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Jimi Hendrix - Studio '69 (1969)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. World Traveler 8:13
  2. Its Too Bad 1 11:09
  3. Its Too Bad 2 5:43
  4. Its Too Bad 3 8:52
  5. Hitchings Jam 13:38
  6. Midnight Lightning 4:20
  7. Cryin Blue Rain 2:37
  8. Lover Man 4:32
  9. Room Full Of Mirrors 2:25
  10. Shame Shame Shame 1:50
  11. Sunshine Of Your Love 5:34
CD2
  1. Spanish Castle Magic 5:48
  2. Hear My Train A Comin 6:57
  3. Noel's Tune Take 1 3:19
  4. Blue Window Jam Take 2 19:34
  5. Blue Windows Jam Take 2 Edited 12:52
  6. The Star Spangled Banner 1 4:05
  7. The Star Spangled Banner 2 4:13
  8. The Star Spangled Banner 3 8:09
  9. The Star Spangled Banner 3 - Reversed 8:06
  10. Gypsy Boy 1 - Wj Edit 3:51
CD3
  1. Gypsy Boy 2 3:44
  2. Georgia Blues 1 7:58
  3. Georgia Blues 2 7:58
  4. Mclaughlin Jam 29:57
  5. Jimi-Jimmy Jam 1 16:18
  6. Jimi-Jimmy Jam 2 7:42
CD4
  1. Midnight 1 8:20
  2. Midnight 2 5:32
  3. Midnight 3 6:02
  4. Bleeding Heart 3:12
  5. Hear My Train A Comin' 5:45
  6. Trash Man 3:17
  7. Rock And Roll Jam 1:21
  8. Easy Rider Jam 5:15
  9. Stone Free Again 1 3:42
  10. Stone Free Again 2 3:47
  11. Stone Free Again 3 0:54
  12. Ships Passing In The Night 3:28
  13. Keep On Groovin' 1 12:09
  14. Keep On Groovin' 2 0:38
  15. Keep On Groovin' 3 4:12
  16. Keep On Groovin' 4 - Wj Edit 7:52
CD5
  1. Mannish Boy 1 0:58
  2. Mannish Boy 2 0:43
  3. Mannish Boy 4 1:26
  4. Mannish Boy 5 1:14
  5. Mannish Boy 6 2:18
  6. Mannish Boy 7 4:03
  7. Mannish Boy 8 0:57
  8. Mannish Boy 9 0:39
  9. Mannish Boy 10 3:16
  10. Mannish Boy 11 1:43
  11. Mannish Boy 12 1:09
  12. Mannish Boy 13 2:46
  13. Mannish Boy 14 4:52
  14. Mannish Boy 15 2:59
  15. Mannish Boy 16 0:51
  16. Mannish Boy 17 0:57
  17. Mannish Boy 18 0:50
  18. Mannish Boy 19 0:48
  19. Mannish Boy 20 2:04
  20. Mannish Boy 21 0:46
  21. Mannish Boy 22 0:37
  22. Mannish Boy 23 1:47
  23. Mannish Boy 24 1:47
  24. Mannish Boy 25 2:01
  25. Mannish Boy 26 4:06
  26. Mannish Boy 27 2:01
  27. Mannish Boy 28 1:49
  28. Mannish Boy 29 1:35
  29. Mannish Boy 30 1:41
  30. Mannish Boy 31 3:39
  31. Mannish Boy 32 0:28
  32. Mannish Boy 33 0:17
  33. Mannish Boy 34 4:33
  34. Mannish Boy 35 2:53
  35. Mannish Boy 36 5:51
  36. Mannish Boy 37 1:48
  37. Mannish Boy 38 0:18
CD6
  1. Mannish Boy 39 1:11
  2. Mannish Boy 40 4:26
  3. Mannish Boy 41 2:56
  4. Mannish Boy 42 5:59
  5. Mannish Boy 43 1:12
  6. Mannish Boy 44 2:32
  7. Mannish Boy 45 5:22
  8. Mannish Boy 46 5:57
  9. Crash Landing 1 4:26
  10. Crash Landing 2 4:49
  11. Crash Landing 3 4:22
  12. Crash Landing 4 4:34
  13. Crash Landing 5 4:34
  14. Drone Blues 1 8:35
  15. Ships Passing In The Night 3:31

Notes

Disc 1

February 11, 1969 – Record Plant, New York, New York – In addition to working on the latest Buddy Miles Express release, Jimi, Buddy Miles, Organist Duane
Hitchings, and Guitarist Jim McCarty focus on new material by Hendrix.
01. World Traveler (S771) – Sound quality: Excellent. Time: 8:10
02. It’s Too Bad (S772) (1) – Sound quality: Excellent. Time: 11:08
More Complete, some vocals removed
Sound quality: Excellent. Time: 11:08
03. It’s Too Bad (S772) (2) – Incomplete wide stereo mix with heavy delay.
Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:42
04. It’s Too Bad (S772) (3) – Alternate mix with incomplete end.
Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 8:51
05. Untitled Instrumental Jam A.K.A. Hitchings Jam (S1125)
Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 13:40

February 14, 1969 – Olympic Studios, London, England
06. Midnight Lightning (S765) – Instrumental solo run through by Jimi on electric
guitar. Sound quality: Very Good. Time: 4:20

February 16, 1969 – Olympic Studios, London, England
07. Cryin’ Blue Rain (S928) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 2:36
08. Lover Man (S929) - Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 4:31
09. Room Full Of Mirrors (S931) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 2:25
10. Shame, Shame, Shame (S934) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 1:50
11. Sunshine Of Your Love (S933) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:34

Disc 2

February 17, 1969 – Olympic Studios, London, England. Rehearsals for the upcoming Royal Albert Hall concerts on the 18th and 24th.
01. Spanish Castle Magic (S1547) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:48
02. Hear My Train A Comin’ (S1548) – Sound Quality: Excellent. 6:56

February 26, 1969 – Olympic Studios, London, England.
03. Noel’s Tune (Take 1) (S?) - Features Jimi on guitar for a track from a Noel
Redding solo session. Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 3:19

March 16, 1969 – Mercury Studios, New York, New York. Jimi joins The Buddy Miles Express during their recording session of Blue Window Jam. Take 1 is not included as it is unsure he participated in this take even though he is clearly heard talking from the control booth.
04. Blue Window Jam (Take 2) (S1036) (2) – Sound Quality: Very Good
Time: 19:33
05. Blue Window Jam (Take 2) (S1036) (3) – Sound Quality: Excellent
Time: 12:51. Incomplete edited official version.


March 18, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York
06. The Star Spangled Banner (S115) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 4:05
The official mix.
07. The Star Spangled Banner (S1058) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 4:13
Slightly different mix of the official mix with no fade out.
08. The Star Spangled Banner (S115) (2) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 8:08
The official mix slowed to half speed giving an excellent view of overdubded
effects. Currently circulating on tape only.
Track mimmicked with Audacity 1.2.1 using
automatic pitch and tempo control.
09. The Star Spangled Banner (S115) (2) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 8:08
The official mix slowed to half speed but reversed to show more backward
effects. Trader’s track and is not a true known recording.
Track mimmicked with Audacity 1.2.1 using
automatic pitch and tempo control. Reversed by WJ.
10.Gypsy Boy (Take 8) (S985) – Sound Quality: Good. Time: 3:51
Early version of Hey Baby that is the unaltered take 8.

Disc 3:

March 18, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York. Continued
01. Gypsy Boy (S165) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 3:44
This is the Alan Douglas composite that removes the original bass and studio
session players are added in. Circa: 1974 / 75.


March 19, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York – Records with Lonnie Youngblood
02. Georgia Blues A.K.A Mother, Mother (S1590) – Sound Quality: Excellent.
Time: 7:58. This mix has sax and some vocals removed.
03. Georgia Blues A.K.A Mother, Mother (S1592) – Sound Quality: Excellent.
Time: 7:57. This mix includes sax and more vocals.

March 25, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York – John McLaughlin, Jim McCarty, Buddy Miles, and Dave Holland join Jimi for a session of informal jamming at the Record Plant.
04. McLaughlin Jam (S1006) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 29:56
The complete take of this jam.
05. Jimi/Jimmy Jam (S789) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 16:17
The more complete edit.
06. Jimi/Jimmy Jam (S172) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 7:42
This is the edited offical mix.

Disc 4:

April 1, 1969 – Olmstead Studios, New York, New York – The Jimi Hendrix Experience together with Eddie Kramer begin a series of recording sessions to try and recapture their momentum.
01. Midnight (S132) (3) - Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 8:19
The most complete and longest version.
02. Midnight (S132) (1) - Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:32
The first official altered edit.
03. Midnight (S132) (2) - Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 6:02
The second longer official altered edit
04. Bleeding Heart (S?) (14,15,16) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 3:12
3 short instrumental takes that favor the War Heroes version with Devon
Wilson on tamborine

April 2, 1969 – Olmstead Studios, New York, New York
05. Hear My Train A Comin’ (S164) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:45
The heavily altered official composite edit of that dates takes in which Alan
Douglas removes Noel and Mitch and replaces them with session players.

April 4, 1969 – Olmstead Studios, New York, New York
06. Trash Man (S162) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 3:16
The heavily altered official composite edit of that dates takes in which Alan
Douglas removes Noel and Mitch and replaces them with session players.
07. Untitled Instrumental Jam A.K.A. Rock And Roll Jam (S726)
Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 1:21

April 7, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York.
08. Ezy Rider Jam (S973) – Sound Quality: Good. Time: 5:15
09. Stone Free Again (S725) (5) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 3:42
The unaltered original mix
10. Stone Free Again (S?) (29) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 3:47
The slightly longer alternate mono mix. Also contains more vocal chat.
11. Stone Free Again (S160) - Sound Quality: Excellent. Time 3:29
The heavily altered official edit. Again Alan Douglas strips out the Experience
and adds session players.

April 14, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York.
12. Ships Passing In The Night (S898) – Sound Quality: Good. Time: 3:27
Considered to be an early version of Night Bird Flying

April 17, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York.
13. Keep On Groovin’ (S1023) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 12 :09
The complete take.


14. Keep On Groovin’ (S?) (26) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 0:38
First alternate mix with echo.
15. Keep On Groovin’ (S?) (24) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 4:12
Second alternate mix with echo.
16. Keep On Groovin’ (S?) (27) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 7:53
Third alternate mix with echo.

Disc 5

April 22, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York. – The Mannish Boy Session
01 – 14. Mannish Boy (Part 1) (1-15) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 27:26
15 – 31. Mannish Boy (Part 2) (16-34) - Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 30:25
32 – 38. Mannish Boy (Part 3) (35-42) – Sound Quality: Very Good.
Time: 15:37. All above tracks are marked (S1339).
Multiple takes of this session with multiple false starts included.

Disc 6

April 22, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York. Continued.
01 – 06. Mannish Boy (Part 3) (43-44, 48-52 ) – Sound Quality: Very Good.
Time: 18:07. All above tracks are marked (S1339).
Multiple takes of this session with multiple false starts included.
07. Mannish Boy (S1048) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:21
The official composite. This is a cut-and-paste track. The first 0:30 alone
contains 4 different portions from this session!
08. Mannish Boy (S?) (53) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 5:51
The more complete composite. 0:05 intro missing, but restores two edits in
official version: 0:09 at 2:50, and 0:26 at 5:02.

April 24, 1969 - Record Plant, New York, New York.
09. Crash Landing (S1241) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 4:28
Alternate instrumental mix with guitar and bass only
10. Crash Landing (S717) – Sound Quality: Good Time: 4:49
With 2nd vocal track only. Guitars and bass only with no drums or organ.
11. Crash Landing (S986) – Sound Quality: Good. Time: 4:21
With 1st vocal track only.
12. Crash Landing (S820) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 4:34
This mix has 2 overlaid vocal tracks
13. Crash Landing (S?) (7) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 4:34
Alternate less-altered mono mix with more chat.
14. Crash landing (S156) – Sound Quality: Excellent. Time: 4:20
The official altered mix. Another track Alan Douglas mixed with session
players. *



15. Drone Blues (S781) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 8:35
This is the complete edit.
16. Drone Blues (S175) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 5:59
This is the official mix *
17. Ships Passing In The Night (S981) – Sound Quality: Very Good. Time: 3:30
Another Early version of Nightbird flying. This is Jimi solo on electric guitar.

*Removed(Official/Released)