West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology [4 CD/DVD]

[Guest Bru]

http://www.allmusic.com/album/west-coast-seattle-boy-the-jimi-hendrix-anthology-4-cddvd-r1967692/review

Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC have announced the highly-anticipated release of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology", featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music on a five-disc (4 CD/1 DVD) deluxe box set, available Tuesday, November 16.

The long-awaited career-spanning box set tracks Hendrix's remarkable journey from little known R&B sideman to international stardom through an unprecedented assemblage of previously unavailable recordings. "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" is not a collection of existing Jimi Hendrix albums but instead 45 unreleased Jimi Hendrix live and studio recordings including demos and alternate versions of songs from "Are You Experienced", "Axis: Bold As Love", and "Electric Ladyland". "West Coast Seattle Boy" includes Hendrix's never-before-heard version of Bob Dylan's "Tears Of Rage", solo acoustic recordings of "Electric Ladyland" favorites like "Long Hot Summer Night" and "1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be)" as well as never-before-heard live performances from Berkeley and the legendary BAND OF GYPSYS Fillmore East concert on New Year's Eve 1969 combined together with such new Hendrix songs as "Hear My Freedom", "Hound Dog Blues", "Lonely Avenue" and more.

A centerpiece achievement in Legacy Recordings' monumental Jimi Hendrix catalog project, "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" is the first Hendrix collection to bring fans access to a comprehensive treasure trove of fresh material — including demos, alternate takes, live concert jewels and more — from all phases of the artist's recording career (1964 -1970).

"West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" offers the most complete collection of Jimi's pre-EXPERIENCE R&B performances (including his singles with the Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Don Covay, King Curtis and more) to ever be officially anthologized, while bringing together the most comprehensive and revelatory set of fully realized songs, never before heard live performances, alternate studio takes, acoustic and electric demos, and other rarities drawn from every chapter of Jimi Hendrix's remarkable life and career.

The newly curated and assembled "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" includes "Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child", a new 90-minute documentary directed by the multiple Grammy Award-winning Bob Smeaton ("Beatles Anthology", "Festival Express", "Beatles: The Studio Recordings", "Band of Gypsys"). An autobiographical journey told in the legendary musician's own words as read by PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC's Bootsy Collins, the film incorporates interviews with Hendrix, coupled with the artist's letters, writings and recordings to provide new insight into one of the most enduring icons of popular culture. The documentary features some of Jimi's greatest performances as well as rare and never-before-seen footage and photos including — for the first time ever — examples from the Hendrix family archive of the late guitarist's personal drawings, postcards home to his father, song drafts, sketches, and lyrics.

"Who better to tell the incredible story of a man's life than the man himself? Jimi was amazing and only his music, with tones and textures that he conjured, can capture the colorful and expansive essence of his time here on earth. I am enthralled with this all-encompassing new anthology which not only illuminates his years on both sides of the Atlantic and beautifully reveals his versatility as a performer, from his R&B origins to his explosion on the pop culture scene, but highlights who he was for those who knew and loved him," said Janie Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix and co-producer of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology". "This vast exploration of my brother's musical and life experiences leaves no stone unturned and is sure to broaden our understanding of who Jimi really was, not only as a legendary musician, but also as a timeless messenger of love."

"Jimi Hendrix changed the world with his music and 'West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology' honors that achievement with an unprecedented collection of rarities and never-before-heard tracks from the Hendrix vaults that show the breadth and depth of this extraordinary artist," said Adam Block, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Legacy Recordings. "'West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology' is a comprehensive overview of Hendrix's career told through fresh materials and provides remarkable new insights into one of music's greatest geniuses."

An essential and historic addition to the Jimi Hendrix catalog, "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" brings together, for the first time, many of Hendrix's earliest commercial recordings, providing a rare glimpse of the rising rock guitar hero through a series of stellar sideman performances on a set of highly collectible pre-EXPERIENCE R&B singles.

Included on Disc One of "West Coast Seattle Boy" are:

01. Isley Brothers - Testify (1964)

02. Don Covay & the Goodtimers - Mercy, Mercy (1964 - #1 Cashbox R&B - #35 Billboard Hot 100)

03. Don Covay & the Goodtimers - Can't Stay Away (1964)

04. Rosa Lee Brooks - My Diary (1965 - written by Arthur Lee)

05. Rosa Lee Brooks - Utee (1965)

06. Little Richard - I Don't Know What You Got But It's Got Me (1965)

07. Little Richard - Dancing All Around The World (1965)

08. Frank Howard & The Commanders - I'm So Glad (1966 - written by Billy Cox)

09. Isley Brothers - Move Over And Let Me Dance (1965)

10. Isley Brothers - Have You Ever Been Disappointed (1965)

11. Ray Sharpe - Help Me (Get The Feeling) (Part I) (1966)

12. The Icemen - (My Girl) She's A Fox (1966)

13. Jimmy Norman - That Little Old Groovemaker (1966)

14. Billy Lamont - Sweet Thang (1968)

15. King Curtis - Instant Groove (1969)

Disc Two of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" focuses on 1967-68 and Hendrix's breakout sessions with the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE:

01. Fire (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

02. Are You Experienced (1967) - Previously Unreleased Recording

03. May This Be Love (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

04. Can You See Me (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

05. Love Or Confusion (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

06. Little One (1967) - Previously Unreleased Recording (featuring Dave Mason on sitar)

07. Mr. Bad Luck (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

08. Cat Talking To Me (1967) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

09. Castles Made Of Sand (1967) - Previously Unreleased Recording

10. Tears Of Rage (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

11. Hear My Train A Comin' (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

12. 1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be) (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

13. Long Hot Summer Night (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

14. My Friend (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

15. Angel (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

16. Calling All The Devil's Children (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

17. New Rising Sun (1968) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

Disc Three of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" revisits 1968-1969, both a peak and pivotal period for Hendrix in which the artist was exploring bold new directions on stage and in the studio:

01. Hear My Freedom (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

02. Room Full Of Mirrors (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

03. Shame, Shame, Shame (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

04. Messenger (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

05. Hound Dog Blues (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

06. Untitled Basic Track (1968) - Previously Unreleased Recording

07. Star Spangled Banner (1969) - Previously Unreleased Original Mix

08. Purple Haze (1969) - Previously Unreleased Original Mix

09. Young/Hendrix (1969) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

10. Mastermind (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

11. Message To Love (1969) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

12. Fire (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

13. Foxey Lady (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

Opening with Hendrix's incendiary New Year's Eve performance of "Stone Free" at New York's Fillmore East on December 31, 1969 and closing with a previously unheard recording from Hendrix alone in his Greenwich Village apartment in 1970, Disc Four of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" provides a fascinating portrait of an artist at his fiery best, working on the future:

01. Stone Free (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

02. Burning Desire (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

03. Lonely Avenue (1969) - Previously Unreleased Recording

04. Everlasting First (1970) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording (featuring Arthur Lee)

05. Freedom (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

06. Peter Gunn/Catastrophe (1970) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

07. In From The Storm (1970) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

08. All God's Children (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

09. Red House (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

10. Play That Riff [Thank You] (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

11. Bolero (1970) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

12. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) - Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

13. Suddenly November Morning (1970) - Previously Unreleased Recording

"West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" is the centerpiece of Legacy Recordings/Experience Hendrix LLC's second wave of Hendrix catalog releases. Also arriving on November 16 from the artist Rolling Stone magazine called "the greatest guitarist of all time" are deluxe editions of "Jimi Hendrix Experience: BBC Sessions" and "Jimi Hendrix: Blues", his legendary "Live At Woodstock" performance, and "Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year", the highly collectible Jimi Hendrix Christmas EP.

A single disc "best-of" edition of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" will be available, with or without the "Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child" DVD documentary. "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology" will also be available in a deluxe edition featuring eight 12-inch vinyl LPs.

Experience Hendrix Tour 2010, the fourth edition of the biennial concert tour that features an all-star line up of music greats paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix, is currently underway with performances across the country.

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Legacy Recordings e la Experience Hendrix LLC sono orgogliosi di annunciare l’uscita tanto attesa di “West Coast Seattle Boy - The Anthology Jimi Hendrix”, contenente rari e inediti brani di Jimi Hendrix, della durata di più di quattro ore, in un cofanetto deluxe (4 CD / 1 DVD), disponibile da martedì 16 Novembre.

Il box attesissimo celebra la carriera di Hendrix attraverso un assemblaggio di registrazioni, senza precedenti, non disponibili.

West Coast Seattle Boy - The Anthology Jimi Hendrix non è una collezione di album di Jimi Hendrix già esistenti, bensi contiene 45 registrazioni live e in studio inedited, tra demo e versioni alternative da Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, e Electric Ladyland.

West Coast Seattle Boy include la versione mai pubblicata di Bob Dylan 'Tears Of Rage", nonchè registrazioni acustiche di Electric Ladyland come "Long Hot Summer Night" e "1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be)", la performance dal vivo a Berkeley e il leggendario concerto dell’ultimo dell’anno della Band of Gipsy al Fillmore East nel 1969, insieme a nuovi brani di Hendrix come" Hear My Freedom "," Hound Dog Blues ", "Lonely Avenue" e molto altro ancora.

West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology è la prima collezione di Hendrix che offer ai fans un tesoro completo tra demo, versioni alternative, registrazioni live e molto ancora, che ripercorrono tutta la carriera di Jimi (1964-1970).

Il box contiene inoltre le registrazioni pre-Exprerience tra cui I singoli con gli Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Don Covay, King Curtis e altri.

La registrazione in Dvd propone di un nuovo documentario diretto da Bob Smeaton (multi premiato nei Grammy Awards per: Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings, Band of Gypsys), un viaggio autobiografico raccontato dallo stesso Hendrix con il commeto di Bootsty Collins.

Il film contiene interviste con Hendrix, lettere, scritture, registrazioni, disegni personali, bozze di canzone e testi che forniscono una nuova visione dell’artista tratti dall’archivio di famiglia.

Janie Hendrix, co-produttrice di West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology,ha affermato in merito al DVD, che nessuno può raccontare la storia della vita di un incredibile uomo se non l’uomo stesso, sostenedo che la vasta esplorazione musicale del fratello e le sue esperienze di vita ci fanno capire come egli non sia stato soltanto un musicista leggendario, ma anche un messaggero d’amore senza tempo.

[Guest Massy]

mi auguro che non sia l'ennesima cagata commerciale contenente versioni mozzate, incomplete, inascoltabili o semplicemente brutte...

[electric swan]

Lo sto ascoltando con calma.Il primo cd sono pezzi R&B pre66,alcuni non sono male e in certi si sente la sua personalità.Credo anche che li abbiano mixati mettendo la chitarra più in evidenza. Il 2°cd con la Experience è favoloso,sono alternate takes dei suoi classici,c'è una Are you Experienced? strumentale,una Wind Cries Mary da pelle d'oca,niente di nuovo,solo DIO che suona la chitarra :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6):

PS il resto non l'ho ancora ascoltato.

[massisv]

uhm...mi sa che lo metto sulla letterina per babbonatale... :TRsorrisone:

[Guest Bru]

Lo sto ascoltando con calma.Il primo cd sono pezzi R&B pre66,alcuni non sono male e in certi si sente la sua personalità.Credo anche che li abbiano mixati mettendo la chitarra più in evidenza. Il 2°cd con la Experience è favoloso,sono alternate takes dei suoi classici,c'è una Are you Experienced? strumentale,una Wind Cries Mary da pelle d'oca,niente di nuovo,solo DIO che suona la chitarra :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6):

PS il resto non l'ho ancora ascoltato.

Stessa situazione. CD1 carino, ma nulla de che, serve comemateriale storico. CD2 molto bello!

Il resto oggi.

Oh, poi, a me le pubblicazioni della famiglia piacciono un casino.

Qualitativamente sono eccezionali. I live pubblicati son remasterizzati molto bene; il Berkeley fa paura.

[koluilkuale]

cacchio mi avete già fatto buttare 19€ per il cd di Plant...

[massisv]

cacchio mi avete già fatto buttare 19€ per il cd di Plant...

uhm....buttare nel senso che non merita? ho letto delle recensioni spettacolose :TRsorrisone:

[koluilkuale]

uhm....buttare nel senso che non merita? ho letto delle recensioni spettacolose :TRsorrisone:

se lo vuoi...te lo regalo!

[Guest Bru]

Per me il cd di Planto è bello, poi ovvio, i gusti son gusti.

Il cofanettone di Hendrix va preso per quello che è. Contiene notevoli chicche, ma per noi fanatici.

"Tear of rage" acustica con armonica è da brivido.

[electric swan]

"Love oìr confusion" grandissima,suono da spevento :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6):

Anche "Castles made of sand" strumentale da i brividi,però son troppo di parte :TRyeh: ,come cazzo faccio ad ascoltare John Mayer?!?!?

[Guest Bru]

... come cazzo faccio ad ascoltare John Mayer?!?!?

Sei entrato in andropausa?

[electric swan]

Sei entrato in andropausa?

Tu lo ascolti?!"? dopo Hendrix?!?

[-Oby-]

Ma lo prendo o no???

[Guest Bru]

Tu lo ascolti?!"? dopo Hendrix?!?

Io?

Ma che scherzi?

Omo sono!

Io non lo ascolto manco prima di Hendrix :TRsorrisone:

[Guest Bru]

Il DVD è molto bello. Tutto raccontato in prima persona e tante immagini mai viste prima.

[Gluca]

Io non riesco più ad ascoltarlo, per i suoni troppo acidi. Diciamo pure che non mai stato the king of tone, sopratutto live.

Se lo suona EJ allora si.

[romoletto]

"Love oìr confusion" grandissima,suono da spevento :ult-aaaaa (6): :ult-aaaaa (6):

Anche "Castles made of sand" strumentale da i brividi,però son troppo di parte :TRyeh: ,come cazzo faccio ad ascoltare John Mayer?!?!?

questo è quello che mi chiedo anchio............... :TRsorrisone:

[Guest Bru]

Io non riesco più ad ascoltarlo, per i suoni troppo acidi. Diciamo pure che non mai stato the king of tone, sopratutto live.

Se lo suona EJ allora si.

Ti meriti i Quinn.

Mi sa che non hai mai visto il sole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKPzj3xcWO4

[koluilkuale]

Ti meriti i Quinn.

Mi sa che non hai mai visto il sole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKPzj3xcWO4

grandioso!

sto studiando "Castle made of sand"...un'opera d'arte

[Gluca]

Ti meriti i Quinn.

Mi sa che non hai mai visto il sole

Ha sempre avuto una gran mano, e tutto il resto.

Critico solo il suono; magari bello per quei tempi, oggi un po meno.

[Marco78]

E' stato il più grande di tutti, però in alcuni pezzi dopo 30 secondi devo stopparlo perchè mi ha fracassato i coglioni. Facesse meno casino, sarebbe molto meglio.

[koluilkuale]

E' stato il più grande di tutti, però in alcuni pezzi dopo 30 secondi devo stopparlo perchè mi ha fracassato i coglioni. Facesse meno casino, sarebbe molto meglio.

ti piace parecchio mi pare di capire...

[Marco78]

ti piace parecchio mi pare di capire...

Mi piace, però in alcuni pezzi è palloso. Sto apprezzando ultimamente una musica meno casinara. Tra l'altro i chitarristi dei '70 che preferisco son quelli meno casinari, come Santana, Knofler e Gilmour.

[Guest Bru]

Il Santana all'apice non mi pare sia meno "casinaro" di Hendrix". Soul Sacrifice è bella dannata.

Sarà che poi, io, non lo trovo affatto casinaro, se non nei pezzi durante i quali faceva più show durante i concerti. In studio non è mai casinaro, e manco nell'unico live ufficiale da lui pubblicato.

Per quanto riguarda il tone, c'è un business enorme per ricreare quei suoni di fine 60, e molti di noi ne siamo schiavi.

[romoletto]

è bello sto disco a me non dispiace affatto................ :TRsorrisone:

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