War Heroes Explained

War Heroes
Type:compilation
Artist:Jimi Hendrix
Cover:War_heroes.jpg
Recorded:April 1967 – July 1970
Genre:Rock
Length:35:20
Label:Polydor (UK)
Reprise (US)
Barclay (France)
Producer:
Chronology:Jimi Hendrix US
Prev Title:Hendrix in the West
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
Next Year:1973

War Heroes is a compilation album[1] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Released in the UK in October 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death. The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, although biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott also identifies Hendrix as a producer.[2]

War Heroes contains three songs that Hendrix proposed for his fourth studio album: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella", and "Beginnings" (listed as "Beginning"). These and songs from the two 1971 albums, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). War Heroes reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart, number 48 on the US Billboard 200,[3] and number 51 in Canada.[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.[5]

Personnel

Recording details

Notes and References

  1. Book: Faralaco, John. 125. Appendix 5: Selected Post-1971 Compilation Albums. https://books.google.com/books?id=-dmG1TRqhjAC&pg=PA125. The Jimi Hendrix Story: New Edition, Including Updated Discography. IPS Books. 2010. August 11, 2015. 978-1890988395.
  2. Book: McDermott. John. Kramer. Eddie. Eddie Kramer. Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight. limited. 1992. Warner Books. New York City. 978-0-446-39431-4. 305–306, 336–337.
  3. Book: Shapiro. Harry. Harry Shapiro (author). Glebbeek. Cesar. Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. St. Martin's Press. New York City. 1990. 1st. 978-0-312-05861-6. 544–545. registration.
  4. RPM Top 100 Albums. RPM. February 17, 1973. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. 1972. War Heroes. Album notes. Jimi Hendrix. New York City. Reprise Records. MS 2103. Record labels.