Johnny B. Goode (album)

Johnny B. Goode: An Original Video Soundtrack
Live album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	June 1986
Recorded	July 4, 1970 at the Atlanta Pop Festival, Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia, USA
Label	Capitol
Jimi Hendrix chronology
Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) Johnny B. Goode (1986) Band of Gypsys 2 (1986)

Johnny B. Goode is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released in June 1986. This release was the "mini LP" soundtrack to the VHS and laserdisc that were released at the same time. The album contains three songs from Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival on July 4, 1970 and two songs from his performance at Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970. This release contains an edited version of Voodoo Child (Slight Return) from the Atlanta International Pop Festival.

Critical reception

In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave Johnny B. Goode an "A–" and called it "vivid testimony to the uses of digital mastering for archival music", finding the sound particularly "powerful" on side one. He highlighted the "intense" rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" and "Johnny B. Goode", writing that Hendrix's performance of the latter song is "the definitive version of the definitive guitar anthem".^[1] Paul Evans gave it three-and-a-half stars in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992).^[2]

Track listing

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

Recording details

• Tracks 1, 3 and 4 recorded at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia, USA on July 4, 1970
• Track 2 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA on May 5, 1970, 1st show
• Track 5 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA on May 5, 1970, 2nd show

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
• Mitch Mitchell – drums
• Billy Cox – bass guitar

See also

• Jimi Hendrix discography
• Live at Berkeley

References

External links

• Johnny B. Goode at Discogs (list of releases)