Loose Ends (Jimi Hendrix album)
| Loose Ends | ||||
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 UK and Japan cover | ||||
| Compilation album by Jimi Hendrix | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 1967 to July 1970 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady, Record Plant, and Baggy's Studios in New York, Mayfair Studios in London[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | John Jansen | |||
| Jimi Hendrix British chronology | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 French cover of Loose Ends |
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 German cover of Loose Ends |
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 Reissue titled The Jimi Hendrix Album |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Loose Ends is a posthumous compilation album[3] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in February 1974 in the United Kingdom. It was the fourth and last Hendrix studio album released posthumously by manager Michael Jeffery. The album features a collection of outtakes and jams, with the exception of "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" which is the sole authorized track by Hendrix, in a new stereo mix by Eddie Kramer.
The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by John Jansen, who is listed on the record's sleeve as "Alex Trevor" because he did not wish his name to be on the LP's credits. Additional engineering was provided by Eddie Kramer, Dave Palmer, Kim King, Gary Kellgren, Jack Adams, Tom Flye and Jim Robinson.
Reprise Records (Jimi Hendrix' label at the time), declined to issue this album in the United States and Canada as they considered the material below standard. All the tracks on this LP have been subsequently re-released on other official albums, in some form, except "Blue Suede Shoes". The UK, French and Japanese pressings all had different covers.
This release was also repackaged in 1983 under the name The Jimi Hendrix Album on LP and cassette (Contour Records, UK).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Come Down Hard on Me Baby" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Jam 292" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "The Drifter's Escape" (Bob Dylan) | 3:02 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Burning Desire" | 9:30 |
| 2. | "Born a Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon — original Dixon title: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man")) | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" | 1:32 |
Appearances of these tracks on newer releases
- "Come Down Hard on Me Baby" appears on the The Jimi Hendrix Experience box set in a slightly different version
- "Jam 292" appears on Hear My Music in a longer version
- "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" appears on South Saturn Delta
- "The Drifter's Escape" appears on South Saturn Delta in Hendrix' own mix
- "Burning Desire" appears on The Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions
- "Born a Hoochie Coochie Man" appears on The Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions
- "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" appears on the The Jimi Hendrix Experience box set
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix — guitars, lead vocals
- Billy Cox — bass, backing vocals on track 6
- Mitch Mitchell — drums on tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5
- Buddy Miles — drums on tracks 2, 6 and 7, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 7
- Sharon Layne — piano on track 3
- Noel Redding — bass on track 4
Recording details
- Track 1 recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York on July 15, 1970
- Track 2 recorded at Record Plant studios in New York City, New York on January 23, 1970
- Track 3 recorded at Record Plant Studios on May 14, 1969
- Track 4 recorded at Mayfair Studios, New York City, New York on July 18 and 29, 1967
- Track 5 recorded at Electric Lady Studios on June 17, 1970
- Tracks 6 and 7 recorded at Baggys in New York City, New York on December 18 or 19, 1969
- Track 8 recorded at Record Plant Studios on June 14, 1968
References
- Shapiro, Harry; Caesar Glebbeek (1995-08-15). "Appendix 1: Music, Sweet Music: The Discography". Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (3rd ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 544–545. ISBN 978-0-312-13062-6.
- ↑ Discogs - Mayfair Recording Studios profile and discography
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Moskowitz, David (2010). The Words and Music of Jimi Hendrix. ABC-CLIO. p. 188. ISBN 0313375925. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
...the long since out-of-print Loose Ends compilation.
