Hendrix in the West

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Hendrix in the West

Live album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	1972
Recorded	1969–1970
Genre	Rock
Length	40:21
Label	Polydor (UK), Reprise (US)
Producer(s)	???
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Jimi Hendrix chronology
	Hendrix in the West (1972)	Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)

Hendrix in the West is a live album by Jimi Hendrix. Including performances from 1969 and 1970 recorded in the Royal Albert Hall, San Diego Sports Arena, Berkeley Community Center, and the Isle of Wight Festival, it contains some of Hendrix's more famous live performances including "Johnny B. Goode," Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," and "Blue Suede Shoes." It is widely considered to be Hendrix's finest live album.

1 Track listing
2 Recording details
3 On CD
4 See also

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Hendrix, except where noted.

"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:45
"Lover Man" – 3:05
"Blue Suede Shoes" (Perkins) – 4:26
"Voodoo Chile" – 7:49
"The Queen" (from the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" - traditional) – 2:40
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Lennon/McCartney) – 1:16
"Little Wing" – 3:14
"Red House" – 13:06

Hendrix In The West was also released by Polydor (2302 018) as part of a 11 x LP + 1 double album limited edition boxed set (2625 040). Interestingly, an incorrect track list was printed on the inside of the gatefold cover:-

"Lover Man"
"Johnny B Goode"
"Blue Suede Shoes"
"Red House"
"The Queen"
"Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"Little Wing"
"Voodoo Chile"

[edit] Recording details

1, 2, 3: Berkeley Community Center, 30 May 1970; Hendrix, Mitchell, Cox
4, 7: Royal Albert Hall, 24 Feb 1969; Hendrix, Mitchell, Redding
5, 6: Isle of Wight Festival, 31 Aug 1970; Hendrix, Mitchell, Cox
8: San Diego Sports Arena, 24 May 1969; Hendrix, Mitchell, Redding

The Royal Albert Hall performances were originally attributed to San Diego in an attempt to avoid copyright issues.

The Reprise issue reversed the sides of the LP, so that side 1 contained "The Queen" through "Red House", and side 2 contained "Johnny B Goode" through "Voodoo Chile".

[edit] On CD

Hendrix in the West was re-issued on CD in Germany and in Japan, but it is now deleted from the catalogue, and copies are very rare.

Five of the eight tracks from the album were included on The Jimi Hendrix Experience Box Set, released in 2000. The tracks included were "Johnny B. Goode", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Little Wing", "Red House", and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".

"The Queen" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" were included on Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight, released in 2002. "Lover Man", as well as "Johnny B. Goode" and "Blue Suede Shoes" was released on 2003's Jimi Hendrix: Live At Berkeley.