Jimi Hendrix - Sound Track Recordings From The Film (1973)

Jimi Hendrix In his brief four-year reign as a superstar, Jimi Hendrix expanded the vocabulary of the electric rock guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at coaxing all manner of unforeseen sonics from his instrument, often with innovative amplification experiments that produced astral-quality feedback and roaring distortion. His frequent hurricane blasts of noise and dazzling showmanship -- he could and would play behind his back and with his teeth, and set his guitar on fire -- have sometimes obscured his considerable gifts as a songwriter, singer, and master of a gamut of blues, R&B, and rock styles. After working as a backup guitarist in the early '60s, he launched a solo career in 1967 with the psychedelic debut record Are You Experienced? The follow-ups Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland were more diffuse and experimental. Hendrix later formed the Band of Gypsys to pursue funkier directions, and recorded an erratic live album with the new lineup. Unfortunately, his career was cut short by a fatal overdose in 1970.When Hendrix became an international superstar in 1967, it seemed as if he'd dropped out of a Martian spaceship, but in fact he'd served his apprenticeship in numerous R&B acts on the chitlin circuit. During the early and mid-'60s, he worked with such R&B/soul greats as Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, and King Curtis as a backup guitarist.

Tracklist
A1 Rock Me, Baby 3:01
A2 Wild Thing 5:18
A3 Machine Gun I 7:45
A4 Interviews I 3:41

B1 Johnny B. Goode 3:37
B2 Hey Joe 3:50
B3 Purple Haze 3:40
B4 Like A Rolling Stone 6:11
B5 Interviews II 3:21

C1 The Star Spangled Banner 3:42
C2 Machine Gun II 12:35
C3 Hear My Train A-Comin' 3:05
C4 Interviews III 2:36

D1 Red House 11:18
D2 In From The Storm 4:27
D3 Interviews IV 5:55