Bleeding Heart (album)
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Bleeding Heart is a posthumous live album by American singer/guitarist Jimi Hendrix. The album documents Hendrix's jam session at the Scene club, 301 West 46th Street, New York City, in March 1968. After being extensively bootlegged, the album was released officially in 1994 by Castle Communications.[1]
The album is notable for guest vocals from Jim Morrison (improvised lyrics with a strong sexual theme, and showing signs of drunkenness). Other personnel were bassist Randy Hobbs and drummer Warren "Bugs" Pemberton of Liverpool band the Undertakers who was living in Greenwich Village at the time. It has been rumored that guitarist Johnny Winter and Hendrix's bassist Noel Redding both appeared on the album. in the case of Redding, this is definitely untrue. Winter himself has denied that he took part in the jam, saying he never met Jim Morrison. At times during the recording a second lead guitar (at a lower volume than Hendrix's) can be heard playing in an electric blues style. Harmonica playing on the title track is concurrent with Morrison's voice at 7:04 and elsewhere, making the presence of a sixth musician likely. Hendrix can be heard on tape announcing Morrison's presence and offering him a better microphone.
Release history
Bleeding Heart was released at various times in the past under various names including High, Live 'n Dirty (1978),[2] Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead (1980, with cover text by Tony Brown, who claimed this was the 'first genuine release' of these recordings 'thanks to Peter Shertser', published by Surprise Records in Brussels (Belgium). Tracking list is unaltered, but for the 'Woke up one morning (...) title: this now reads 'Wake up this morning and you find yourself dead'.)', Sunshine of Your Love, Sky High, Live at the Scene Club, Red House, New York Sessions and Tomorrow Never Knows, though all were unofficial releases.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Red House" | 10:57 |
| 2. | "Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead" | 8:05 |
| 3. | "Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James) | 12:29 |
| 4. | "Morrison's Lament" (Jim Morrison) | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Tomorrow Never Knows" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Uranus Rock" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds) | 8:03 |
| 8. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Pete Brown) | 2:16 |
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar, vocals
- Jim Morrison – vocals, harmonica
- Randy Hobbs – bass guitar
- Warren "Bugs" Pemberton – drums
References
- ^ Jimi Hendrix. Bleeding Heart at Discogs
- ^ Jimi Hendrix: High, Live 'n Dirty (1978) at Discogs (list of releases)
External links
- Jimi Hendrix: Bleeding Heart at Discogs (list of releases)
- http://pagesperso-orange.fr/hendrix.guide/various_unofficial.htm Jimi Hendrix guide
