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Enlarge cover image for Jimi Hendrix [videorecording] : hear my train a comin' / Experience Hendrix ; Legacy ; a production of Fuse Films and Thirteen's American Masters in association with WNET ; directed by Bob Smeaton ; produced by Janie Hendrix & John McDermott. DVD

Jimi Hendrix [videorecording] : hear my train a comin' / Experience Hendrix ; Legacy ; a production of Fuse Films and Thirteen's American Masters in association with WNET ; directed by Bob Smeaton ; produced by Janie Hendrix & John McDermott.

Smeaton, Bob. (Added Author). Hendrix, Janie. (Added Author). McDermott, John, 1963- (Added Author). Experience Hendrix L.L.C. (Firm) (Added Author). Legacy Recordings. (Added Author). Fuse Films (Firm). (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Documentary about the life of Jimi Hendrix with previously unseen performance footage and home movies that provides new insight into the musician's personality and genius.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 190 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: New York : Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episode of the television program American Masters in 2013.
Special features: Miami Pop Festival, May 18, 1968 (5.1 and stereo) ; New York Pop Festival, July 17, 1970 (5.1 and stereo) ; Love & Peace Festival, September 6, 1970 ; Top of the Pops, March 30, 1967.
Formatted Contents Note:
Miami Pop Festival: Foxey lady ; Tax free ; Fire ; interviews with festival promoter Michael Lang and engineer Eddie Kramer -- New York Pop Festival: Message to love ; Lover man ; All along the watchtower ; Purple haze ; Voodoo child (slight return) -- Love & Peace Festival: Killing floor ; Spanish castle magic ; All along the watchtower ; Foxey lady ; amateur soundtrack recording recorded by the festival promoters using stage microphones -- Top of the Pops: Purple haze.
Participant or Performer Note:
Footage of and interviews with: Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Eddie Kramer, Steve Winwood, Linda Keith, Fayne Pridgon and Colette Mimram.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 0, 1080 60i High Definition picture, widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, uncompressed PCM stereo 2.0.
Language Note:
In English; English, French, Spanish and Dutch subtitles.
Source of Description Note:
Title from disc surface.
Subject:
Hendrix, Jimi.
Rock musicians > United States > Biography.
Rock music > United States > 1961-1970.
Genre:
Rock concert films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.