Jimi Hendrix The Blues Project Outtakes

Jimi Hendrix
The Blues Project Outtakes (Raw Blues)
1968-1970
extended 2 disc version (show id 223405)

studio recordings > ? > ape*
1st Gen - Digitally Restored (Phase corrected) & Speed Corrected to match official versions **

Disc 1 (total time: 70:20)
1. Electric Church / Red House 1:44 / 5:30
2. Born Under A Bad Sign 8:17
3. Once I Had A Woman 8:16
4. Easy Blues 4:35
5. Mannish Boy 5:51
6. Villanova Junction Jam  27:35
7. Mother, Mother 7:55

Disc 2 (total time: 72:10)
1 Jelly 292 6:36
2 Voodoo Chile Blues 9:15
3 Strato Strut 1:48
4 Country Blues / Astro Man 8:38
5 Things I Used To Do 5:43
6 Bleeding Heart 3:25
7 Hear My Train A Comin' 8:09
8 Belly Button Window 2:18
9 It's Too Bad 5:39
10 Villanova Junction Jam 19:47

>> i discovered sbe's on disk 2 and fixed those <<

original text that came with these ape files:

Disc 1

1. Electric Church / Red House (7) 1:44 / 5:30
The familiar composite we've all heard, with the longer "Electric Church"
portion at the start than the :Blues release had.

2. Born Under A Bad Sign ( ) 8:17
More complete version than the official 7:36 version which has an edit at 5:10.
This version omits the 0:11 bass solo at start,
but restores the 0:38 edit at the 4:59 point, and continues 0:13 longer to the end.

3. Once I Had A Woman ( ) 8:16
Also used on the "Old Time" set, this continues to the end
while the :Blues version fades at 7:47.

4. Easy Blues (2) 4:35
Same incomplete edit as used on 9ttu, but continues a few seconds longer at the end.

5. Mannish Boy ( ) 5:51
Recall this is a composite, as most of the :Blues tracks are.
This version is somewhat more complete than the :Blues version, which runs 5:18.
This one misses the 0:05 intro, but restores two edits in official version:
0:09 at 2:50, and 0:26 at 5:02.

6. Villanova Junction (17) Jam 27:35
The longest available version of this jam.

7. Mother, Mother (2) 7:55
The mix with horn solo and some vocals removed.

Disc 2

1 Jelly 292 ( ) 6:36
A little longer than the official 6:24 version. The first 1.5 sec of the official version is missing, but this continues til the end.

2 Voodoo Chile Blues ( ) 9:15
Longer than the 8:47 :Blues composite, this continues until the end without fadeout.

3 Strato Strut (1) 1:48
The familiar incomplete version.

4 Country Blues (2) / Astro Man ( ) 8:38
A little more complete at the end than the other versions of mix (2) that have been around, this goes into the first few seconds of Astro Man before ending. Other mixes have included the complete Astro Man but not this mix.

5 Things I Used To Do ( ) 5:43
Longer version of the edited version on "Lifelines", but still incomplete.

6 Bleeding Heart (1) 3:25
Same as on :Blues, but with a few short guitar riffs after the song.

7 Hear My Train A Comin' (52) 8:09
The familiar "Blues Outtakes" track

8 Belly Button Window (6) 2:18
Complete alternate take, same as on the Capricorn disc.

9 It's Too Bad ( ) 5:39
Incomplete wide stereo mix with reverb.

10 Villanova Junction (18) Jam 19:47
The edited version of this jam.


* right before i left rmgd i went iso of this collection. some really kind cat, with impressive editing / music restoration skills and connections responded to my call for help, sent me these ape files, and asked to remain annonymous. i sure wish i remember who you were (although i have some vague idea still :) ) and hope you see this and get in touch privately :) so many thanks once again!!! after leaving rmgd i posted these at eztree (almost 3 years ago, Aug 10 04). well, looking at the db, there are only a few  folks who list ape files (which is why i used this show id #), whereas almost everyone else has the 1 disk collection in shn or flac. i sure wish i could supply better lineage info, but based on our conversations and the quality of this extended collection, i have no doubt this well worth the d/l and the version to have until we can get our paws on the entire 11 disc set :)


etree provides some insight into this collection, i think, and this paragraph seems to explain why there are different versions. i guess i was lucky to get the 2 disc expanded version from a fellow dead head :) and may have been the first to unleash it in bt land.


"1994 saw the release of the Alan Douglas produced "Blues" album. This was seen as one of his better efforts during his time managing Jimi's music. A cassette containing three outtakes was sent to a couple of high profile collectors shortly after. This tape contained Villanova Junction Blues, Hear My train A Comin' and Belly Button Window. For a while this tape was in very limited circulation amongst a few hard core collectors. Later the tracks saw the first light of day on the bootleg "500000 Halos"which was named after line in a poem written by Jimi post Woodstock. However there were more outtakes than those three and more has leaked out over the years (albeit in limited circulation). I am slightly dubious about the generation of this material but it is nevertheless of extremely high quality. There is a certain amount of tape hiss present here and there but that could just be from the transfer to cassette. The cassette I originally received with the three tracks exhibited slight hiss as well. The tracks on this disc are taken from a set of 11 CDRS titled the Blues Project Outtakes."


** after seeding this, i was given this supplemental text by another jimi "expert"

Info courtesy of Hans-Peter's "In from the Storm" website  
(http://home.online.no/~hpjohnse/hendrix.html ):

Raw Blues (For Trade Only FTO 006-007 / 2004 / 2CDR)
(Outtakes 1968-70 [Tracks prepared and / or conisdered for the CD ":Blues"])

1st Gen - Digitally Restored (Phase corrected) & Speed Corrected to match official versions

Disc 1:

01 "Electric Church" -> "Red House" (7); 1:44 -> 5:30 [The familiar composite with a longer  
"Electric Church" portion at the start than on ":Blues"]

02 "Born Under A Bad Sign" (2); 8:17 [More complete version than the official 7:36 version  
which has an edit at 5:10. This version omits the 0:11 bass solo at start, but restores the 0:38  
edit at the 4:59 point, and continues 0:13 longer to the end.]

03 "Once I Had A Woman" (4); 8:16 [Continues to the end while the ":Blues" version fades at  
7:47. Same as on ATM 214-215 "Old Time".]

04 "Easy Blues" (2); 4:35 [Same incomplete edit as used on "Nine to the Universe", but  
continues a few seconds longer at the end.]

05 "Mannish Boy" (53); 5:51 [Composite. This version is somewhat more complete than the  
":Blues" version, which runs 5:18. This one misses the 0:05 intro, but restores two edits in  
official version: 0:09 at 2:50, and 0:26 at 5:02.]

06 "Villanova Junction" (17) Jam; 27:35 [The longest available version of this jam.]

07 "Georgia Blues" (2); 7:55 [The mix with horn solo and some vocals removed.]

Disc 2:

01 "Jelly 292" (2); 6:36 [A little longer than the official 6:24 version. The first 1,5 sec of the  
official version is missing, but this continues til the end.]

02 "Voodoo Chile Blues" (13); 9:15 [Longer than the 8:47 ":Blues" composite, this continues  
until the end without fadeout.]

03 "Strato Strut" (1); 1:48 [The familiar incomplete version.]

04 "Country Blues" (2) -> "Astro Man" (5i); 8:38 [A little more complete at the end than the  
other versions of mix (2), this goes into the first few seconds of "Astro Man" before ending.  
Other mixes have included the complete "Astro Man" (5) but not this mix.]

05 "Things I Used To Do" (8); 5:43 [Longer than the alternate edited versions (5) on "Live &  
Unreleased - The Radio Show" and (7) on "Lifelines - The Jimi Hendrix Story", but still  
incomplete.]

06 "Bleeding Heart" (1); 3:25 [Same as on ":Blues", but with a few short guitar riffs after the  
song.]

07 "Hear My Train A Comin'" (52); 8:09 [The familiar "Blues Outtakes" track. Same as on "The  
Capricorn Tape".]

08 "Belly Button Window" (6); 2:18 [Complete alternate take. Same as on "The Capricorn  
Tape".]

09 "It's Too Bad" (3); 5:39 [Incomplete wide stereo mix with reverb. Same as on "February 1969  
Sessions".]

10 "Villanova Junction" (18) Jam; 19:47 [The edited version of this jam. Same as on "The  
Capricorn Tape".]


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