THE HARD STUFF REISSUES

Jimi Hendrix

Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts EXPERIENCE HENDRIX/LEGACY

All four Band Of Gypsys shows.

The original Band Of Gypsys (live) album was released in April 1970 as a legal settlement. Hendrix dismissed it, saying: “Not enough preparation went into it and it came out a bit ‘grizzly’”. Nevertheless, it has grown in stature ever since, as it showcases Jimi, six months after the final Experience show, taking his music in a bluesier, more soulful direction. More of which could be heard on studio recordings he was making at the time. All of it came to an end with his death on September 18, 1970.

The Band Of Gypsys line-up was Hendrix plus Buddy Miles on drums and Billy Cox on bass (his core rhythm section at Woodstock). The trio debuted with four shows at the Fillmore East in New York City: two on December 31, 1969, followed by a pair on New Year’s Day 1970. All were recorded. The six songs on the original album were lifted from the third and fourth shows. This five-CD package