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CD Contents: 1. Fire 2. Johnny B. Goode 3. Hear My Train A Comin' 4. Machine Gun 5. Freedom 6. Red House 7. Message To Love 8. Easy Rider 9. Star Spangled Banner 10. Purple Haze 11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix's first show at Berkley, approximately four months before his death, is finally being released as an official recording for the first time! [Fans have been waiting for this! Berkley 1st The show is finally getting its first official recording! A brand new mix by Eddie Cramer!�zJimi Hendrix, the revolutionary guitarist. This recording captures the first of two shows, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, held on May 30, 1970, at the Berkley Community Theater in California, on the West Coast of the United States, approximately four months before his death on September 18, 1970. The second show was previously released as "Live at Berkley," but the first show had never been officially released until now. It has now been newly mixed by Jimi's engineer, Eddie Cramer, and is being released as the long-awaited first official recording. The setlists for the two shows were completely different, including the overwhelming energy of "Johnny B. Goode" and "Hear My Train A The deep blues condensed in "Comin'" and "Red House," the tense improvisation of "Machine Gun," and new songs like "Freedom" and "Ezy Ryder" clearly show the creative power to step into a new musical world. The Jimi Hendrix Experience has been reformed with original drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox of the Band of Gypsies. This "legendary live" performance, which has been considered by many fans as "one of the best performances of his later years" but has not been officially released in its complete form for many years, is finally here. Media reviews and more Fans have been waiting for this! The Berkeley 1st Show is finally officially released! New mix by Eddie Kramer! Jimi Hendrix, the revolutionary of the guitar. This recording captures the first of two shows, one matinee and one evening performance, held on May 30, 1970, at the Berkeley Community Theater in California, on the West Coast of the United States, approximately four months before Jimi's death on September 18, 1970. While the second show was previously released as "Live at Berkeley," the first show had never been officially released until now. It has been newly mixed by Jimi's engineer, Eddie Kramer, and is finally being released as the long-awaited first official recording. This "legendary live performance," considered by many fans to be "one of the best performances of his later years," has finally been released in its entirety for many years. (C)RS
