Jimi Hendrix Story (1998)

About this title: With a title of The Jimi Hendrix Story, and weighing in at four CDs and 52 tracks in length, you'd expect this 1998 release to cover all the bases of the legendary guitarist's short but remarkable career. Well, the answer to this is it does...and it doesn't. None of the definitive studio versions of such classics as "Purple Haze," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," or "Fire" are included here -- they all appear to be live renditions. So, if you're looking for a box of the Hendrix tunes you've known and loved for decades by this point, you're out of luck. However, if you're looking for rare ...

Tracks:

1. No Business [Dantes]
2. Hush Now [Dantes]
3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [Hendrix]
4. Voice in the Wind [Brantley/Mitson]
5. She's a Fox [Lewis]
6. Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You [Castor/Pruitt]
7. Goodbye Bessie Mae [Youngblood/Anderson]
8. Red House [Hendrix]
9. Free Spirit [Hitsong de Cholutec]
10. Something You Got [Kenner]
11. Bring My Baby Back
12. Down Mean Blues
13. Suspicious
14. Good Times [Edwards]
15. Hot Trigger [Hendrix]
16. Monday Morning Blues
17. Psycho [Hendrix/Youngblood]
18. All I Want [Youngblood]
19. Good Feeling [Hendrix]
20. Flashing [Dantes]
21. Hornet's Nest [Knight]
22. Don't Accuse Me [Knight]
23. Simon Says [Dantes]
24. Day Tripper [Lennon/McCartney]
25. Tomorrow Never Knows [Lennon/McCartney]
26. Welcome Home [Knight]
27. Strange Things [Knight]
28. Odd Ball [Dantes]
29. Get That Feeling [Gregory/Knight]
30. You Don't Want Me [Knight]
31. House of the Rising Sun [Guthrie]
32. Let the Gods Sing [Hitsong de Cholutec]
33. F.H.I.T.A.
34. Strange Things [Knight]
35. No! No!
36. In the Morning
37. Jimi's Blues
38. Peoples Peoples [Hendrix]
39. Purple Haze [Hendrix]
40. She's So Fine [Redding]
41. Fire [Hendrix]
42. Wild Thing [Taylor]
43. The Sunshine of Your Love [Brown/Bruce/Clapton]
44. Bleeding Heart [James]
45. Room Full of Mirrors [Hendrix]
46. Smashing of the Amps [Hendrix]
47. Miracle Worker [Hendrix]
48. Blues Blues [Hendrix/Youngblood]
49. From This Day On [Hendrix]
50. Lime Lime [Hendrix/Youngblood]
51. Human Heart [Hendrix]
52. Girl So Fine [Hendrix]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.