The team behind Jimi Hendrix is streaming a previously-unreleased cover of the Muddy Waters classic, “Mannish Boy”, as the lead track from the iconic rocker’s forthcoming album “Both Sides Of The Sky.”
The tune was recorded by the trio that would come to be known as Band Of Gypsys – Hendrix, bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles – during their first-ever recording session on April 22, 1969 at the Record Plant in New York.
This lineup would go on to make its public debut during four performances at the city’s Fillmore East on New Year’s Eve 1969 and New Year’s Day 1970, from which the live albums “Band Of Gypsys” (1970) and “Machine Gun” (2016) are derived.
Due March 9, the 13-track “Both Sides Of The Sky” delivers 10 unreleased tunes and marks the third volume in a trilogy from the Hendrix archives, following 2010’s “Valleys Of Neptune” and 2013’s “People, Hell And Angels.”
Produced by Eddie Kramer alongside John McDermott and Janie Hendrix – the guitarist's sister and president of Experience Hendrix – the project includes guest appearances by Johnny Winter, Stepehen Stills, Lonnie Youngblood and original Jimi Hendrix Experience members Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding.
"It was amazing just to watch him in the studio or live,” explains Kramer. “The brain kicks off the thought process - it goes through his brain through his heart and through his hands and onto the guitar, and it's a seamless process. It's like a lead guitar and a rhythm guitar at the same time, and it's scary. There's never been another Jimi Hendrix, at least in my mind."
“Both Sides Of The Sky” will be issued via multiple formats, including CD, digital and a numbered, 180-gram audiophile double-vinyl.
Jimi Hendrix
“Both Sides Of The Sky”
Release date: March 9
01. "Mannish Boy" (previously unreleased)
02. "Lover Man" (previously unreleased)
03. "Hear My Train A Comin'" (previously unreleased)
04. "Stepping Stone" (previously unreleased)
05. "$20 Fine" (previously unreleased, featuring Stephen Stills)
06. "Power Of Soul" (previously unavailable extended version)
07. "Jungle" (previously unreleased)
08. "Things I Used To Do" (featuring Johnny Winter)
09. "Georgia Blues" (featuring Lonnie Youngblood)
10. "Sweet Angel" (previously unreleased)
11. "Woodstock" (previously unreleased, featuring Stephen Stills)
12. "Send My Love To Linda" (previously unreleased)
13. "Cherokee Mist" (previously unreleased)
See also:
Jimi Hendrix: Unreleased songs to appear on Both Sides Of The Sky
VIDEO: Jimi Hendrix previews debut Band Of Gypsys performance
Jimi Hendrix to release debut Band Of Gypsys performance
Jimi Hendrix concert film Electric Church to be released
Search Jimi Hendrix at hennemusic
