Jimi Hendrix Valley Of The Jams 1969-1970 Third Man Records Vault #67 3 LP’s +7”

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BRAND NEW - STILL IN SEALED PACKAGING/ NEVER OPENED!!!

The recordings here span multiple sessions in New York and London. The documented
progression, via Jimi’s interplay with musicians as they seemingly come and go, only serves to cement not only how prodigious the output was, but how impressive the work continues to be. Of most excitement is the 28 minute tour-de-force explorations of "Keep On Groovin'" which manages to deftly combine jazz, flamenco, blues, rock, soul and some other styles still yet-to-be-defined.


All songs were precisely mixed by the legendary Eddie Kramer, Jimi's engineer of choice, who spent as much time as anyone with Jimi in the studio during these jam excursions.

All three LPs are expertly pressed on vibrant 180-gram colored vinyl at Third Man Record
Pressing in Detroit, Michigan and exquisitely packaged in a captivating tri-fold jacket, cleverly utilizing multiple rapid shot photos of Hendrix to simulate movement via still imagery.

As an extension of these jams, the 7-inch format felt ripe to explore one of Jimi's truest,
soul-baring statements via his spare, solo demo for the monster blues of "Midnight Lightning." The through line from what began just a handful of decades prior by solo acoustic players in the Mississippi Delta to Jimi's plaintive, soul-baring expression shows that while the accent or the coloring may change, the core of the blues shines through whatever the presentation. Backed with the rollicking odd-time signature "Beginnings (Take 5)" and this single showcases the duality of Hendrix...the dark and the light, the mournful and the joyous, the lone and the group.


These recordings have appeared scattered across various releases over the years, but this newly compiled track list (curated by pre-eminent Hendrix expert John McDermott) provides previously overlooked context and perspective behind the narrative and interconnectedness of all these songs.

Additionally, a newly-designed, custom-made patch and slap-it-on-the-car bumper sticker, both proudly declaring “Move over rover, let Jimi take over” round out this package as a must-have for the deepest appreciator of the genius of Jimi Hendrix or the greenest neophyte ready and willing to understand why it all still matters.

Jimi Hendrix
Valley of Jams 1969-1970

3 x LP / 1 x 7-inch single


LP 1:
Slow Version (4:56)
Jam 292 (5:22)
Trash Man (7:23)
Izabella (4:23)
Record Plant 2X (11:03)
Villanova Junction Blues (4:56)

LP 2:
Ezy Ryder/MLK (19:59)
Room Full Of Mirrors (5:53)
Jungle (9:05)
Strato Strut (4:40)
Slow Time Blues (3:49)

LP 3:
Burning Desire (9:48)
Cherokee Mist/Astro Man (4:53)
Stepping Stone/Villanova Junction Blues (6:38)
Keep On Groovin' (28:05)


7-inch:
Midnight Lightning (3:07)
Beginnings - Take 5 (5:26)