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Jimi Hendrix
"Jimi Plays Berkeley"
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One of the most popular of all Jimi Hendirx films is now available on DVD for the very first time. "Jimi Plays Berkeley" showcases some of Jimi's finest ever performances flimed over two concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater on May 30, 1970. The film documented the political unrest and student uprisings in Berkeley juxtaposed against such legendary Hendrix live performances of "Johnny B. Goode", "Hear My Train A-Comin'", "I Don't Live Today", "Machine Gun", "Purple Haze", "Star Spangled Banner" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
This special DVD edition also features a new digital picture transfer of the original documentary film and, for the first time, a soundtrack remixed in both stereo and 5.1 audio surround sound by Eddie Kramer, Jimi Hendrix's original engineer. 57 minutes of the film is concert and 49 minutes is documentary footage.
Special DVD features include: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo, Original documentary filmed at Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970, New Digital Picture Transfer, Audio-Only, Never-Before-Released Bonus Concert Recordings From The Second Berkeley Set: "Pass It On (Straight Ahead)", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Lover Man", "Stone Free", "Hey Joe", "I Don't Live Today", "Machine Gun", "Foxey Lady", "Star Spangled Banner", "Purple Haze", "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
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The DVD includes the songs "Johnny B. Goode", "Hear My Train A-Comin'", "Star Spangled Banner", "Purple Haze", "I Don't Live Today", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Lover Man", "Machine Gun" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
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Vol. 16, No. 6: Apr.-May 2012
