Winterland is a posthumous live box set by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released on September 13, 2011, by Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the four-disc collection documents the band's six performances at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California between October 10 and 12, 1968. A single disc "highlights" edition was released the same day.[1]
| Winterland | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | October 10–12, 1968 | |||
| Venue | Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 275:46 | |||
| Label | Experience Hendrix/Legacy | |||
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| Singles from Winterland | ||||
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On August 23, 2011, "Like a Rolling Stone" was released as a single, backed with "Spanish Castle Magic".[2] Several of recordings that are included on the box set had been previously released on The Jimi Hendrix Concerts (1982) and Live at Winterland (1987). The Amazon.com exclusive disc five was recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on February 4, 1968 and was previously released on Paris 1967/San Francisco 1968 (2003).
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Track listing
editDetails taken from the original Experience Hendrix box set notes;[6] other sources may show different information.
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted
| No. | Title | Show | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tax Free" (Bo Hansson, Janne Carlsson) | 2nd | 15:15 |
| 2. | "Lover Man" | 2nd | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Pete Brown) | 2nd | 7:30 |
| 4. | "Hear My Train A Comin'" | 2nd | 11:33 |
| 5. | "Killing Floor" (Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf) | 2nd | 7:55 |
| 6. | "Foxey Lady" | 1st | 5:36 |
| 7. | "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) | 2nd | 7:19 |
| 8. | "The Star-Spangled Banner" (arr. Hendrix) | 2nd | 5:56 |
| 9. | "Purple Haze" | 2nd | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 72:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Show | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tax Free" (Hansson, Carlsson) | 2nd | 10:01 |
| 2. | "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) | 2nd | 11:46 |
| 3. | "Lover Man" | 2nd | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Hey Joe" (Roberts) | 2nd | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Fire" | 2nd | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Foxey Lady" | 2nd | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Are You Experienced?" | 1st | 12:13 |
| 8. | "Red House" | 1st | 12:24 |
| 9. | "Purple Haze" | 2nd | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 69:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Show | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fire" | 1st | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Lover Man" | 1st | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Like a Rolling Stone" (Dylan) | 1st | 11:48 |
| 4. | "Manic Depression" | 2nd | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) | 2nd | 9:01 |
| 6. | "Little Wing" | 2nd | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Spanish Castle Magic" | 2nd | 6:28 |
| 8. | "Red House" | 2nd | 9:13 |
| 9. | "Hey Joe" (Roberts) | 1st | 6:45 |
| 10. | "Purple Haze" | 1st | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Wild Thing" (Chip Taylor) | 1st | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 69:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Date (all 1968)[7] | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Foxey Lady" | October 12, 2nd show | 6:05 |
| 2. | "Are You Experienced?" | October 10, 1st show | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" | October 10, 1st show | 7:43 |
| 4. | "Red House" | October 10, 1st show | 15:21 |
| 5. | "The Star-Spangled Banner" (arr. Hendrix) | October 11, 1st show | 6:10 |
| 6. | "Purple Haze" | October 11, 1st show | 6:13 |
| 7. | "Interview at Boston Garden backstage" | November 16 | 19:04 |
| Total length: | 68:03 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Killing Floor" (Burnett) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Red House" | 5:43 |
| 3. | "Catfish Blues" | 11:44 |
| 4. | "Dear Mr. Fantasy (Part one)" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood) | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Dear Mr. Fantasy (Part two)" (Capaldi, Winwood, Wood) | 6:27 |
| Total length: | 33:10 | |
| No. | Title | Show (all 1968) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fire" | October 12, 1st show | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Foxey Lady" | October 10, 1st show | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Like a Rolling Stone" (Dylan) | October 12, 1st show | 11:00 |
| 4. | "Hey Joe" (Roberts) | October 11, 2nd show | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Hear My Train a Comin'" | October 10, 2nd show | 12:00 |
| 6. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) | October 10, 2nd show | 7:10 |
| 7. | "Little Wing" | October 12, 2nd show | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Are You Experienced?" | October 10, 1st show | 7:27 |
| 9. | "Manic Depression" | October 12, 2nd show | 5:30 |
| 10. | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" | October 10, 1st show | 7:45 |
| 11. | "Purple Haze" | October 11, 2nd show | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 74:02 | ||
Personnel
edit- Jimi Hendrix – vocals, guitar
- Noel Redding – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Jack Casady – bass on "Killing Floor" and "Hey Joe" (October 10)
- Virgil Gonsalves – flute on "Are You Experienced?" (October 11)
- Herbie Rich – organ (five songs, October 11)
Exclusive disc five (Fillmore, February 4, 1968)
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Noel Redding – bass guitar
- Buddy Miles – drums on "Dear Mr. Fantasy Part 1 & 2"
References
edit- ^ "Experience Hendrix LLC & Legacy Recordings Launches Fourth Wave of Releases in Critically Acclaimed Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project". jimihendrix.com (official website). June 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Jimi Hendrix: Like a Rolling Stone CD Single". authentichendrix.com (official online). Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Westergaard, Sean. "Jimi Hendrix Experience: Winterland [Box set] – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Sean (December 15, 2011). "Jimi Hendrix Experience: Winterland". PopMatters. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (September 13, 2011). "Winterland (Reissue)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ Experience Hendrix (2011). Winterland (Box set booklet). The Jimi Hendrix Experience. New York City: Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings. pp. 30, 34. 88697936192.
- ^ The box set booklet does not list the shows for disc 4.