Third Man Records, in partnership with Experience Hendrix, and in connection with Legacy Recordings (a division of Sony Music Entertainment), have announced Jimi Hendrix’s Valley of Jams 1969-1970 as the 67th entry in Third Man Records’ long-running archival audio series, The Vault.
An anthology of previously released improvisational recordings, Valley of Jams 1969-1970 will collect three LPs, pressed on 180-gram colored vinyl at Third Man Record Pressing in Detroit, MI, along with an additional standard vinyl 7”, patch and bumper sticker, all packaged in a tri-fold jacket, “utilizing multiple rapid shot photos of Hendrix to simulate movement via still imagery.”
Subscriptions to order Vault #67: Jimi Hendrix – Valley of Jams 1969-1970 are available now through January 31 at midnight (CT).
Jimi Hendrix burst onto the international music scene of the mid-1960’s. Born in Seattle in 1942, early life experiences in the United States Army and as a backing musician for the likes of the Isley Brothers and Little Richard on the Chitlin’ Circuit laid the groundwork for what was to come.
With the release of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s first single in December 1966, Hendrix was caught up in a musical whirlwind until his untimely death in September 1970.
Of particular interest in this collection is Jimi Hendrix’s use of the studio, improvisational creations, and jamming as a foundational aspect to his creative process. Valley of Jams 1969-1970 focuses in on the transitional period where the Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding line-up of the Experience begins to give way, with Redding’s exit making way for Billy Cox to take over on bass, and Mitchell’s eventual departure leading to Buddy Miles picking up behind the drums.
The recordings on Valley of Jams 1969-1970 span multiple sessions in New York and London. This includes the 28-minute exploration of “Keep On Groovin’,” which combines Jazz, Flamenco, Blues, Rock, Soul, and more.
Valley of Jams 1969-1970 was precisely mixed by Eddie Kramer, Jimi’s engineer of choice, who spent as much time as anyone with Jimi in the studio during these sessions.
VAULT #67: JIMI HENDRIX VALLEY OF JAMS 1969-1970
3 x LP / 1 x 7-inch single
Tracklist:
LP 1:
Slow Version (4:56)
Jam 292 (5:22)
Trash Man (7:23)
Izabella (4:23)
Record Plant 2X (11:03)
Villanova Junction Blues (4:56)
LP 2:
Ezy Ryder/MLK (19:59)
Room Full Of Mirrors (5:53)
Jungle (9:05)
Strato Strut (4:40)
Slow Time Blues (3:49)
LP 3:
Burning Desire (9:48)
Cherokee Mist/Astro Man (4:53)
Stepping Stone/Villanova Junction Blues (6:38)
Keep On Groovin’ (28:05)
7-inch:
Midnight Lightning (3:07)
Beginnings – Take 5 (5:26)
