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Aud 7.2 - Thin, like a small transistor cassette deck recording but surprisingly the narrow bandwidth allows Jimi’s guitar to penetrate and come to the center, so you are treated to a Jimi fest on this tape. Lo Fi, yes, but it’s the Jimi show with a cutting guitar sound with that tell tale stadium echo that gives it a nostalgic vibe. I kind of like this tape. Really interesting capture!
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Aud 7.1 - Here’s an interesting situation, a marginal recording that is clear and audible. How can that be? It’s a transistor cassette deck recording, but the capture is centered, and the band is actually clear, just lo-fi. A recent remastering really brought out some of the music and to my ears lifted this tape out of “curiosity only” and into actual collectable status.
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Various sources SDBRD 9.0 Aud 8.6 - In order to present the entire concert, various sources had to be used but it’s well worth dealing with some level fluctuation because this is a smoking hot gig. The DVD presents the film that was shot of the entire festival, it is kind of dark and grainy in spots, other times it is nice and bright. Perhaps this is why it was never officially released?
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Aud 7.3 – 7.5 - This recording ranges due to the fact that it is a 3 source merge. When it is at a 7.5 or even higher, it is pretty good stuff, like Red House for instance really shines. The weaker parts of the show just lack some definition and clarity but you can hear everything on stage, with some atmosphere too. Overall it is a special show, you get that sense from the bands performance.
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Aud 7.5 - A very decent and clear recording from perhaps a little further back in the hall than one would prefer, but guitar is prominent, then drums and bass with Jimi vocals a little bit behind the noise. Also, I am glad the sound has a little separation, enough to discern everything that is going on, so big plus there!
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Aud 8.4 - A very good, clear tape for the time (includes Corn Exchange and Saville Theater 67 both excellent). Only problem is, the taper recorded less than 1 minute on almost every song except for a Red House. Kind of infuriating. (Red House is complete and smokes! It seems this was recorded by someone who interviewed Hendrix, so he probably just wanted small pieces to embellish his interview tape to be broadcast at his college station or something).
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Aud 8.4 - Oh how I love this show! Why? It’s reasonably clear with only a bit of upper level distortion – but man, this just blows EVERYTHING away! The set list for one, it’s got some little gems on it, and the playing – YUP – he’s killin’ it. What else? Oh, a very intimate feel, just has a sort of immediate impact kind of sound. Mitch and Noel are spot on, Jimi feeds off of their energy as well as the audience. A MUST!
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Aud 6.9 - Not very good, but I think someone has mastered this nonetheless because a lot of the mid band muck is gone, and you can hear Jimi sing! You get his guitar next in this mix, and at times the sun peaks from behind the clouds. I think, if you are a collector, this is of historical importance due to Jimi’s connection with the Southern blues.
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Sale!Jimi Hendrix Masterworks Volume One Canister Disc 1: Club Filips, Stockholm 07.09.67 [Hansson & Karlsson Jam] (excerpts only): 1. -Jams I - XII Scene Club, New York City, NY 18.03.68 [Jam with Jim Morrison a.o.] 2. -Red House 3. -I'm Gonna Leave This Town 4. -Bleeding Heart 5. -F.H.I.T.A. Jam Disc 2: Unidentified New York City Night Club apr.1968 1. -Hoochie Coochie Man Cafe Au Go-Go, New York City, NY 17.03.68 2. -Instrumental Jam 3. -Drunk Again 4. -Jam III 5. -Little Wing Disc 3: Cafe Au Go-Go, New York City, NY 17.03.68 1. -Everything's Gonna Be Alright 2. -Stormy Monday 3. -Three Little Bears 4. -Jam Disc 4: Generation Club, New York City, NY 07.04.68 [Jam with Buddy Guy] 1. Jam With Buddy Guy Generation Club, New York City, NY 15.04.68 [Jam with B.B.King] 2. -Ad Libbed Impromptu Blues 3. -Kooper's Shuffle 4. -Like A Rolling Stone 5. -San Ho Zay 6. -Intro by B.B.King 7. -Slow Blues Disc 5: Generation Club, New York City, NY 15.04.68 [Jam with B.B.King] 1. -Fast Blues 2. -It's My Own Fault 3. -Intro by B.B.King Pop Expo '69, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA 30.03.69 [Jam with Delaney & Bonnie] 4. -Backstage interview by Jay Harvey 5. -Tuning Up 6. -Blues Jam 7. -outro Tinker Street Cinema, Woodstock, NY 10.08.69: 8. -The Dance 9. -Sundance 10. -Earth Blues 11. -Star Spangled Banner Disc 6: Jimi's 12th St. Apt. January 1970 1. -Astro Man - Valleys Of Neptune 2. -Power Of Soul 3. -Country Blues 4. -Room Full Of Mirrors Record Plant January 7th, 1970 5. -Chrokee Mist - Astro Man 6. -Stepping Stone 1 7. -Stepping Stone 2 Disc 7: TTG Studios, Los Angeles, CA. October 1968 1. -Jam 5 2. -Jam 6 3. -I Just Wanna Make Love To You 4. -Jam 1 5. -Jam 2 6. -Jam 3 7. -Sunshine Of Your Love 8. -Jam 4 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 8: TTG Studios Oct.'68 1. -Jam 4 2. -Izabella 3. -Unknown Song 4. -Unknown Song 5. -Calling All Devil's Children 6. -Calling All Devil's Children 7. -Calling All Devil's Children 8. -Unknown Song 9. -Hear My Freedom 10. -Electric Church 11. -Look Over Yonder 12. -The New Rising Sun Disc 9: 1. -Peace In Mississippi 2. -Slow Walkin' Talk 3. -Jam 1 4. -Jam 2 5. -Jam 3 6. -Everything's Gonna Be Alright 7. -Lover Man Intro 8. -Lover Man 9. -Lover Man 10. -Session Thing Disc 10: 1. -Gloria 2. -Red House 3. -Let Me Stay 4. -Magic Carpet 5. -Morning Glory 6. -Mr. Guy Fawkes 7. -Yes I Need Someone 8. -Someone Is Sure To Want You 9. -The Clown 10. -Captive In The Sun (Eire Apparent w/Hendrix) 11. -Look Over Yonder (Rainbow Bridge LP Mix) 12. -Gloria 13. -Red House 14. -Gloria (Unedited)
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Aud 6.9 - Distant, with only Jimi’s singing and a booming bass audible, except for when Jimi is soloing and then you hear his leads bouncing almost like quadraphonic around the venue. Now, that does add some cool atmospherics, but this tape is for the hard core. Lastly, I can say at least this – Red House sounds much better, and I am sure if someone remastered this tape it would bring out a lot more good stuff so it is salvageable IMHO.
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Audience - all shows Berlin Aud 7.2 A reasonably clear tape, Jimi vocals come through and guitar is right up front too. Drums a little buried but you get enough to know what’s going on. Enjoyable! Cologne Aud 7.0 Mono recording without much separation of instruments, guitar being the clearest here. Hamburg Aud 6.6 Very loud and distorted recording. Nuremberg Aud 6.7 Thin, with tape noise present, no dynamics, only Jimi's guitar is heard but it is heard clearly ringing out like he was the only one mic’d up!
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Pro Studio 9.5 - This collection would be for the person who does not wish to sift through exhaustive comps of early B-sides and studio sessions. Rather, it showcases a cross section of his early sessions designed to reveal only the highlights. It’s certainly easier to tackle especially if you plan on bringing the disc for a road trip.
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SDBRD 9.0 and Aud 7.8 - What you have here are two big upgrades. The first is a well travelled sdbrd that had problems that were never addressed, but should have been. Mainly, hiss and uneven volume. Those have been fixed here, and the results are spectacular! The second show was not terrible but got little respect mainly because of terrible tape noise. Thanks to modern technology, that has been fixed. Now, this tape is MUCH easier to listen to, even though it still gets cluttered during very loud passages.
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Aud 6.8 - Overloaded tape, and raucous crowd, but with all that Jimi’s guitar cuts right through and surprisingly is a decent sound and not paper thin. Strange tape, should be horrible but there’s just enough here to suck you right into to this show. I tell you what, you really get a sense of the volume of a Hendrix gig!