RECORD PLANT JAMS VOL. 3

Sound 9 Packaging 8 Performance 9 Video

Label: Watch Tower WT 2004121
Source: Record Plant Studios, New York; Electric Lady; Olympic Studios London
Format: Single CD
Running time: 73:26:00
Sound / source: Professoinally Mixed Studio Soundboard
Packaging: Clear Slimline Jewelcase art
Features
Video / source

HENDRIX, JIMI

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Track list

1. Things I Used To Do/Instrumental Jam (rough mix)/Earth Blues (improvisation) Driving South / Tuning Up / Things I Used To Do Take 1 & 2 (w/vocals), 2. Belly Button Window (alternate mix)*, 3. Villanova Junction Blues Jam (complete session), 4. 3 Little Bears/South Saturn Delta (complete session/alternate mix), 5. Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland (original long version) **

*Recorded at Electric Ladyland Studios, NY - **Recorded at Olympic Studios, London

The review

Alternate mixes and jams to the material provided in previous volumes. Jimi at work in the studio with quite a cast of musicians like John Mclaughlin, Stephen Stills, Buddy Miles, Johnny Winter, Billy Cox, Larry Lee, Mitch Mitchell and Juma Sultan.

The sound quality is consistently excellent throughout the disc. All packaged in thoughtful artwork utilizing photos from a cross-section of Jimi's career. Nice shot of Johnny Winter on the back cover of the booklet.

Not a lot of song structure to the jams taking place, other than the track 5 inclusion of "Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland"

Not an essential disc by itself but a nice component to the series as a whole. Highly recommended to all Hendrix collectors.