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About this product
Product Identifiers
ProducerJimi Hendrix, Eddie Kramer, Mitch Mitchell
Record LabelExperience Hendrix / Sony Music
UPC0886976215828
eBay Product ID (ePID)8050142320
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1960s
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
Run Time4167 Sec
Release Year2010
FormatCD & Dvd
FeaturesCompilation, Studio Recording
GenrePop, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Blues
TypeAlbum
StyleHard Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
ArtistJimi Hendrix
Release TitleFirst Rays of the New Rising Sun [CD/Dvd]
Additional Product Features
Guest ArtistStephen Stills, Buddy Miles, The Ronettes, Steve Winwood, Buzzy Linhart, Billy Cox
DistributionSony Bmg
Number of Tracks18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Additional InformationFirst Rays of the New Rising Sun, easily the best of the posthumous Hendrix collections, is paired with an interesting but brief "making of" documentary.
ReviewsIncluded in Mojo's The 67 Lost Albums You Must Own! - "Plenty of the original fire is here and some supremely funky-ass rock, presaging War, etc.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...Hendrix's postumously released music sees the light of day for the first time in the form he originally envisioned...", "...a cohesive cosmic missive....illuminates what would have been a transitional phase for Hendrix. Along with the requisite burning-flesh instrumental workouts, it also presents Hendrix in his lyrical, ruminative mode..."