Rainbow Bridge (album)
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Non album tracks that appear in the film
- "Bleeding Heart" (Recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York City, New York, USA on March 24, 1970) Released on War HeroesWar Heroes-Personnel:*Jimi Hendrix – guitars, lead vocals, bass on track 1, backing vocals on "Izabella"*Mitch Mitchell – drums*Billy Cox – bass*Noel Redding – bass on "Highway Chile", "Tax Free" & "Midnight"-Recording details:...
in 1972.
- "New Rising Sun" (Recorded Fall, 1968 at TTG StudiosTTG StudiosTTG Studios was a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, founded by Ami Hadani and Tom Hidley.-Studio:"TTG" stood for "two terrible guys." The studio was first established in 1965 at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue, in Hollywood section of Los Angeles...
) This track has only been partially used in the John Jansen created composite track "MLK", later renamed "Captain Coconut" on the 1975 Alan DouglasAlan Douglas (record producer)Alan Douglas is an American record producer who has worked with Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Lenny Bruce and the Last Poets. He runs his own record label, Douglas Records....
produced Crash Landing and as the opening track to 1995's deleted Voodoo SoupVoodoo SoupVoodoo Soup is a posthumous album by Jimi Hendrix. It was released on April 11, 1995 by MCA Records and was compiled by Alan Douglas, who was also responsible for the posthumous Hendrix releases Midnight Lightning and Crash Landing in the 1970s...
. An unaltered and full length version of this track was finally released on 2010's West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix AnthologyWest Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix AnthologyWest Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology is a posthumous box set by American blues-rock musician Jimi Hendrix. The set was released on November 16, 2010, in the US and includes four discs of previously unreleased studio and live recordings as well as a DVD with a documentary based on the...
box set.
- "Bolero" (Recorded July, 1970 at Electric Lady StudiosElectric Lady StudiosElectric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
) Originally intended as a prelude to segue into Hey Baby (New Rising), this track remained officially unreleased until 2010's West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology box set
- Room Full Of Mirrors - alternate mix - (Recorded at Record Plant Studios on November 17, 1969 and Electric Lady Studios, October 22, 1970) This alternate mix has Buddy Miles' original drum tracks replaced with that of Mitch Mitchell, recorded onto open tracks on the original 16 track master reel, while saving Miles' parts. This alternate mix only appears very briefly in the movie and has not seen release elsewhere, bootleg or official, and is still in the Hendrix tape archive.
- "Beginnings" (Recorded July, 1970 at Electric Lady Studios) Released on War Heroes and the 1997 Experience Hendrix compilation "First Rays of the New Rising SunFirst Rays of the New Rising SunFirst Rays of the New Rising Sun is a "concept compilation" attempting to recreate the album Jimi Hendrix was working on at the time of his death in 1970, as closely as is feasible to how he would have wanted it...
". An alternate take was later erased of the original backing tracks and replaced with session musicians for use on the second Alan Douglas/Hendrix release Midnight LightningMidnight Lightning-Personnel:*Jimi Hendrix – guitars, vocals*Mitch Mitchell – drums on track 3Added in 1975:*Jeff Mironov – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8*Lance Quinn – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6 and 7...
.
These original 1971 Reprise album mixes found on later releases
Rainbow Bridge, as an album, was never released on compact disc. However, all of the original Reprise mix masters from the original Rainbow Bridge album have been issued on subsequent compilations."Dolly Dagger" is on First Rays of the New Rising Sun
First Rays of the New Rising Sun
First Rays of the New Rising Sun is a "concept compilation" attempting to recreate the album Jimi Hendrix was working on at the time of his death in 1970, as closely as is feasible to how he would have wanted it...
(1997).
"Earth Blues" is on First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
"Pali Gap" is on outh Saturn Delta (1997).
"Room Full Of Mirrors" is on First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
"Star Spangled Banner" [Studio Version] is on The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box set)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box Set)
MCA continued the series of definitive masters of the Jimi Hendrix catalogue in 2000, releasing the self-titled box set The Jimi Hendrix Experience, consisting of four discs. The material includes alternate recordings, live performances and some rarities...
(2000).
"Look Over Yonder" is on South Saturn Delta.
"Hear My Train A Comin'" [Live], with a slightly truncated end applause fade, is on Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection is a two-disc set compilation. The first disc contains studio recordings and the second disc contains live recordings. It contains many alternate recordings of studio tracks, and previously unavailable and unreleased recordings...
(2001).
"Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" is on First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
Personnel
- Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on tracks 1 and 2 - Mitch MitchellMitch MitchellJohn Ronald "Mitch" Mitchell was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Early life and the Jimi Hendrix Experience:...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
on all tracks except track 4. - Billy CoxBilly CoxWilliam "Billy" Cox is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix.-Early years:Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Cox was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Schenley High School. He first met Jimi Hendrix in the early 1960s, when they were both in the United States...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on all tracks except track 6. - Juma SultanJuma SultanJuma Sultan is an American percussionist best known for his brief stint playing with rock legend Jimi Hendrix....
– congas, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Albert Allen – backing vocals on track 1
- Buddy MilesBuddy MilesGeorge Allen Miles, Jr. , known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock and funk drummer, most known as a founding member of The Electric Flag in 1967, then as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970.-Early life:George Allen Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on...
– drums on track 2 (prior to 1970 overdubs by Mitch Mitchell) and track 4, backing vocals on track 2 - The RonettesThe RonettesThe Ronettes were a 1960s girl group from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett ; her older sister, Estelle Bennett; and their cousin Nedra Talley...
(Veronica BennettRonnie SpectorVeronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...
, Estelle BennettEstelle BennettEstelle Bennett was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her sister Ronnie Spector and cousin Nedra Talley....
, Nedra TalleyNedra TalleyNedra Talley, now Nedra Talley Ross , was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett. She is of African-American, Native American and Puerto Rican descents...
) – backing vocals on track 2 - Noel ReddingNoel ReddingNoel Redding was an English rock and roll guitarist best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Biography:...
– bass on track 6
Recording details
- Tracks 1, 3 and 8 recorded at Electric Lady StudiosElectric Lady StudiosElectric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
on July 1, 1970 - Track 2 recorded at Record Plant StudiosRecord Plant StudiosThe Record Plant was a series of three famous recording studios which were founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, beginning in New York City in 1968. The next year, Kellgren and Stone opened a second studio in Los Angeles. In 1972, the company expanded again with a third location in Sausalito,...
in New York City, New York on December 19, 1969 and Electric Lady Studios, July, 1970 - Track 4 recorded at Record Plant Studios on November 17, 1969 and Electric Lady Studios, July, 1970
- Track 5 recorded at Record Plant Studios on March 18, 1969
- Track 6 recorded at TTG Studios in New York City, New York on October 22, 1968
- Track 7 recorded at Berkeley Community TheatreBerkeley Community TheatreThe Berkeley Community Theatre is a theatre, located in Berkeley, California on the campus of Berkeley High School. The Art Deco-style theater has 3,491 seats, including a balcony section...
in BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
on May 30, 1970 (1st show)