Hendrix in the West

Hendrix in the West
Live album by Jimi Hendrix
Released January 1972 (1972-01)
Recorded February 1969 to August 1970
Venue Royal Albert Hall in London, San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California, Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight, UK
Genre Rock
Length 40:21
Label Polydor, Reprise
Jimi Hendrix American chronology
Rainbow Bridge
(1971)		 Hendrix in the West
(1972)		 War Heroes
(1972)
Jimi Hendrix British chronology
Rainbow Bridge
(1971)		 Hendrix in the West
(1972)		 More Experience
(1972)
Singles from Hendrix in the West
  1. "Johnny B. Goode"
    Released: 1972

Hendrix in the West was a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in January 1972 by Polydor Records, and in February by Reprise Records in the United States and Canada. The album contains songs from Hendrix's performances at the Royal Albert Hall on February 24, 1969, the San Diego Sports Arena on May 24, 1969, Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970 and the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30, 1970. The album's credits mislabel "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Chile" as being recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena, when in fact these two tracks were recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on February 24, 1969.[1] The album reached No. 7 in the UK albums chart,[2] and No. 12 in the Billboard 200.[3]

This album was re-released on September 13, 2011 as part of the Hendrix family's project to remaster Hendrix's discography. Since the rights to the Royal Albert Hall performance of "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Child" on the original LP are in dispute,[4] the newly released CD contains alternate performances of the two songs.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideA−[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Queen" (Traditional) 2:40
2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 1:16
3. "Little Wing"   3:14
4. "Red House"   13:06
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) 4:45
2. "Lover Man"   3:05
3. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) 4:26
4. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"   7:49

Recording details

2011 remastered CD edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[6]
No. Title Length
1. "The Queen" (Traditional) 2:59
2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (John Lennon, McCartney) 0:50
3. "Little Wing"   3:52
4. "Fire"   3:58
5. "I Don't Live Today"   7:21
6. "Spanish Castle Magic"   10:14
7. "Red House"   13:12
8. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) 4:43
9. "Lover Man"   3:00
10. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Perkins) 4:27
11. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"   10:40

Recording details

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Shapiro, Harry and Glebbeek, Caesar. Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. Heinemann, 1991, p. 543.
  2. ↑ "UK chart history – Jimi Hendrix Hendrix in the West". www.chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Billboard albums chart info – Jimi Hendrix Hendrix in the West at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Jimi Hendrix Estate Files Lawsuit Over Royal Albert Hall Recordings". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix in the West". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Rosen, Jody (13 September 2011). "Album review Jimi Hendrix Hendrix in the West". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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