Jimi Hendrix/NY,USA 1970 Complete AUD Recording

Jimi Hendrix has continued to release live recordings from 1969, including the best-seller “THE COMPLETE WOODSTOCK,” and this time, for the first time in a long time, the best live recording from 1970 is here. It’s the New York Pop Festival on July 17th. In his later years, July was the time when his live activities under the name of the Cry of Love Tour reached their peak, and even the official soundboard recordings were enriched, such as in Atlanta and Rainbow Bridge in Hawaii. I am. Among them, “MAUI 1970”, which has been praised as the definitive soundboard just like Woodstock, is another bestseller in Hawaii. New York pop exists as if it were caught between these two classics. This was also an official multi-track recording of the show, but the only song released from it was “Red House”, which was included in the live compilation of “THE JIMI HENDRIX CONCERTS”, also known as “Flame Live”. . What’s more, an unnecessary deep echo was added. Since it is such a sound source, the long version of the sound board has been leaked, and items based on it have been released since the LP era. However, due to the nature of the rough mix, the mix was unstable, and “Red House” was used from the previous echo mix, and “All Along the Watchtower” was replaced with an audience recording. There are some things that leave me feeling dissatisfied. However, audience recordings that completely record the New York pop stage have been circulating among traders for some time, and this is literally the best sound source. Anyway, the high sound quality is unparalleled as a Jimi Hendrix audience in 1970. Among them, the amazing thing is the amazingly on sound image. Well, it was captured with such a powerful sound image in the 70’s festival recording. This is a divine recording that makes you want to describe it as “just like a soundboard.” Yet, it is also appealing in that it captures the realism of a typical rock festival in America during the hippie era. The surrounding audience was noisy for a while after Jimi’s performance started, but this is the atmosphere of the 70’s American festival itself. More than that, the performance and Jimi’s voice are captured with overwhelming sound pressure, so the miraculous recording state that you can hear even the noisy presence is wonderful. In fact, for this release, it was said that the sound source was so ideal that there was nothing that could be changed. Although there is a stereo sound board recording of the same day, I think there is no other audience recording of Jimi that is comparable at all. There are a surprising number of audience recordings of his stage performances considering the times, but among them, this is without a doubt the top class. What is also noteworthy is the splendor of the performance woven by Jimi and the band. It is very rare for “Stone Free” to be played on the Cry of Love tour, but it is played with such intensity that it seems like it cuts into a noisy venue. Amazing. As if this opening had decided the voltage of the day, the performance suddenly continued with an upper atmosphere. I got the impression that Jimi was playing carefully in Atlanta and Maui before and after, but on this day it was on a completely different level. Still, in between “Fire” you can feel the riffs of Cream’s “Sunshine Of Your Love” and the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” playing smoothly. And as Jimi played the incandescent guitar in “Red House”, it is valuable as a document that it even conveys the sense of reality that the place, which had been noisy until then, begins to calm down. It is clear that Jimi was inspired more than ever because of the noisy atmosphere, and you will not see any other show in 1970 that attacks so fiercely. The American National Anthem, which has become popular among fans in the year since their famous performance at Woodstock last year, was played as an introduction before “Purple Haze,” but before that, there was a little bit of “Fireflies”. It’s also interesting to see a medley of scenes. Jimi is in great shape and has plenty of time to spare. Other great sound sources such as Isle of Wight and Berkeley existed in the 1970s, but due to the existence of multi-track recordings, until now it was a hidden masterpiece that was only recognized as a “masterpiece audience recording” among enthusiasts. And a great sound source. Even if an official sound board of the same day appears in the future, it will be impossible to convey the power of such a vivid performance and the sense of urgency. Anyway, please enjoy the upper performance that you can listen to all at once with a realistic and active sound image that rivals the sound board. This is a live recording of Jimi’s later years that is outstanding in both sound quality and performance! (Remastered Memo) ★The sound quality is the best and the pitch is correct, so I just reduced the loud microphone contact sound that can be visually confirmed, and nothing else was done. Downing Stadium, Randall’s Island, NY, USA 17th July 1970 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (53:41) 1. Intro 2. Stone Free 3. Fire 4. Red House 5. Message Of Love 6. Lover Man 7. All Along The Watchtower 8 Foxy Lady 9. Ezy Ryder 10. Star Spangled Banner 11. Purple Haze 12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix – Guitar, Vocal Mitch Mitchell – Drums Billy Cox – Bass