Loose Ends (Jimi Hendrix album)

Loose Ends
UK and Japan cover
Studio album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	February 1974 (1974-02)
Recorded	1967–1970
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues rock, hard rock, funk rock, acid rock
Length	35:09
Label	Polydor
Producer	John Jansen
Jimi Hendrix chronology
War Heroes (1972) Loose Ends (1974) Crash Landing (1975)
Alternative covers
French cover of "Loose Ends"
German cover of "Loose Ends"
Reissue titled "The Jimi Hendrix Album"

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Loose Ends is a posthumous seventh studio album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in February 1974 in the United Kingdom. It was the fourth and last Hendrix studio album released after his death by manager Michael Jeffery. The album features a collection of outtakes and jams, with the exception of "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" which is the sole authorized track by Hendrix (the stereo mix was used on this LP). It was engineered, mixed and compiled by John Jansen. (Additional engineering: Eddie Kramer, Dave Palmer, Kim King, Gary Kellgren, Jack Adams, Tom Flye, Jim Robinson). John Jansen refused to have his name listed on the LP's credits and used the pseudonym "Alex Trevor" on the records sleeve instead. Warner Bros. (Jimi Hendrix' label at the time), refused to issue this release in the US & Canada due to the sub-par material on it. The UK, French and Japan pressings all had different covers.

This release was also repackaged in 1983 under the name The Jimi Hendrix Album on LP & cassette (Contour Records, UK).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Down Hard on Me Baby"	2:59
2.	"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins)	3:58
3.	"Jam 292"	3:49
4.	"The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice"	4:20
5.	"Drifter's Escape" (Bob Dylan)	3:02

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Desire"	9:30
2.	"Born A Hootchie Cootchie Man" (Willie Dixon)	5:59
3.	"Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)"	1:32

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix – guitars, lead vocals
• Billy Cox – bass, backing vocals on track 6
• Mitch Mitchell – drums on tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5
• Buddy Miles – drums on tracks 2, 6, 7 and 8 (track 8 wiped), backing vocals on tracks 6 and 7
• Sharon Layne – piano on track 3
• Noel Redding – bass on track 4

Recording details

• Track 1 recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, New York on July 15, 1970
• Track 2 recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York City, New York on January 23, 1970
• Track 3 recorded at Record Plant Studios on May 14, 1969
• Track 4 recorded at Mayfair Studios, New York City, New York on July 18 and 29, 1967
• Track 5 recorded at Electric Lady Studios on June 17, 1970
• Tracks 6 and 7 recorded at Record Plant Studios between December 15, 1969 and January 23, 1970
• Track 8 recorded at Record Plant Studios on June 14, 1968

References

• Shapiro, Harry; Caesar Glebbeek (1995-08-15). "Appendix 1: Music, Sweet Music: The Discography". Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (3rd Edition ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 544–545. ISBN 9780312130626.