After Hendrix finished recording ‘Electric Ladyland’, Hendrix would only release one more album before his untimely death. That album was to fulfil a contract he signed before he made it big and was called ‘Band of Gypsys’. It was a live album of live songs Hendrix had not released before and was seen by Hendrix himself as not up to the standard he had set for himself. ‘Band of Gypsys’ is not a bad album, with ‘Machine Gun’ being seen as an artistic triumph but it does pale in comparison with what came before. With his outstanding contract problems seemingly out of the way, Hendrix went back to finishing off the album he had been working on since he finished ‘Electric Ladyland’.
Hendrix spent much of time between the end of the ‘Electric Ladyland’ session until his death in and out of the studio. With the amount of studio material that has seen the light of day over the years, it is surprising the Hendrix had any time to play live, eat or it would seem breath. He was even putting together his own stood called Electric Lady because he had run up massive bills from the amount of time he had spent block booking other studios to record as much as he possible could. This second compilation focuses on the period of time Hendrix was recording his fourth album but there is still room for some tunes from the years when the Experience was a going concern. This just goes to show that Hendrix had amassed an amazing amount of material and it is a tragedy that he never got to finish it. Enjoy!
Disc 1
- And The Gods Made Love – Electric Ladyland
- Who Knows – Band Of Gypsys
- Mannish Boy – Blues
- Little Miss Lover – Axis: Bold Of Love
- Highway Chile – Single B-Side
- Message To Love (Alt Version) – West Coast Seattle Boy
- Somewhere – People, Hell & Angels
- Dolly Dagger – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Stepping Stone – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Look Over Yonder – South Saturn Delta
- Hey Baby/In From The Storm (Live) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (2000)
- Shame, Shame, Shame – West Coast Seattle Boy
- Everlasting First – West Coast Seattle Boy
- Suddenly November Morning – West Coast Seattle Boy
- Machine Gun – Band Of Gypsys
- (Have You Ever Been To) Electric Ladyland – Electric Ladyland
Disc 2
- Valleys Of Neptune – Valleys Of Neptune
- Astro Man – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Izabella – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Gypsy Eyes – Electric Ladyland
- Freedom – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Room Full Of Mirrors – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Rock Me Baby (Live) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (2000)
- Let Me Love You – People, Hell & Angels
- Here He Comes (Lover Man) – South Saturn Delta
- Night Bird Flying – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Drifter’s Escape (Alt Take) – South Saturn Delta
- Power Of Soul (Alt Take) – South Saturn Delta
- Bleeding Heart – Blues
- It’s Too Bad – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (2000)
- Drifting – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Love Or Confusion – Are You Experienced
- Belly Button Window – First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
Like Volume 1, the front cover was an image I came across back in the dim distant past so I’m afraid I will not be able to credit the person who made it.