War Heroes

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nameWar Heroes
typecompilation
artistJimi Hendrix
coverWar_heroes.jpg
released
recordedApril 1967 – July 1970
genreRock
length35:20
labelPolydor (UK)
Reprise (US)
Barclay (France)
chronologyJimi Hendrix US
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prev_year1972
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next_year1973
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typecompilation
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| name = War Heroes | type = compilation | artist = Jimi Hendrix | cover = War_heroes.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = April 1967 – July 1970 | genre = Rock | length = 35:20 | label = Polydor (UK) Reprise (US) Barclay (France) | producer =

War Heroes is a compilation album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Released in the UK in October 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death. The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, although biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott also identifies Hendrix as a producer. | last1 = McDermott | first1 = John | last2 = Kramer | first2 = Eddie | author-link2 = Eddie Kramer | title = Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight | url = https://archive.org/details/hendrixsettingre00kram | url-access = limited | year = 1992 | publisher = Warner Books | location = New York City | isbn = 978-0-446-39431-4 | pages = 305–306, 336–337

War Heroes contains three songs that Hendrix proposed for his fourth studio album: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella", and "Beginnings" (listed as "Beginning"). These and songs from the two 1971 albums, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). War Heroes reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart, number 48 on the US Billboard 200, | last1 = Shapiro | first1 = Harry | author-link1 = Harry Shapiro (author) | last2 = Glebbeek | first2 = Cesar | title = Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy | publisher = St. Martin's Press | location = New York City | year = 1990 | edition = 1st | isbn = 978-0-312-05861-6 | pages = 544–545 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/jimihendrixelec000shap/page/544

Reception

Robert Christgau felt that the material was "toward the bottom of the barrel", with tracks like "Peter Gunn" and "3 Little Bears," sounding like "filler", though on the whole "still strong stuff", particularly "the "Highway Chile" riff and the sheer speed of "Steppin' Stone"". He rated the album a B in his scoring system.

|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide |rev2Score = B

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. | year = 1972 | title = War Heroes | type = Album notes | others = Jimi Hendrix | location = New York City | publisher = Reprise Records | id = MS 2103 | at = Record labels}} | extra_column = Later release | headline = Side one | title1 = Bleeding Heart | extra1 = South Saturn Delta | length1 = 3:15 | title2 = Highway Chile | extra2 = Are You Experienced (1997 CD Reissues) | length2 = 3:30 | title3 = Tax Free | note3 = Carlsen Hansen (Bo Hansson), Janne Carlsson | extra3 = South Saturn Delta | length3 = 4:58 | title4 = Peter Gunn | note4 = Henry Mancini | extra4 = West Coast Seattle Boy | length4 = 2:18 | title5 = Stepping Stone | extra5 = First Rays of the New Rising Sun | length5 = 4:07

| extra_column = Later release | headline = Side two | title1 = Midnight | extra1 = South Saturn Delta | length1 = 5:32 | title2 = 3 Little Bears | extra2 = Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | length2 = 4:09 | title3 = Beginning | note3 = Mitch Mitchell | extra3 = First Rays of the New Rising Sun | length3 = 4:13 | title4 = Izabella | extra4 = First Rays of the New Rising Sun | length4 = 2:55

Personnel

  • Jimi Hendrixguitars, vocals
  • Mitch Mitchelldrums
  • Billy Coxbass guitar on "Bleeding Heart", "Peter Gunn Catastrophe", "Stepping Stone", "Beginning", and "Izabella"
  • Noel Reddingbass guitar on "Highway Chile", "Tax Free", "Midnight", and "3 Little Bears"

Recording details

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TrackLocation(s)Recording date(s)
Track 1Record Plant in New York CityMarch 24, 1970
Track 2Olympic Studios in LondonApril 3, 1967
Track 3Record PlantMay 1, 1968
Track 4Record PlantMay 14, 1970
Track 5Record PlantNovember 14, 1969 and on June 26, 1970 (overdubs)
Track 6Olmstead StudiosApril 3, 1969
Track 7Record PlantMay 2, 1968
Track 8Electric Lady Studios in New York CityJune 16 and/or July 1, 1970
Track 9The Hit Factory in New York CityAugust 28 and 29, 1969
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References

References

  1. Faralaco, John. (2010). "The Jimi Hendrix Story: New Edition, Including Updated Discography". [[IPS Books]].
  2. (February 17, 1973). "RPM Top 100 Albums".
  3. Christgau, Robert. (1981). "[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]". [[Ticknor & Fields]].
  4. Prato, Greg. (2011). "War Heroes - Jimi Hendrix | Review". [[AllMusic]].
  5. On ''First Rays...'' album this song is credited to Hendrix.

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