* JIMI HENDRIX Band Of Gypsys RARE ORIG '70 CAPITOL LP "RL" BOB LUDWIG MASTER!

Don't Sleep on a sweet Orignial Pressing of this classic!

CONDITION: VINYL NM- / COVER EX gatefold

FROM ALLMUSIC: 

Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death. 

It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation 

that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were

 longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience

 had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver. This rhythm section was vastly

 different from the Experience. Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct 

contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding was not really 

a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because 

Hendrix liked his hair! These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. 

Along with this new rhythm section, Hendrix took these shows as an opportunity to showcase 

much of the new material he had been working on. The music was a seamless melding of rock,

 funk, and R&B, and tunes like "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" showed

 a new lyrical direction as well. Although he could be an erratic live performer, 

for these shows, Hendrix was on -- perhaps his finest performances. His playing was focused

 and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from 

the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer. Equipment problems 

had plagued him in past live shows as well, but everything was perfect for the Fillmore shows.

 His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was

 the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, and Octavia pedals on-stage

 together. The guitar tones he gets on "Who Knows" and "Power to Love" are powerful 

and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on "Machine Gun," 

where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within

 the context of a coherent musical statement. The solo on "Machine Gun" totally rewrote

 the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most 

groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever.

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