Jimi Hendrix – War Heroes

I have a lovely copy of the UK 1972 original press. It isn't tinny at all through my system. Loads of bottom, plenty of clarity but smooth. Clean as well. Speaking of which I gave mine a thorough soaking with isopropyl alcohol and rinsed with de-ionised water.

The other thing, this album has had such bad press. The weakest of the 'trilogy' etc. It's a good time album. The psychedelics and trippiness aren't on the menu here. It's quite a black album actually...soul, funk, ska/reggae, swing. I can hear the Sly And The Family Stone influence. He sounds like he's having a great time getting groovy. In fact, as well as being maybe filed under 'jams' while the engineer sorted out levels on the desk, I can imagine several of these tracks were put on the shelf because they were deemed ill-suited to the 'conventional' rock fan base which the record company were keen to cater for. And judging by how critical the un-groovy soulless 'white man' rock fans have been about this album, they might have been right!! NOt to me though. I LOVE hearing Hendrix get into the groove!! We would've been robbed of that had this album not been released. Fans of all old school RnB and soul music out there. Get a copy. UK original press.

PS I don't even accept the notion that 'Izabella' was added to this release to make it 'stronger'. It was the B-side to the 45rpm single 'Stepping Stone' which ends Side One (while Izabella ends Side Two), both recorded in 1970, very late, which all fits in nicely. Not to mention it's yet another GROOVE oriented track which suits the feel of the album.

Amazing mile wide stereo
Midnight and three little bears (Jimi plays Ska!)are so vivid and immersive its almost like listening to a Quad pressing

Make sure you grab the reprise pressing and not the horrid tinny UK variant

all the best material is on side 2 IMHO
I agree with the other viewer that this is the weakest of the Trilogy, No wonder Jeffrey Pulled Izabella from Rainbow Bridge so he could make this offering stronger

Completing the trilogy with "Cry of Love" and "Rainbow Bridge", "War Heroes" is a posthumous compilation of previously unused recordings, the exception being Highway Chile which had been a B-Side and his "Smash Hits Collection". Of the three albums, this is the weakest. It's one for the Hendrix collectors, but anyone who isn't a true Hendrixphile might be better off just buying the "first Rays of The New rising Sun" album.