JIMI HENDRIX Band Of Gypsys 1970 UK TRACK 1st PRESS PUPPET SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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JIMI HENDRIX Band Of Gypsys 1970 UK TRACK 1st PRESS PUPPET SLEEVE NEAR MINT
JIMI HENDRIXBand Of Gypsys
Recorded live Fillmore East New York, January 1st 1970
1970 UK TRACK (SUPER 2406 002) FIRST ISSUE IN PUPPET SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK/SILVER TRACK LABELS
MATRIX: 2406002 A ▽ 1 11 1 / 2406002 B = 1 11 5
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE PRINTED BY "MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC TOP AND BOTTOM 'PINCED' SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATED FEBRUARY 1970 ('0270')
Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorised by Jimi Hendrix before his death.
It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver.
This rhythm section was vastly different from the Experience.
Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell.
Noel Redding was not really a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because Hendrix liked his hair!
These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. Along with this new rhythm section, Hendrix took the show as an opportunity to showcase much of the new material he had been working on.
The music was a seamless melding of rock, funk, and R&B, and tunes like "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" showed a new lyrical direction as well.
Although he could be an erratic live performer, here, Hendrix was on hid finest form.
His playing was focused and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer.
His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, and Octavia pedals on-stage together.
The guitar tones he gets on "Who Knows" and "Power to Love" are powerful and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on "Machine Gun," where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within the context of a coherent musical statement.
The solo on "Machine Gun" totally rewrote the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever.
These live versions of "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" are far better than the jigsaw puzzle studio versions that were released posthumously.
Two Buddy Miles compositions are also included, but the show belongs to Jimi all the way.
Band of Gypsies is not only an important part of the Hendrix legacy, but is one of the greatest live albums
Side A:
Who Knows (9:32)
Machine Gun (12:33)
Side B:
Changes (5:10)
Power To Love (6:53)
Message To Love (5:22)
We Gotta Live Together (5:46)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with light loose spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Nice deep shine to both surfaces with just some harmless hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT
Superb sound; crisp, clean and immediate.
Plays beautifully with nothing to fault bar a few isolated clicks on Side B, nothing major, sounds great
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Lovely condition and apart from some thumb creases towards the opening edge and slight indentations to the back, the cover is crisp, clean and unmarked with unworn edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
PLEASE SEE ALL 13 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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