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released on November 12, 2002. The album documents Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The set list for the concert contained songs from the original

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albums, as well as new songs. Some were previously available on ''

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'' (1971) and '' Live Isle of Wight '70'' (1991). "Power to Love (Message of Love)", "Midnight Lightning", and "Foxy Lady" released in the US on the three record set The First Great Rock Festivals of the 70s: Isle of Wight/Atlanta Pop Festival" released on Columbia Records in 1971.

Overview

Included in the set was an adaptation of " God Save the Queen" and a cover of The Beatles' "

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", played just before launching into " Spanish Castle Magic". The 22-minute version of "

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" includes walkie-talkie interference from security personnel feeding through the sound equipment. The CD set is more complete than the DVD release as it contains "Midnight Lightning", "

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", and " Hey Joe", three songs omitted from the DVD. There was also a "highlights" album released as a single disc, which contained eleven songs – nine from disc one and two from disc two. It was re-released in 2003 as a three-disc "Deluxe Sound & Vision Edition" in a special box and slip cover format as part of Experience Hendrix's plan to re-release most of Jimi Hendrix's recorded material.

Track listings

All songs were written by

, except where noted. Disc one # " God Save the Queen" (Traditional) – 3:54 # "

" (

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) – 0:49 # " Spanish Castle Magic" – 5:09 # " All Along the Watchtower" (

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) – 5:39 # "

" – 22:10 # "

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" – 2:58 # "

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" – 4:36 # " Red House" – 11:36 # "

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" – 6:01 # "Midnight Lightning" – 6:23 Disc two # " Foxey Lady" – 9:11 # "Message to Love" – 6:23 # "

" – 6:58 # "

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" – 4:34 # " Hey Joe" (

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) – 4:32 # "

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" – 3:31 # " Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" – 8:16 # "In from the Storm" – 6:14 ''Total time – 118:54'' Single disc release # "God Save the Queen" (Traditional) – 3:54 # "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Lennon, McCartney) – 0:49 # "Spanish Castle Magic" – 5:09 # "All Along the Watchtower" (Dylan) – 5:39 # "Machine Gun" – 18:22 # "Lover Man" – 2:58 # "Freedom" – 4:36 # "Red House" – 11:36 # "Dolly Dagger" – 6:01 # "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" – 6:58 # "In from the Storm" – 6:14 ''Total time – 72:16'' DVD # "God Save the Queen" (Traditional) # "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Lennon, McCartney) # "Spanish Castle Magic" # "All Along the Watchtower" (Dylan) # "Machine Gun" # "Lover Man" # "Freedom" # "Red House" # "Dolly Dagger" # "Foxey Lady" # "Message to Love" # "Ezy Ryder" # "Purple Haze" # "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" # "In from the Storm"

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Mitch Mitchell – drums * Billy Cox – bass guitar

References

External links

* {{Authority control Albums produced by Eddie Kramer Live albums published posthumously Jimi Hendrix live albums 2002 live albums 2002 video albums Live video albums MCA Records live albums MCA Records video albums Video albums published posthumously