Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>cover photo \u00a9 Mike Berkofsky<\/p>\n NEW JIMI HENDRIX ALBUM \u201cBOTH SIDES OF THE SKY\u201d <\/em>COMPLETING THE TRILOGY STARTED WITH VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE<\/em>\u00a0AND\u00a0PEOPLE, HELL AND ANGELS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n New York, NY (Perfect Music Today) 12\/7\/17\/–<\/b>–\u00a0On March 9<\/span><\/a>, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly release\u00a0Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>, a dynamic new Jimi Hendrix album featuring 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970\u201410 of which have never before been released. The album will be released on multiple formats including CD, digital, and as a numbered 180 gram audiophile vinyl 2LP.<\/p>\n Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>\u00a0is the third volume in a trilogy of albums intended to present the best and most significant unissued studio recordings remaining in the music legend\u2019s archive. Beginning with\u00a0Valleys of Neptune<\/i>\u00a0(2010), which earned top ten sales rankings in fifteen countries (including a top position of #4 on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Top 200 Album Chart), followed by\u00a0People, Hell and Angels<\/i>\u00a0(2013) which peaked on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Top 100 album chart at #2. Billboard\u2019s coveted number one singles ranking went to \u201cSomewhere,\u201d the album\u2019s lead track and the legendary guitarist\u2019s highest ever US singles chart achievement. This third release is anticipated to complete the spectacular recording event in epic fashion. \u201cSince Experience Hendrix began its restoration of the Jimi Hendrix music catalog in 1997, our goal has been to present these important recordings to Jimi\u2019s fans in the best possible quality. We are excited about achieving that. We\u2019ve also been intent on generating album releases which present this amazing music in its proper context,\u201d explains John McDermott, one of the album\u2019s co-producers, together with Janie Hendrix and Eddie Kramer.<\/p>\n Pre-order\u00a0Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>\u00a0here:\u00a0<\/b>jimihendrix.lnk.to\/bothsides<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Recorded between January 1968 and February 1970,\u00a0Jimi\u2019s desire to push the boundaries of blues music can be heard throughout.\u00a0Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>\u00a0additionally highlights Jimi\u2019s mastery of\u00a0studio production and his increasing use of these facilities as a proving ground for new sounds, material, and techniques. Many of the album\u2019s tracks were recorded by the trio that would come to be known as Band of Gypsys: Jimi on guitar and vocals, Billy Cox on bass, and Buddy Miles on drums. \u00a0For their first-ever recording session on April 22, 1969, Hendrix turned to their shared musical root, delta blues. Their previously unreleased, uptempo reworking of Muddy Waters\u2019 \u201cMannish Boy\u201d opens the album and sets the tempo for what follows. \u201cLover Man\u201d was a favored Hendrix original and the guitarist was determined to realize a finished master.\u00a0 Previous attempts by the original Experience had yet to yield this for Hendrix but this December 1969 effort by the Band Of Gypsys \u2014 complete with its homage to the popular Batman theme song\u2014was his strongest effort to date.<\/p>\n \u201cHear My Train A Comin\u2019\u201d features drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding from the original Jimi Hendrix Experience. This original blues composition had become a staple of Hendrix\u2019s concerts. This previously unreleased April 1969 recording captured the furious power and dynamic tension that made the song so memorable. Previously unheard recordings of \u201cStepping Stone,\u201d \u201cJungle,\u201d \u201cCherokee Mist\u201d (which features Hendrix on both electric guitar and sitar) as well as the January 1968 recording of \u201cSweet Angel\u201d provide further highlights.<\/p>\n Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>\u00a0also features an assortment of notable guest musicians. Stephen Stills befriended Hendrix at the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. In September of 1969 Stills was invited to a Hendrix session at the Record Plant in New York. Stills burst into the session with a song Joni Mitchell had recently composed, titled \u201cWoodstock.\u201d Joined by Hendrix and Buddy Miles, the trio recorded this version first–months before Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released their popular rendition of Mitchell\u2019s song. Stills would also contribute $20 Fine, an original song that featured Hendrix on multiple guitars, Mitchell on drums, Stills on organ and lead vocals and Duane Hitchings (Buddy Miles Express) on piano.<\/p>\n Another of the album\u2019s unique band creations sees Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Winter on guitar, backed by Billy Cox and drummer Dallas Taylor of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. An excerpt of their rendition of Guitar Slim\u2019s \u201cThings I Used To Do\u201d was initially heard as part of a 1990 nationally syndicated radio program and accompanying box set, but here it is presented in full, newly mixed by Eddie Kramer for\u00a0Both Sides of The Sky.<\/i>\u00a0On \u201cGeorgia Blues,\u201d Jimi is reunited with his old bandmate Lonnie Youngblood (vocals\/sax) from his pre-fame days in Curtis Knight & The Squires.\u00a0Briefly issued as part of the 2008\u00a0Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues<\/i>\u00a0series but out of print for nearly a decade, this special recording is once more available to Hendrix fans throughout the world on all audio formats.<\/p>\n Both Sides of the Sky<\/i>\u00a0was produced by Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, and Eddie Kramer. Kramer served as recording engineer on every Jimi Hendrix album made during the artist\u2019s life. In order to preserve the integrity and continuity of the Hendrix legacy, this same team has produced every Jimi Hendrix audio and visual release since 1996.<\/p>\n Janie Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. commented, \u201cWe have a growing commitment to preserve the legacy of Jimi and also to continue to give the worldwide family of Jimi fans quality releases. That\u2019s what\u00a0Both Sides of The Sky\u00a0<\/i>reflects\u2026our ongoing commitment. In a deeper sense, it\u2019s the keeping of a promise. Jimi and I once made a promise to each other. He said he would take care of me and I told him I would take care him. Through his music and our preservation of his work, my brother and I honor one another. We are now in our third decade of watching over Jimi\u2019s creative works and our resolve to maintain the integrity of what he left us has only grown stronger with time.\u201d<\/p>\n That is also the purpose for Eddie Kramer\u2019s involvement and his devotion to the project. He remarked, \u201cJimi\u2019s true home was the studio, that\u2019s where the music and the magic happened. He loved everything about recording and it\u2019s been my distinct pleasure and an honor to play a part in that process both then and now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Both Sides of the Sky<\/i><\/b>\u00a0tracklist:<\/b><\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mannish Boy*<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lover Man*<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hear My Train A Comin\u2019*<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Stepping Stone*<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$20 Fine*+<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Power Of Soul^<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jungle*<\/p>\n 8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Things I Used to Do#<\/p>\n 9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia Blues++<\/p>\n 10) \u00a0Sweet Angel*<\/p>\n 11) \u00a0Woodstock*+<\/p>\n 12) \u00a0Send My Love To Linda*<\/p>\n 13) \u00a0Cherokee Mist*<\/p>\n *Previously unreleased<\/p>\n ^ Previously unavailable extended version<\/p>\n +Featuring Stephen Stills<\/p>\n #Featuring Johnny Winter<\/p>\n ++Featuring Lonnie Youngblood<\/p>\n \u00a0http:\/\/www.jimihendrix.com\/http:\/\/www.legacyrecordings.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Produced by Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer and John McDermott for Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n 287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmusictoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.champagnewinemaison.com<\/a><\/p>\n champagnewinemaison@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publicatio<\/a><\/p>\n![\"tn-10\"](\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tn-10.jpg\")
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