ASTRO MAN

Date et lieu :

1966-1970, Studio Outtakes
29/01/1968, L’Olympia, Paris
09/01/1969, Kinserthuset, Stockholm

Label : Alchemy Entertainment Ltd. (Ref. : JHBX1)
Support : 6 cd
Durée : 195.21 mn + 50.23 mn + 124.49 mn (total : 6h 10mn 43s)
Source : Soundboard (voir détail dans la liste des titres)
Qualité sonore : 9 à 10/10

Liste des titres :

CD1 – 63:01

01-Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (3:36)
02-Purple Haze #1 (2:58)
03-La Pouppee Qui Fait Non (No No No No) (3:42)
04-Come On (2:54)
05-One Rainy Wish (3:44)
06-Angel (3:11)
07-Look Over Yonder (2:54)
08-51st Anniversary (3:17)
09-Can You See Me (2:32)
10-Cat Talkin’ To Me (2:46)
11-Red House Takes 1-4 (10:44)
12-Fire (2:32)
13-Purple Haze #2 (2:39)
14-I Don’t Live Today Takes 1-4 (15:32)

CD2 – 63:57

01-Lover Man (4:28)
02-The Things I Used To Do (4:06)
03-Instrumental Jam (Rock And Roll Jam) (1:22)
04-Midnight Lightning Jam (11:57)
05-Izabella (2:55)
06-Ezy Rider Take #1 (3:43)
07-Stepping Stone (7:12)
08-It’s Too Bad (6:36)
09-World Traveller (8:01)
10-Larry Young Jam (10:24)
11-Room Full Of Mirrors (3:13)

CD3 – 68:23

01-Ezy Rider (4:21)
02-Room Full Of Mirrors (2:59)
03-Earth Blues (4:12)
04-Highway Of Broken Hearts (14:16)
05-Bleeding Heart (3:14)
06-Freedom (3:59)
07-Valleys Of Neptune (4:28)
08-Further On Up The Road (1:56)
09-Dolly Dagger (4:01)
10-Astro Man (11:19)
11-Send My Love To Linda (1:25)
12-Drifter’s Escape (3:01)
13-Midnight Lightning Jam (6:16)
14-Lover Man (2:56)

CD4 – 50:23

01-Killing Floor (4:25)
02-Experiencing The Blues (8:34)
03-Foxy Lady (5:41)
04-Red House (4:38)
05-Driving South (8:57)
06-The Wind Cries Mary (4:07)
07-Fire (4:06)
08-Little Wing (4:06)
09-Purple Haze (5:49)

CD5 – 55:53

01-Killing Floor (7:51)
02-Spanish Castle Magic (7:49)
03-Fire (2:52)
04-Hey Joe (4:14)
05-Voodoo Chile (14:27)
06-Red House (11:03)
07-Sunshine Of Your Love (7:37)

CD6 – 68:56

01-I Don’t Live Today (11:25)
02-Spanish Castle Magic (6:13)
03-Hey Joe (6:34)
04-Voodoo Chile (10:31)
05-Sunshine Of Your Love (11:26)
06-Red House (11:47)
07-Fire (3:41)
08-Purple Haze (4:00)
09-Star Spangled Banner (3:19)

Sources :

CD 1 – Studio Outtakes Volume 1, 1966-1968

1) Voodoo Chile (slight return), alternate studio effects version *
2) Purple Haze #1, abandoned experimental mix *
3) La Pouppee Qui Fait Non, incomplete instrumental track *
4) Come On, take 9 with The Experience *
5) One Rainy Wish, alternate mix *
6) Angel, early home recording *
7) Look Over Yonder, alternate early version *
8) 51st Anniversary, alternate version *
9) Can You See Me, alternate version *
10) Cat Talkin’ To Me, backing track, unreleased track
11) Red House, takes 1-4, alternate takes *
12) Fire, instrumental track *
13) Purple Haze #2, edited alternate mix of track 2 *
14) I Don’t Live Today, takes 1-4, alternate takes *
* previously unreleased

CD 2 – Studio Outtakes Volume 2 1969

1) Lover Man, unreleased alternate version
2) The Things I Used To Do, edited version of the fourth vocal take, unreleased track
3) Instrumental Jam *
4) Midnight Lightning Jam *
5) Izabella, alternate version with percussion *
6) Ezy Rider, take #1, earlier alternate version *
7) Stepping Stone, alternate version *
8) Too Bad (with Larry Young) Edited version of part of session with organist Larry Young and Buddy Miles, unreleased track
9) World Traveller (with Larry Young), unreleased track
10) Larry Young Jam, unreleased track
11) Room Full of Mirrors, alternate version *
* previously unreleased

CD 3 – Studio Outtakes Volume 3, 1969-70

1) Ezy Rider take #2, alternate edited mix *
2) Room Full of Mirrors, recorded with The Ghetto Fighters and The Band of Gypsies, alternate version *
3) Earth Blues, alternate mix *
4) Highway of Broken Hearts, unreleased track
5) Bleeding Heart, alternate mix *
6) Freedom, alternate version *
7) Valleys of Neptune, unreleased track
8) Further On Up The Road, unreleased track
9) Dolly Dagger, different vocal take *
10) Astro Man, instrumental backing track from take 7 *
11) Send My Love To Linda *
12) Drifters Escape, three guitar part alternate version
13) Midnight Lightning Jam, unreleased track
14) Lover Man, unreleased track *
* previously unreleased