Valleys Of Neptune

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01 03:47 Stone Free
02 04:04 Valleys Of Neptune
03 06:23 Bleeding Heart
04 07:32 Hear My Train A Comin
05 02:58 Mr. Bad Luck
06 06:47 Sunshine Of Your Love
07 04:18 Lover Man
08 05:52 Ships Passing Through The Night
09 03:12 Fire
10 08:23 Red House
11 03:49 Lullaby For The Summer
12 04:57 Crying Blue Rain

Though there have been many posthumous releases from Jimi
Hendrix's archives since his tragic death, the recently-
announced 'Valleys of Neptune' isn't meant to be a "lost"
album. Rather, it's a look at the creative period in
Hendrix's life between the 1968 release of 'Electric
Ladyland' and his legendary appearance at Woodstock the
following summer.

"In the aftermath of 'Electric Ladyland,' he made a series
of recordings with the original Experience," co-producer,
author and Experience Hendrix catalog director John
McDermott tells Spinner. "When they effectively stopped
working as a three-man recording unit, he brought in
[bassist] Billy Cox -- this album captures that transition.
We don't want to over-dramatize it. This is that missing
period of time."

The dozen tracks on 'Valleys of Neptune' reflect a time
where Hendrix, finding his way with a new band while
fighting contractual problems, was blossoming creatively.
Featuring reworked hits like 'Fire' and 'Red House' as well
as fully-realized songs that have never officially been
released, the album shows that Hendrix was embarking in a
new direction, one that would later be heard on 'Band of
Gypsys.' While the album is due out on March 9, check out
Spinner's exclusive premiere of the title track below to
hear what McDermott refers to as a "snapshot" into a part of
Jimi's life that's rarely been heard.

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http://www.jimihendrix.com/uk/music/valleys-neptune-cd-vinyl-editions

CD Edition:
Valleys Of Neptune is the newly compiled album of 12 fully realized studio recordings, and more than 60 minutes of music never commercially available. Centered around tracks recorded during a pivotal and turbulent four-month period in 1969, Valleys Of Neptune unveils the original Jimi Hendrix Experience's final studio recordings, as the group lays down the foundation for its follow-up to Electric Ladyland, alongside the guitar superhero's first sessions with bassist Billy Cox, an old army buddy he'd recruited into his new ensemble.

Valleys Of Neptune provides an essential, compelling, and up-til-now largely unseen view of what Jimi Hendrix was up to musically in the critical period between the release of Electric Ladyland in October 1968 and the 1970 opening of his own Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the state of the art facility where he would begin his final project, the ambitious double album First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.

Valleys of Neptune is originality electrified, offering more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music, originally recorded, and newly mixed for this historic release, by Hendrix's longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, who first worked with the guitarist on Are You Experienced in 1967. Valleys Of Neptune is produced by Janie Hendrix, John McDermott (who contributes detailed liner notes to the album) and Eddie Kramer.

"Valleys of Neptune" has long been one of the most sought after of any commercially unavailable Jimi Hendrix recording and sees it's debut nearly forty years after Jimi finished recording the track at New York's Record Plant in May of 1970.

Other highlights on Valleys Of Neptune include blazing studio covers of Elmore James' classic "Bleeding Heart" and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love" as well as premier performances of original Hendrix compositions like "Ships Passing Through The Night," "Lullaby For The Summer" and The Jimi Hendrix Experience's the original un-dubbed rendition of "Hear My Train A Comin'." Also included in Valleys Of Neptune is "Mr. Bad Luck," a Jimi Hendrix Experience track, produced by Chas Chandler during the 1967 Axis: Bold As Love sessions.

Vinyl Edition:
Limited edition, ALL ANALOG LP is pressed on 180 gram audiophile grade vinyl. The first 5,000 copies of this release will be individually numbered. RTI's world class facility in Camarillo, California will be used for album production.

Valleys Of Neptune is the newly compiled album of 12 fully realized studio recordings, and more than 60 minutes of music never commercially available. Centered around tracks recorded during a pivotal and turbulent four-month period in 1969, Valleys Of Neptune unveils the original Jimi Hendrix Experience's final studio recordings, as the group lays down the foundation for its follow-up to Electric Ladyland, alongside the guitar superhero's first sessions with bassist Billy Cox, an old army buddy he'd recruited into his new ensemble.

Valleys Of Neptune provides an essential, compelling, and up-til-now largely unseen view of what Jimi Hendrix was up to musically in the critical period between the release of Electric Ladyland in October 1968 and the 1970 opening of his own Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the state of the art facility where he would begin his final project, the ambitious double album First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.

Valleys of Neptune is originality electrified, offering more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music, originally recorded, and newly mixed for this historic release, by Hendrix's longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, who first worked with the guitarist on Are You Experienced in 1967. Valleys Of Neptune is produced by Janie Hendrix, John McDermott (who contributes detailed liner notes to the album) and Eddie Kramer.

"Valleys of Neptune" has long been one of the most sought after of any commercially unavailable Jimi Hendrix recording and sees it's debut nearly forty years after Jimi finished recording the track at New York's Record Plant in May of 1970.

Other highlights on Valleys Of Neptune include blazing studio covers of Elmore James' classic "Bleeding Heart" and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love" as well as premier performances of original Hendrix compositions like "Ships Passing Through The Night," "Lullaby For The Summer" and The Jimi Hendrix Experience's the original un-dubbed rendition of "Hear My Train A Comin'." Also included in Valleys Of Neptune is "Mr. Bad Luck," a Jimi Hendrix Experience track, produced by Chas Chandler during the 1967 Axis: Bold As Love sessions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleys_of_Neptune

Valleys of Neptune is a posthumous studio album by American Psychedelic Rock musician Jimi Hendrix. Released in the United States on March 9, 2010, the album boasts "12 previously unreleased studio recordings,"[2] including the title track, "one of the most sought after of all of Hendrix's commercially unavailable recordings."[2] The tracks on Valleys of Neptune were largely self-produced by Hendrix, and received extra posthumous production from Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer and John McDermott for Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.[3] Largely recorded in 1969 following the release of Electric Ladyland, the album predominantly features the original lineup of The Jimi Hendrix Experience: vocalist and guitarist Hendrix, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.[3] The lead single released from the album was "Valleys of Neptune", on February 1, 2010, followed by "Bleeding Heart" on March 1;[4] music videos were produced for both songs.

Background

The majority of the tracks featured on Valleys of Neptune were recorded in early 1969, while Hendrix was experimenting with songs for his unfinished fourth album, following the successful release of Electric Ladyland in September 1968. Numerous different versions have been released, both officially and otherwise, and the majority of the 'previously unreleased' recordings present on the 2010 album have been released in one form or another before, albeit sometimes in inferior quality or different versions.

Reception

Writing for music website MusicRadar.com, critic Joe Bosso compiled a track-by-track review of Valleys of Neptune, an album in the whole that he described as "one of the best albums of 2010".[5] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney in the Financial Times was equally positive, awarding the album a four-star (of a maximum five) rating and describing it as "a cut above the many posthumous cash-ins released in [Hendrix's] name."[6] Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times awarded the album "Two and a half stars (Out of four)", summarising her review by saying: "Fans will be fascinated by these bluesy riffs with the Experience, but this album of unreleased material from the archives doesn't convey much that was unknown."[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except "Bleeding Heart" by Elmore James and "Sunshine of Your Love" by Pete Brown, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton.
No. Title Length
1. "Stone Free" 3:45
2. "Valleys of Neptune" 4:01
3. "Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James cover) 6:20
4. "Hear My Train a Comin'" 7:29
5. "Mr. Bad Luck" 2:56
6. "Sunshine of Your Love" (instrumental Cream cover) 6:45
7. "Lover Man" 4:15
8. "Ships Passing Through the Night" 5:52
9. "Fire" 3:12
10. "Red House" 8:20
11. "Lullaby for the Summer" (instrumental) 3:48
12. "Crying Blue Rain" 4:56
61:40
Target bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Slow Version" (instrumental) 4:56
14. "Trash Man" (instrumental) 7:23
73:59

Recording details

All recording details are included in the Valleys of Neptune booklet,[3] except for the Target tracks, which are listed on the inside of the Digipack behind the CD.
No. Track Date(s) Studio(s) Details Ref(s).
1 "Stone Free" April 7, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York Master recording [8][9]
April 9, 1969 Guitar and vocal overdubs [8][9][10]
April 14, 1969 Guitar and vocal overdubs [8][9]
May 17, 1969 Additional recording —
2 "Valleys of Neptune" September 23, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York Master recording [11]
May 15, 1970 Additional recording [12][13]
3 "Bleeding Heart" April 24, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York All recording [14][15]
4 "Hear My Train a Comin'" April 7, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York All recording [8][9]
5 "Mr. Bad Luck" May 5, 1967 Olympic Studios, London, England All original recording —
June 5, 1987 Air Studios, London, England Bass and drum overdubs
6 "Sunshine of Your Love" February 16, 1969 Olympic Studios, London, England All recording [16][17]
7 "Lover Man"
8 "Ships Passing Through the Night" April 14, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York All recording [8][18]
9 "Fire" February 17, 1969 Olympic Studios, London, England All recording [19][20]
10 "Red House"
11 "Lullaby for the Summer" April 7, 1969 Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York All recording [8][9]
12 "Crying Blue Rain" February 16, 1969 Olympic Studios, London, England All recording [16][17]
June 5, 1987 Air Studios, London, England Bass and drum overdubs —

Target bonus tracks
No. Track Date Studio Details Ref.
13 "Slow Version" Februrary 14, 1969 Olympic Studios, London, England All recording —
14 "Trash Man" April 3, 1969 Olmstead Studios, New York City, New York All recording —

Personnel

Primary musicians

* Jimi Hendrix – vocals, guitars, production on all tracks except 5, front cover painting
* Mitch Mitchell – drums on all tracks except 3
* Noel Redding – bass on all tracks except 1, 2 and 3, backing vocals on track 9
* Billy Cox – bass on tracks 1, 2 and 3

Additional musicians

* Rocki Dzidzornu – percussion on tracks 6 and 12
* Roger Chapman – backing vocals on track 1
* Andy Fairweather Low – backing vocals on track 1
* Juma Sultan – percussion on track 2
* Rocky Isaac – drums on track 3
* Chris Grimes – tambourine on track 3
* Al Marks – maracas on track 3



Original production personnel

* Eddie Kramer – posthumous production, mixing, engineering on tracks 1, 2, 5 and 14
* Chas Chandler – production on track 5
* George Chkiantz – engineering on tracks 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13
* Gary Kellgren – engineering on tracks 1, 3 and 8
* Jack Adams – engineering on track 2

Posthumous production personnel

* Janie Hendrix – production
* John McDermott – production, essay
* Chandler Harrod – engineering assistance
* Rick Kwan – additional engineering
* Derik Lee – additional engineering
* Charlie Stavish – additional engineering
* Aaron Walk – additional engineering
* George Marino – mastering



Graphic personnel

* Phil Yarnall – graphic design
* Linda McCartney – front cover photography
* James Davenport – back cover photography, booklet photography
* Jerry Schatzberg – booklet photography
* Jonathan Stathakis – booklet photography
* Graham F. Page – booklet photography
* John Sullivan – booklet photography
* Ulvis Alberts – booklet photography
* Willis Hogan Jr. – booklet photography
* Peter Riches – booklet photography


Release details
Region Date Label Format Catalog Ref.
Benelux March 5, 2010 Sony Music CD 886976405625 [21]
Germany [22]
United Kingdom March 8, 2010 Sony Music CD 88697640562 [23]
France March 8, 2010 Strategic Marketing CD — [24]
United States March 9, 2010 Legacy Recordings CD 8869764056 [25]
Double LP album 88697640591 [26][27]
Japan March 10, 2010 Sony Music CD SICP2662 [28]

Chart performance
Chart Peak position
Billboard 200 4
US Rock Albums 2
Australian Albums Chart[29] 8
Swedish Albums Chart 7
Polish Albums Chart 23[30]

References

* Geldeart, Gary; Rodham, Steve (2007), Jimi Hendrix: The Studio Log, Warrington, Cheshire: Jimpress, ISBN 9780952768647

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