Jimi Plays Berkeley (soundtrack)

Musique Originale du Film Jimi Plays Berkeley
Soundtrack album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	1975 (1975)
Recorded	1967–1970
Genre	Rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock
Label	Barclay
Jimi Hendrix chronology
Sound Track Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix (1973) Musique Originale du Film Jimi Plays Berkeley (1975) Re-Experienced (1975)

Musique Originale du Film Jimi Plays Berkeley (literally translated to Original Music of the Film Jimi Plays Berkeley) is the soundtrack to the 1971 film Jimi Plays Berkeley by Jimi Hendrix, released in France in 1975 by Barclay Records. Though a soundtrack to Hendrix's performance at Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970, only two songs on the soundtrack come from this performance; the other tracks are from different concerts and studio versions.

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry)
2. "Purple Haze"
3. "Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith)
4. "Little Wing"
5. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
6. "Machine Gun"
7. "I Don't Live Today"
8. "Lover Man"

Recording details

• Tracks 1 and 8 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California, USA on May 30, 1970
• Track 2 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London, England on January 11, 1967 and Olympic Studios in London, England on February 3 and 7, 1967
• Track 3 recorded at Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York, USA on August 18, 1969
• Tracks 4 and 5 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on February 24, 1969
• Track 6 recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City, New York, USA on January 1, 1970
• Track 7 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in February 1967

Personnel

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