Description

Us press with gatefold cover

Unlike the soundtrack to the movie Janis Joplin, which — most unfortunately — contained studio versions of songs performed in the film but not the actual live takes from the motion picture; this 1973 album has the actual music from the celluloid. The liner notes to Sound Track Recordings From the Film Jimi Hendrix note that the film contains “all the performances included in this album,” so there are none of the substitutions that Joplin fans would encounter two years hence. There’s a plethora of interviews in the actual film, Eddie Kramer, Lou Reed, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and many others, while this soundtrack album — interestingly enough — contains “some of the same individuals interviewed in the film but (not) necessarily taken directly from the film.” Making it a definite collectors item. As for the music, four tracks are from the Monterey Festival in June of 1967, “Johnny B. Goode” and “Purple Haze” come from Berkeley California, May 30, 1970, “Machine Gun II” is from the Band of Gypsies recorded December 31, 1969, with material also from Woodstock and the Isle of Wight festivals. There’s also a “Hear My Train A-Comin'” taped in London, 1967 by Jimi using a 12-string guitar. Twenty-four photographs inside the album gatefold, and a Nigel Waymouth illustration of the musician sitting on a stool gracing the front cover give the document added value for collectors. When released in 1973 it was difficult to find some of this material, though most — if not all of it — has surfaced via the fine work of the Experience Hendrix corporation. The interviews do make it extra special, and right now, it is the only LP to legitimately have the voices of both Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix — though Little Richard is here in interview form. Not to be confused with the British film soundtracks Experience and More Experience, released in 1971 and 1972 respectively.

Track list:
1. Rock Me, Baby-live Monterey Pop Festival June 1967
2. Wild Thing-live Monterey Pop Festival June 1967
3. Machine Gun I-live Isle Of Wight Festival August 1970
4. Interviews I
5. Johnny B. Goode-live Berkely May 1970
6. Hey Joe-live Monterey Pop Festival June 1967
7. Purple Haze-live Berkely May 1970
8. Like A Rolling Stone-live Monterey Pop Festival June 1967
9. Interviews II
10. The Star Spangled Banner-live Woodstock August 1969
11. Machine Gun II-live Filmore East December 1969
12. Hear My Train A-Comin’-live London 1967
13. Interviews III
14. Red House-live Isle Of Wight Festival August 1970
15. In From The Storm-live Isle Of Wight Festival August 1970
16. Interviews IV