Jimi Hendrix – Hendrix In The West

Thanks to Wally Heider's mobile recording truck, Jimi's last stand with the Experience on the west coast was documented, including San Diego Sports Arena, Los Angeles Forum, and the Berkeley Community Theater. My brother brought this english copy home from his first year at Whitman College in 1977 and blew my 12 year brain. I have heard most of all the live hendrix out there and some of it comes close to being as good as this (1968 Warfield in San Francisco). For me it begins with Little Wing and ends with Red House. Those two versions above all others are definitive. My theory is that Stevie Ray Vaughan wore this record out.

As it was Jimi's Anniversary of ing yesterday I have my LPs in front of me. Don't know what is behind the comments below but it was released in Jan 1972 and I was promised it as a present on our trip from a small town in England to London. On March 4th 1972 we watched Spurs beat Man Utd 2-0 and I saw my hero George Best for the first time. After the match I bought HITW in The Tottenham Court Road and I have it to this day. A couple of bad scratches but hey, that's life. This copy has the ORIGINAL performances of LW & VC so don't get mixed up with later re-issues.

What! the UK official Polydor issue is classed now as a bootleg ? but all other copies around the world are still available.

WTF is with Discogs?! First this stupid ass-backwards 'Shipping Policies' system, now they're blocking releases by algorithm (presumably coded by the same idiot). My NOS copy of this came from the 1980 boxset, so is undoubtedly genuine. I suppose this auto-stupidity will only increase its value (by making it unavailable), so if you'd like an unplayed Mint/Mint copy of this for £95 (reduced by 15% from my listed £110 price) then drop me a line -- my just-deleted Listing copy below:

"Guaranteed unplayed NOS (has the 'Limited Edition Box Set' stamp to the rear, but label and matrices match this UK 1972 1st (which would have been used to fill the box). No dings, creases, or ringwear to this slightly textured sleeve".

I concur with you guys.. This is a legitimate release and the cd version is actually still in press as is an official Polydor(Sony) 2lp vinyl come on Discogs, this isnt the dutch or polish current bootleg copy this is for the older legit pressings... Please Sony directly if in doubt

its freely available https://www.google.com/search?q=hendrix+in+the+west&safe=strict&client=ms-android-sonymobile&prmd=ivsn&sxsrf=ALeKk02gUb7Ts6o0ZFn6QKXmUfBTvEbr0Q:1607350484393&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq-5qVh7ztAhVdUBUIHWh_CVgQ_AUoA3oECAcQAw&biw=360&bih=512&dpr=3#sbfbu=1&pi=hendrix%20in%20the%20west
.. cheers Paul Reflex Records 🙂 👍

Beautiful live version of "Little Wing"! If you're a Hendrix fan, get it just for that track.

As shown on the photographs, this version has the A1 and A2 tracks transposed in position as printed on the interior gatefold. Does a version exist with the correct sequence as on the label?

A great record to proove what a great guitar player Jimi Hendrix was. From cool licks within the singing to flowing clean fast melodies to distorted orgies. Wow!!

To speak to the music directly, this album contains a mixed bag of cuts ranging from the somewhat overindulgent and forgettable to the mind-blowing and life-changing. Opening with "Johnny B. Goode" and "Lover Man" we hear the type of performances that surely enthralled the masses: a fantastic mix up good rock and roll songs with Hendrix' virtuosity. They are accessible, easy to listen to, and, well...fun. They are easy to listen to and image Jimi’s stage antics embellishing the music.

The cover of Carl Perkins’ "Blue Suede Shoes" is interesting for its tempo but would easily be seen left off a “Hendrix Mix” playlist.

...and then there is "Voodoo Chile (A Slight Return). This February 24, 1969 Royal Albert Hall performance is not only an excellent example of how psychedelic hard rock could occasionally constitute "art" but for guitar players it is one of those tracks that cause you shake your head in disbelief, wonder how so much talent could be contained within a single person, make you want to smash your instrument with the realization you are but a hack, and may even cause you to weep openly over the death of such gifted musician. After the initial verse the singer steps away from the microphone, the effects pedal foot switch is stomped on, and Hendrix instantly becomes possessed. The solo transcend mere notes and phrases, it is a cacophony of blinding speed, motion, color. What you hear is the exact element that made Hendrix so unique, great sweeping expanses of SOUND: sound as imagery, sound as pure emotion.

Hyperbolic? Perhaps, but there are moments here that have put a shiver down my spine, every single time I’ve ever listened to it. This is one of the definitive Hendrix performances and it is only the edits and mastering of the original vinyl where you can hear all this. (I’ve heard several different releases of that used either different performances or edits and they don’t even come close to the magnificence of the original Reprise (MS2049) vinyl.)

In contrast to what precedes and follows “The Queen” and “Sergeant Pepper’s” are truly only necessary to fill blank space on the record. They are Hendrix goofing around and showing off. The psychedelic love song “Little Wing” is next and a Hendrix favorite. This excellent performance, also from the same concert as “Voodoo Chile”, is paradoxical in both beauty and its hardness. Pretty lyrics and rhythm coupled with screaming guitar.

“Red House” concludes the album and it’s also a fan-favorite version. If one were to make a comprehensive playlist of 12-bar blues songs showing the range of the form, it is this version that should be the one pulled from the Hendrix canon. Here Hendrix seems to focus and stays (mostly) within bounds of the format. What it demonstrates is that when Hendrix wasn’t being “Hendrix” he was still better than everyone else. His phrasing, pure tone, use of dynamics and vibrato are not only flawless but seem to flow effortlessly from within.

everything is correct and the same on my release but : Matrix / Runout (Side A): 2302018 A//1 ▽420 1-4 28 On my copy its: Matrix / Runout (Side A): 2302018 A//1 ▽420 1-4 21 (and there is also a: 04 further on? somebody reckognise this on their copy??