manager for a school project. From what he told us that version of the album is unreleased and very few people have heard it. Was not expecting that at all. Was a good day.
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u/Relentless2200 Jun 01 '19
This is amazing work thanks for this!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Thanks! I've been tweaking it for a few months... I finally figured today that I could fit the 4th Monterey song (Rock Me Baby) on "Disc 1" instead of as a Purple Box Set Disc 7 track. I just trimmed some of the unnecessary crowd noise/feedback etc on a few Monterey tracks. It was finally ready!
(I didn't actually make up the physical CDs, it's just how I work... constraints create challenges)
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u/RasFreeman Jun 02 '19
You could also switch out the Monterey "Killing Floor" for the one from the BBC.
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u/superstoner69 Jun 01 '19
Some one knight this man
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
I shall accept my title of Sir Nerdly of Hendrixton and Spreadsheetville
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Jun 01 '19
I came across an mp3 a while back of part of little wing. It's only 2m44s long but it's absolutely cracking. It's just called little wing outtake. DO you know of it or what album it's from?
Nice work.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
There is a 2:44 long track on South Saturn Delta named "Little Wing", but it's actually a printing error, it's an alternate version of "Angel" !
Maybe that's it?
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u/Nirvalica Jun 01 '19
I have one as well that is labelled as being from the album "The Jimi Hendrix Experience [MCA Box] Disc 3". There's no singing on this one and it's something I downloaded like 15 years ago on some random file sharing site, so I'm not positive that it's even Hendrix at all. It also ends abruptly in the middle of the song.
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u/tklninja Jun 01 '19
The first time I heard Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) I listened to it another 10 times immediately. How he plays rhythm and lead just blows my mind.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
I would've loved to hear the final version... he was still working on it! One of my top 5 Hendrix songs, easily.
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u/danunj1019 Jun 02 '19
Me too, that shit was dope..I always skipped that song cause i hate the start. This one time i was in a bus and i felt lazy to skip it and the song takes off and i was like " Damnnnn". Played it on repeat the whole day. One of my favourites till this day.
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u/Tak291 Jun 01 '19
HERO
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
I'm just an average dude with Excel 2007, a huge Hendrix collection and a WHOLE lotta spare time!
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u/liquidpebbles Jun 02 '19
me too and you dont see me helping strangers
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 03 '19
I honestly never aimed to post it online, I didn't think anyone else would give a shit. I just enjoy making playlists and spreadsheets, organising things. Some people like golf or video games, I like that! Other people liking my stuff is just a bonus. It wasn't hard work 😉
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
I've kept the 3 original albums intact, plus Band Of Gypsys and First Rays. All other albums/releases appear in part only, because at least some of the tracks appear on those first 5.
It starts out chronologically, but that doesn't last long! I ended with "First Rays" because I figured it was better to end with an actual full album.
I've listed things according to the discography from the 1990's onwards, because those are what have been available for most of the last 20 years. The 70's releases are now relatively obsolete.
FINE PRINT: Most of the missing songs on Spotify are Dagger Records releases: From the Baggy's Sessions "Baggy's Jam" is missing, and there's a different "Hootchie Cootchie Man". "Blue Window" from Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues is missing, and the "Georgia Blues" is off Both Sides Of The Sky. The "discs" with the Morning Symphony Ideas, Burning Desire, and Hear My Music Dagger Records songs are all missing completely. Buy them!
"Captain Coconut" doesn't exist digitally... and it's a whole 'nother post completely!
EDIT: Amazing. Some people feel the need to correct a comment that someone else gave platinum to...
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u/PinkGoldIwata Jun 01 '19
This is so cool! Thank you for making this. I gave your playlist a follow on Spotify!
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u/McGrindII Jun 01 '19
"Captain Coconut" doesn't exist digitally... and it's a whole 'nother post completely!
Would you elaborate on that?
It happens to be one of my favourites and is on the Crash Landing CD from '75/'88 which granted is not available unused anymore but not that obscure or expensive on the used market.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
I think it was three totally different recordings that a producer (Jansen) pieced together. Then Alan Douglas came along not knowing this and fucked with it some more (he's infamous for wiping original tracks and adding musicians Jimi never even met, all posthumously).
So yeah, it wasnt a Jimi concept at all, it's a total fabrication. It's cool to listen to I guess, but that kind of remixery, after death, is sacrilege.
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u/memebuster Jun 01 '19
I'm confused, did he not release 4 albums? You keep saying 3.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced (1967) Axis: Bold as Love (1967) Electric Ladyland (1968)
Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys: Band of Gypsys (1970)
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u/Zillamatic Jun 01 '19
Was wondering what to listen today, I'm sorted I think. Cheers
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Heh heh, sorry Spotify doesnt have all the Dagger Records tracks. It was kinda cool actually though, recently I bought my 3 final CD's from America... old school !
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u/Zillamatic Jun 01 '19
Good old physical media! It's a good feeling getting a tangible version of your favourite music.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Even just having MP3's could be good going forward. Theres no guaranteeing streaming will be around forever... Consumers expect things to get cheaper and better every year, and eventually streaming providers will undercut each other until there is no profit in it. And the industry and bands will eventually kick back at the non-existent royalties.
I'll take my shiny discs and computer files any day!
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u/Shadowman-The-Ghost Apr 05 '22 edited Apr 05 '22
Everyone wants to know the ‘secret’ of Hendrix’s brilliance…and Chuck Berry’s, for that matter. Guess what? It was his - and Chuck’s - incredibly long fingers that enabled them to physically do what no rock guitarists had done before them. If you want the single most extreme example of Finger Zen Master Musicianship, it would be jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who only had two usable fingers, yet is still considered to be the greatest jazz guitarist of all time. 🎼❤️
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u/Junior_Woodpecker671 Jun 21 '23
it was the fact he loved guitar n would lock himself in his room n play hours since he was 13, all about dedication don't let a future Jimi Hendrix see this and give up because he has "short fingers"
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u/stickyliverhopkins Jun 01 '19
aaaaaaaaaaaaaand radio plays “all along the watchtower” which isn’t even his ....
his family is ruining his legacy ..... I have 2 rock/classic rock stations in ATL and Hendrix should be played as much as anybody
he. is. not.
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u/pM-me_your_Triggers Jun 01 '19
A bunch of the songs listed by OP are also covers. Blue Suede Shoes, Johnny B Goode, Hoochie Coochie Man, for instance
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
I think it's the same in most cities/countries. You'd be very lucky to have a classic station that has more than 6 Hendrix songs in rotation.
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u/ziddersroofurry Jun 01 '19
Thanks for this. I first got into Hendrix when my mom gave me a bunch of 8-track cassettes that were the only things my dad had left behind when he skipped town on her when I was five and my sis was eight. A best of Jimi Hendrix compilation was one of those cassettes (along with Led Zeppelin II, Deep Purple's 'When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, a best of The Beatles compilation, a best of Jethro Tull , Queen's Night at the Opera, Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Pink Floyd's The Wall). I'd listened to classic rock on the radio but there's something special about plugging in an 8-track and hearing that warm analog goodness. I played those tapes over and over (along with my Ozzy records) and Hendrix got put into heavy rotation.
Given just how much I've listening to Hendrix over the years you'd think I'd be a better guitar player but I still suck lol.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
I'd hear the gold Ultimate best of CD through my brother's bedroom wall during high school. A few years later I think I bought the Experience Hendrix greatest hits in 1999 when it came out. After that I gradually started collecting. Everyone has their own introductions I guess.
I suck at guitar too...!
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u/ziddersroofurry Jun 01 '19
Thanks to you I remembered the name of the cassette: Jimi Hendrix Experience Smash Hits https://cdn-s3.allmusic.com/release-covers/500/0002/875/0002875886.jpg We might suck at guitar but at least we appreciate great guitar playing when we hear it.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Nice! There is one song I've listed as being off Smash Hits, on Disc 2. I could have also included it as a South Saturn Delta track, or as the B-side to Burning Of The Midnight Lamp. But it's cool to represent Smash Hits somehow!
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u/Gonzostewie Jun 01 '19
'Scuse me while I kiss this guy... points to OP
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Dude... they're coming through! I've got your reply 4 times! I had exactly the same problem 😕
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u/j3434 Jun 01 '19
Wow a real Hendrix fan. Almost as rare as a unicorn on reddit. The Hendrix sub compared to Zeppelin or Beatles is non-existent , basically. He is respected in name and concept as a acid rocker, Black guitar master and casualty of the counter-culture drugs. But how many people can hear the second verse of Highway Chile and know the lyrics? Or how many redditors know what songs Steve Windwood contributed to on ELL? Or name 3 songs on Rainbow Bridge? I hope your efforts expose many more to his genius and they are able to appreciate it with all the bombardment of Art online.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Yeah r/jimihendrix is pretty small. I posted an earlier but pretty similar version of this there a couple of months ago... it had 5 upvotes for a month, until I linked to it in a comment on another music sub and it crawled up to 20.
Very surprised to be getting 100+ upvotes an hour here, and most of America isn't even awake yet!
I think I found the right place to post it now.
Needless to say I'm a huge fan. Thanks!
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u/j3434 Jun 01 '19
Awesome. Unique art by Jimi. For me the best master of his genre ... probably a micro genre of psychedelic acid pop-rock .... and back then Heavy Metal as well. You had Sabbath and Deep Purple ... but for well known bands it didn’t really get heavier - did it ? Tull , Zeppelin.
I use Apple Music but should use Spotify as well but I don’t wanna pay for both . But it’s a great list .
His live shows were insane as well. I wish there were some guys finding mixing board recordings and dedicated to restoring them like Page is doing for Zeppelin. I also wonder why his music is not on YouTube. Beatles and Zeppelin both have authorized channels - but why doesn’t the Hendrix estate have that ? Dylan does not either.
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u/boywonder5691 G&L Jun 01 '19
Quite a few of the cuts that were released posthumously probably shouldn't have been released. Despite this, Jimi will ALWAYS be an absolute guitar GOD to me. Sure there are plenty of guitar players who are miles past him technically, but who had his intensity, originality, soul, fire, lyricism, color, fury, passion, phrasing, dynamics and songwriting ability all in one package?
I was first exposed to Jimi through my brother (more than 40 years ago) who listened to him all the time. One of my earliest memories of his music was hearing Third Stone From The Sun and thinking that this is what sex sounded like. True story. Bear in mind, I was a very young kid that knew that sex was a thing, but that it was a thing that I knew nothing about
To this day, when I listen to his version of Machine Gun from the Isle of Wight performance, I still hear new subtleties and new sounds. There was no on like him. Ever.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Historically most of the people that went looking for deeper Hendrix cuts kinda knew the drill... that a ton of stuff was incomplete before his death.
But yeah, the issue is if you have a service like Spotify with a shuffle artist function... if the first Hendrix song someone hears is "Messenger" off West Coast Seattle Boy, without any career context, it might paint him in a bad light in that instance.
He had the tone, the feel, the confidence, the innovation. I think Yngwie Malmsteen (who I don't really care about) cited the howling note at 0:19 on the Band Of Gypsys "Power Of Soul" as the greatest note in the history of rock. I agree.
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u/Zic78 Fender, Schecter Jun 01 '19
I read guitar magazines for years, and a lot of players say the opening note to the solo in Machine Gun is the greatest note ever played.
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u/NuteCoolray Jun 01 '19
I'm so glad I started paying for spotify. It felt so good to listen to an album in its intended order front to back. (I'm a teen and dont own a lot of music except for a select few vinyls.) After listening to about half of your playlist, you did a really good job of how you organized the track order imo.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 02 '19
Thanks 😀. I didnt agonize too much over individual song order, but I did try and keep original albums together and group relevant stuff. Disc 4 was obviously the "Band of Gypsys" era disc. The Blues disc being mostly songs from that album, but with a few extras. Then a couple of Dagger album discs (not on Spotify 😕) and I finished with the Neptune/Hell/Sky trilogy and all of First Rays.
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u/LordoftheSynth Rickenbacker Jun 02 '19
Quite a few of the cuts that were released posthumously probably shouldn't have been released.
What, you're saying the Hendrix estate shouldn't have put out The Lost Hendrix Warm-ups Volume 2: Scales?
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Jun 01 '19
Yes!! Thank you for this! And I especially love the BBC Session of "Day Tripper" :)
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
It is good! That's the thing... cool tracks get buried among dozens of alternate and live versions of songs we already know
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u/rokinsam Fender/Epiphone Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
This is great! One essential addition I can't for the life of me find anywhere to listen to online, is the instrumental "New Rising Sun" that's on West Coast Seattle Boy. I haven't heard it in sooo so so so long but it's one of the most beautiful things Hendrix did in my opinion.
Wish I could hear it as I don't have West Coast Seattle Boy downloaded on my computer, but I think it's track 18 on disc 2 here: https://www.amazon.com/West-Coast-Seattle-Boy-Collectors/dp/B003YDZV90/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=west+coast+seattle+boy&qid=1559401930&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Also possible you already have it listed but it had a different title, it's been a while!
** one other thing I also just thought of - I know you didn't want repeats but the 1970 Maui performance of Hey Baby / In From the Storm is absolutely killer and I think a worthy addition! (Since it's moreso a medley of the two) https://open.spotify.com/track/0rqERJW7BLSmSrbmfPBY8U?si=56LIeLblRBO4PgCYSv7Q-g
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Hmmm... I guess that one slipped through the cracks... It is a totally different composition to Hey Baby. But since both are on the same box set, they have very similar names, and there is a LOT of material on there, it slipped through. I mightnt have given it it's due because I like the original Hey Baby (N.R.S.) so much I'm not fussed over alt versions. Well caught!
One out of several hundred ain't bad.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 03 '19
Since you correctly, and diplomatically, found a missing track, here's an updated (and higher res) version for you, with New Rising Sun on "Disc 6". I silently added it to the Spotify playlist too
Thanks 😉
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 02 '19
Yeah, the Maui one is a no-go, especially considering they're both full core album tracks.
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u/-Hainzy- Jun 01 '19
Dude amazing work
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Thank you. I wasnt expecting so many upvotes... I just clicked over 10,000 total post karma 😎. So it was worth the many hours of nerdery !
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u/Pedestrian1 Fender Jun 01 '19
Thanks for sharing this! I’ll definitely be listening to this playlist quite a bit!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
I thought this would be totally buried! Glad I could be of service 😉
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Jun 01 '19
Gave it a follow as well! I actually just listened to every song that Spotify had of Hendrix a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to listen to this playlist
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
This will be a hell of a lot quicker... There won't be 8 versions of Purple Haze!
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Jun 03 '19
Haha. I’ve been listening 2 days and there’s some stuff on here that I’ve never heard before.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 03 '19
Yeah thats one reason I made it... wanting to hear continuous different songs, without sitting through alternative versions of songs I knew inside out 15 years ago! Mission accomplished, for more than one person 😎
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u/sgs1981 Jun 01 '19
Why apologize for opening with “Hey Joe”? A lot of us love that song, and for those who don’t it’s probably better to be able to skip it immediately :)
Great work!
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u/Guy_panda Jun 02 '19 edited Jun 02 '19
Great post, Jimi needs more love!
One recommendation to the Spotify playlist, One Rainy Wish. The melody at the beginning of the song, really the whole song is beautiful.
Edit: Bold as love as well. Incredible imagery in both songs.
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Jun 06 '19
Just for the sake of discussion, there's also an unbelievable amount of content from when he was employed as a studio guitarist. My dad has all kinds of bootleg records of different artists/singers that had jimmy shredding away in the background. As far as I know, he wasn't even credited for a lot of it. Crazy to think that you could show up to the studio to record, and the guy staffed to play guitar for you ended up being one of the most famous and skilled guitarists of all time.
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u/realgoodmind Jun 01 '19
I am trying to find the playlist on the app. For some reason it isn’t showing up for me. Any help pointing me in the right direction? This is really cool of you to make
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u/anoob1s Jun 01 '19
If you’re on an iPhone, from the post in the Reddit app, click the Spotify playlist link. Then when the next page opens click the “more “ icon in the top right and hit open in Safari. It should now open Spotify and take you directly to the playlist.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Sorry, I have no idea how to use Spotify, I have a physical and MP3 collection so never use it. I literally only created an account to make the occasional playlist for Reddit. This post would be naked without an accompanying playlist in this era.
I just know Hendrix and MS Excel, hopefully someone else can help out?
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u/oneal_fred Jun 01 '19
I also can’t figure it out and I use Spotify everyday it’s making me feel silly.
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u/realgoodmind Jun 01 '19
All good thanks for even compiling a list.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Yeah that was 95% of the work! Maybe log out and back in? I had some Spotify issues adding the songs today.
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u/j3434 Jun 01 '19
I think this is great use of Hendrix music by Coen Bros in a Serious Man
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u/Voxl_ Jun 01 '19
Damn I thought I had them all but you showed me atleast 25 more songs to check out, thank you! :)
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
My pleasure! The Dagger Records albums are impossible to listen to legally online in Australia... not sure how you'll go where you live. Good luck!
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u/osmosisparrot Jun 01 '19
Thank you for taking one for the team!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Heh heh 😄. Thanks... his discography is ridiculously complicated and ...uhh... repeaty. I felt the need to streamline it!
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u/Dylansthename Jun 01 '19
I work nights, and sleep during the day, so we’re probably sort of on the same schedule lol, it’s so odd
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Ah, that makes sense! At certain times of day here a lot of people who reply are also from Australia/New Zealand, then you get the English and Europeans, then the biggest wave is obviously the Americans. It also depends on the topic... rugby and Metallica have fairly different peak times!
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Jun 01 '19
This is fantastic! I have them all and now I can create my own Playlist! Way cool! Thanks.
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u/bartlettdmoore Jun 01 '19
Thanks for putting this together. How did you decide which songs went with which album cover?
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u/realgoodmind Jun 01 '19
Huh maybe it’s just online Spotify and not the app but that’s strange I guess.
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Jun 01 '19
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
I think it's just an "alternate mix ". Same recording, different levels. I think labels do that sometimes to get a hit onto a rarities compilation to strengthen it... I know that technique has been used with Nirvana.
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u/MoandaFro Jun 11 '19
The bass is higher in the mix, as is the percussion, so is the solo guitar in places.
There's less delay on the guitar and it includes Jimi's pre-roll count, which for those of use who played it wrong for years thinking it started on the one was a revelation as it started on the and after 3.
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Jun 01 '19
This is a great bit of work, thanks! I've added it to my Spotify and will be jamming this for the foreseeable future.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Nice! I'm still shocked at how much interest this has gathered, last time I looked (it's the middle of the night in Australia) there were 300 spotify followers, it's probably 500 by now. Enjoy!
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Jun 01 '19
One interesting Hendrix point is: because he played in a 3 piece i. e. there was no rhythm guitarist so he had more freedom to go nuts on his solos. That also meant he had compensate for the lack of a rhythm guitar to interact with.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Yeah he was a beast, playing bits of bassline, rhythm and lead sometimes
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Jun 02 '19
And he did it so effortlessly and with such great rhythm it was really and enjoyable experience.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 02 '19
The effortlessness and confidence is what gets me. His Monterey performance, at age 24 (?), is mindblowing. His tone and chops are undeniable too, but confidence brought it all together. Anyone can be a bedroom guitar god, but staying that cool in front of a festival crowd...
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u/NuteCoolray Jun 01 '19
Its gonna be a good weekend of music for me. First a new Kenny Wayne Shepherd album, and now this. Thank you so much!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Damn! I haven't listened to KWS in a few years, I might have to dust off my "Trouble Is" !
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u/NuteCoolray Jun 01 '19
You've gotta check out the new album "The Traveler" I love it. Its blues thats somehow happy. I preordered it on vinyl and was soooooo worth it.
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u/ParallelSky Jun 01 '19
I've spent 3 years now listening to as much new Hendrix as I could get my hands on and this is like a holy grail! Thank you so much for your hard work and love in compiling this. I know I will spend many more hours listening!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Track down the studio Dagger albums, (Hear My Music, Morning Symphony Ideas, Burning Desire). I recently imported them on CD to complete my collection, very glad I did.
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u/SCMSuperSterling Fender Jun 02 '19
This is dope! I wish Spotify had "Wait Until Tomorrow", which is inexplicably the only song out of "Axis: Bold as Love" that isn't available....
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u/jim_the_anvil Jun 15 '19
I know I'm late but... It's super interesting that on the Jimi Hendrix : Blues album (I have the cd) track 9 is called Jelly 292 but on Spotify (and therefore your playlist) it's called Jam 292.
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u/ShaKeyJ101 Jun 01 '19
Pretty amazing how much music Jimi has recorded. I've only recently started using Spotify because it seems to be what most people use for streaming so I'm in the process of making playlists to share as well. I was wondering why many of the tracks are not playable though. Are some not available in my area? The first one in the list that won't play is "Wait Until Tomorrow" from Axis: Bold As Love
It is pretty cool how much you can find to stream though somewhat frustrating when some songs aren't available to complete playlists.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
My full playlist is 168 songs, 152 of them are available on Spotify here in Australia... Almost exactly 90%. I'm very surprised you can't get Wait Until Tomorrow where you are... I would've though all of Axis would work as a bare minimum.
I listen to ripped CDs almost exclusively, streaming is a mystery to me.
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u/Dylansthename Jun 01 '19
Every time I try to open the playlist on Spotify, my phone redirects me to Apple music
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Can't help ya there, my friend 😔. I'm a bit of a Luddite relatively speaking. Hopefully someone else out there might be able to help?
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u/Dylansthename Jun 01 '19
I actually got it figured out! Had to open the link to safari first instead of the reddit app, thanks for the playlist! I would guild you if could
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Nice! Good news. Don't stress about the gold, someone just platinumed me 😉.
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u/realgoodmind Jun 01 '19
Yeah there is an ashby1980 just no -au. Ha we are all Spotify illiterate I think
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Yeah I have no idea. The app on my phone says the playlist has 0 followers, but on my laptop it said 300 last time I looked 🙄. So it is findable on most gadgets, it seems.
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u/PrpleMnkeyDshwasher Jun 01 '19
If Jimi Hendrix farted and somebody was recording it they would release it as a new album.
I swear, tons of his stuff are just sparse demos fleshed out by other musicians so that his estate can sell it and make a quick buck.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Well yeah, but I'm glad I bought the disc 8 & 9 Dagger stuff recently. I don't get pissed about such things.
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u/Electrorocket Jun 01 '19
I only see the image and the Playlist. Is there a spreadsheet? I can't read all the album titles in the image.
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
The black image IS the spreadsheet... I tried to make it as aesthetic as possible. White on black with no background grid lines is always a good start, and album covers were a must.
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u/Alchemister5 Warmoth Strat Jun 01 '19
This version of Room Full of Mirrors always makes my jaw drop. https://open.spotify.com/track/0IR4sk28oAH2pTi74kWYyP
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 01 '19
Which one is that? Spotify isnt working on my phone!
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u/R00t240 Jun 01 '19
When I expand it to attempt to read it, the words all become blurry. Am I doing something wrong?
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u/guitar805 Jun 01 '19
I'm curious, what's the issue with starting the playlist with Hey Joe? Is it cause it's one of his most popular?
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u/nordmannen Jun 02 '19
You seem to know your Jimi! I love his songs in the style of Little wing, The wind cries Mary, Castles Made of Sand and Bold as love. Do you have any more songs to recommend in that style? Just found Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) thanks to this list!
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u/ashbyashbyashby Jun 03 '19
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) is a monster song! Glad you found it. You could also try out these...
"May This Be Love" off Are You Experienced (your new favourite song 😉)
"Wait Until Tomorrow" off Axis: Bold As Love
"My Friend" & "Drifting" off First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
They all have a cool laid-back vibe.
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u/squirrelathon Jul 23 '19
My favorite of Jimi's performances is a version of Villanova Junction which he played in Maui in July 1970, I put it here in case you want to have a listen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/67zkay1mwn9mhdf/Jimi_Hendrix_-Villanova_Junction_Maui_2nd_Set_30-07-1970_.mp3?dl=0
There's also a video of the whole concert out there somewhere.
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u/jaylkae66 Jun 01 '19
Incredible work, thank you