Live Isle of Wight '70
Live Isle of Wight '70 is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released in 1991. It contains some of the songs from Hendrix's last U.K. live performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, three weeks before his death. The complete performance appeared on the 2002 release Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight.
| Live Isle of Wight '70 | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1970 | |||
| Venue | Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight, England | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 62:06 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Alan Douglas | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
- For similarly named albums, see Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (disambiguation).
The set list for the concert contained songs from the original Experience albums, as well as newer songs. The album includes an eight-minute version of "Voodoo Chile" and a 12-minute version of "Machine Gun" that includes walkie-talkie interference from security personnel feeding through the sound equipment.
Track listing
All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro/God Save the Queen" (Traditional) | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Message to Love" | 6:26 |
| 3. | "Voodoo Child" | 8:01 |
| 4. | "Lover Man" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Machine Gun" | 12:37 |
| 6. | "Dolly Dagger" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Red House" | 11:10 |
| 8. | "In from the Storm" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "New Rising Sun" | 7:31 |
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Billy Cox – bass guitar
References
- Henderson, Alex. Album review Live Isle of Wight '70 at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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