South Saturn Delta

by Jimi Hendrix

Overview

Shortly after the Hendrix family reacquired the rights to Jimi's catalog, they signed a long-term deal with MCA Records and pulled many of the compilations of unreleased material and rarities off the shelves, with the intent of re-releasing the material in better collections. First Rays of the New Rising Sun, an attempt at assembling Hendrix's uncompleted last album, was the first release from Experience Hendrix LLC, and it was followed months later by South Saturn Delta, a collection of rarities -- all but one of the 15 tracks were never officially released in the U.S. -- that spans his entire career. Its intent is to capture the full range of Hendrix's music through an alternate history, and it works pretty well. Among the highlights are tracks from the War Heroes and Rainbow Bridge Concert albums ("Look Over Yonder," "Tax Free," "Midnight," "Pali Gap," "Bleeding Heart"), "Sweet Angel" (an early version of "Angel"), an instrumental "Little Wing," a solo take on "Midnight Lightning," and a studio version of "Message to the Universe (Message to Love)." There are also alternate mixes of "All Along the Watchtower," "Power of Soul," "Drifter's Escape," "South Saturn Delta," and "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice." It's an intelligently sequenced, listenable collection of some of the very best outtakes and rarities from Hendrix, and is another sign that Experience Hendrix LLC's restoration of Jimi's catalog will be smart, stylish, and logical.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2011
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0886976277321
catalogNumber:	1146256
Rank:	68274

Tracks

1. Look Over Yonder
2. Little Wing (Angel)
3. Here He Comes (Lover Man)
4. South Saturn Delta
5. Power of Soul
6. Message To the Universe (Message To Love)
7. Tax Free
8. All Along the Watchtower
9. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice
10. Midnight
11. Sweet Angel (Angel)
12. Bleeding Heart (Peoples, Peoples, Peoples)
13. Pali Gap
14. Drifter's Escape
15. Midnight Lightning

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimi Hendrix   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Background Vocals
Dave Mason   12-string Guitar
Buddy Miles   Percussion,Drums,Background Vocals
Larry Lee   Rhythm Guitar
Noel Redding   Bass,Background Vocals
Brian Jones   Percussion
Billy Cox   Bass,Background Vocals
Larry Faucette   Percussion
Mitch Mitchell   Drums,Background Vocals
Juma Sultan   Percussion
Jerry Velez   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bob Dylan   Composer
Jack Adams   Engineer
Angel Balestier   Engineer
Chas Chandler   Producer
Larry Fallon   Horn Arrangements
Jimi Hendrix   Composer,Producer
Bob Hughes   Engineer
John Jansen   Producer
Eddie Kramer   Producer,Engineer
Mitch Mitchell   Producer
Gary Kellgren   Engineer
Denny Shaw   Pre-production Engineer
John Seymour   Engineer
Ed Thrasher   Cover Photo
Larry Hulst   Inlay Photography
Troy E. Wright   Tape Research
John McDermott   Essay
Jan Hugo Carlsson   Composer
Bo Ingvar Hansson   Composer