Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967
2023 live album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 is a live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was released on November 10, 2023, 56 years after it was first recorded.[3]
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| Released | November 10, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | August 18, 1967 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood Bowl | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label | Legacy Recordings | |||
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Background
On August 18, 1967, three months and five days after the release of Are You Experienced, the Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for The Mamas & the Papas during their concert at the Hollywood Bowl and played 10 songs, including cover versions of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor".[4] all of the songs on the album had previously been unreleased.[5] According to Redding, the band didn't do very well during the performance, which he described in his biography as them "Having flopped so dismally".[6]
Release
The album was released on November 10, 2023, and includes photos from the performance and liner notes written by Jeff Slate.[7]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |    [8] |
Louder Sound critic Julian Marszalek commented that it "is the sound of the future fighting against the odds."[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:58 | |
| 2. | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Lennon–McCartney | 1:54 |
| 3. | "Killing Floor" | Howlin' Wolf | 4:20 |
| 4. | "The Wind Cries Mary" | 3:34 | |
| 5. | "Foxey Lady" | 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Catfish Blues" | Robert Petway | 8:13 |
| 7. | "Fire" | 3:05 | |
| 8. | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Bob Dylan | 6:47 |
| 9. | "Purple Haze" | 4:11 | |
| 10. | "Wild Thing" | Chip Taylor | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 42:58 | ||
Chart
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 24 |