Johnny B. Goode (album)
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Johnny B. Goode is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released in June 1986. This release was the "mini LP" soundtrack to the VHS and laserdisc that were released at the same time. The album contains three songs from Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival on July 4, 1970 and two songs from his performance at Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970. This release contains an edited version of Voodoo Child (Slight Return) from the Atlanta International Pop Festival.
Critical reception
In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave Johnny B. Goode an "A–" and called it "vivid testimony to the uses of digital mastering for archival music", finding the sound particularly "powerful" on side one. He highlighted the "intense" rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" and "Johnny B. Goode", writing that Hendrix's performance of the latter song is "the definitive version of the definitive guitar anthem".[1] Paul Evans gave it three-and-a-half stars in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992).[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (edit)" | 4:30 |
2. | "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) | 3:55 |
3. | "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith) | 2:46 |
2. | "Machine Gun" | 11:00 |
Recording details
- Tracks 1, 3 and 4 recorded at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia, USA on July 4, 1970
- Track 2 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA on May 5, 1970, 1st show
- Track 5 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA on May 5, 1970, 2nd show
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Billy Cox – bass guitar
See also
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (February 24, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Evans, Paul (1992). "Jimi Hendrix". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 315. ISBN 0679737294.
External links
- Johnny B. Goode at Discogs (list of releases)