title | status | last studio work | tape box note | Strate Ahead | 24-06 | live | availability | note |
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Ezy Ryder | final mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | B1 | 01 | 01 | 23x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 07 | presented at Electric Lady opening party (26-08-1970) |
Room Full of Mirrors | almost finished mix | 1970-08-20 (mix) | A3 | 02 | 02 | 19x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 05 | the unaltered rough mix of 20-08-1970 was first released on Rainbow Bridge in 1971 |
Earth Blues | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | - | 03 | 03 | - | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4.02 | a new mix by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen was released on Rainbow Bridge in 1971 |
Valleys of Neptune | unfinished | 1970-06-26 | - | 04 | - | - | Valleys of Neptune 02 | the available version is a 2010 mix by Eddie Kramer that combines two different recordings |
Straight Ahead (Have You Heard) | final mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | B4 | 05 | 04 | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 12 | presented at Electric Lady opening party (26-08-1970) in Kramer's 20-08-1970 mix? The mix attempt by Hendrix and Kramer of 22-08-1970 was discarded. |
Cherokee Mist (instrumental) | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | C5 | 06 | - | - | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4.09 | the available version is a 1999 mix by Kramer of a 24-06-1970 recording / the 22-08-1970 mix is confusingly titled Cherokee Mist (Valleys of Neptune) in the official accounts |
Freedom | almost finished mix | 1970-08-24 (mix) | A5/B5 | 07 | 05 | 23x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 01 | Hendrix wanted to replace 8 seconds of rhythm guitar |
Stepping Stone | almost finished | 1970-06-26 | - | 08 | 06 | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 10 | while a single version had been released, Hendrix had Miles's drumming replaced by Mitchell, overdubbed a vocal and kept overdubbing guitar parts |
Izabella | complete | 1970-06 | - | 09 | 07 | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 02 | released as a single, but quickly withdrawn (see below). Hendrix wanted a new mix that would incorporate the replaced drums and guitar overdubs recorded in June. |
Astro Man | almost finished mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | B2 | 10 | 08 | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 15 | a few finishing touches were planned |
Drifter's Escape | almost finished mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | C2 | 11 | 10 | - | South Saturn Delta 14 | Hendrix intended to perfect some guitar overdubs |
Angel | rough mix | 1970-08-20 (mix) | C6 | 12 | - | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 04 | Hendrix wanted to further refine the song, in November 1970 Kramer made a new mix with drum overdubs by Mitchell |
Bleeding Heart | rough mix | 1970-06 | - | 13 | - | - | South Saturn Delta 12 | |
Burning Desire | unfinished | 1970-01-23 | - | 14 | 11 | - | West Coast Seattle Boy 4.02 | Hendrix was uncertain whether the backing track was complete on 24-06-1970. An instrumental take from 16-01-1970 is available on West Coast Seattle Boy and a December 1969 rehearsal with vocals on The Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions. |
Night Bird Flying | final mix | 1970-08-24 (mix) | A2 / C1 | 15 | 09 | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 03 | presented at Electric Lady opening party (26-08-1970), mastered for a planned single release |
Electric Lady | unidentified | - | 16 | - | - | Hendrix marked it as 'slow' | ||
Getting my heart back together again (Hear My Train A Comin' | unfinished | 1969-05-21 | - | 17 | - | 50x | People, Hell and Angels 03 | recorded several times without achieving a definitive master, Kramer tagged the end of take 2 onto take 3 (both from 21-05-1969) in a mix for the 2013 release |
Lover Man | rough mix | 1970-07-20 | - | 18 | - | 24x | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4.07 | the rough mix of 20 July was not very satisfying, but Hendrix seems not to have worked on the song since / the available version is a new mix by Eddie Kramer |
Midnight Lightning | unfinished | - | 19 | - | 1x | South Saturn Delta 15 | ||
Heaven Has No Tomorrow | unfinished | 1970-06-26 | - | 20 | - | a solo demo of Heaven Has No Sorrow remains unreleased | ||
Sending My Love | unfinished | 1970-01-16 | - | 21 | - | Both Sides of the Sky 12 | a.k.a. Send My Love To Linda (presumably) | |
This Little Boy | unidentified | - | 22 | - | - | |||
Locomotion | unidentified | - | 23 | - | - | |||
Dolly Dagger | final mix | 1970-08-24 (mix) | A1 | 24 | - | 2x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 06 | presented at Electric Lady opening party (26-08-1970), mastered for a planned single release |
The New Rising Sun (Hey Baby) | incomplete | 1970-07-01 | - | 25 | - | 16x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 13 | a take with a guide vocal was posthumously released on Rainbow Bridge, but this recording was far from finished |
Belly Button Window | roughly mixed solo demo | 1970-08-24 (mix) | A4 | - | - | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 17 | a rough mix of a slow-to-medium-tempo blues shuffle version was created on 20-08-1970, but Hendrix and Kramer were very fond of the solo demo mixed on 24-08-1970 |
Drifting | rough mix | 1970-08-20 (mix) | B3 | - | - | - | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 08 | Hendrix considered adding vibraphone chords or another rhythm guitar, late 1970 Kramer made a mix with vibes by Buzzy Linhart and Mitchell replacing his drum parts |
Come Down Hard On Me | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | C3 | - | - | - | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4.10 | |
Beginnings | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | C4 | - | - | 3x | First Rays of the New Rising Sun 09 | the available version is a 1972 mix by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen |
In From The Storm | nearly finished mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | - | - | - | 5x | West Coast Seattle Boy 4.07 | mixed several times in August, but Hendrix had not yet approved one as a final mix (the available mix is from 20-08-1970) |
Power of Soul | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | - | - | - | 6x | Both Sides of the Sky 06 | |
Message to Love | rough mix | 1970-08-22 (mix) | - | - | - | 6x | West Coast Seattle Boy 3.11 |