Rare Jimi Hendrix Albums Get Re-Release

Two rare posthumous Jimi Hendrix albums are getting a re-release next month.

Featuring material recorded by Jimi between 1968 and 1970 at Electric Lady Studios in New York, ‘The Cry of Love’ and ‘Rainbow Bridge’ were originally released to critical acclaim in 1971 a year after the music legend’s untimely death.

Out of print for some years, the albums are now being released on CD, vinyl and digital formats on Monday 15th September.

In other news, the new Hendrix biopic ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’, starring Outkast rapper Andre 3000 as Jimi, hits cinema screens in the UK on 24th October.

You can check out the official trailer here:

‘The Cry of Love’ and ‘Rainbow Bridge’ track-listings are as follows:

THE CRY OF LOVE:
Freedom
Drifting
Ezy Ryder
Night Bird Flying
My Friend
Straight Ahead
Astro Man
Angel
In From the Storm
Belly Button Window

RAINBOW BRIDGE:
Dolly Dagger
Earth Blues
Pali Gap
Room Full of Mirrors
Star Spangled Banner (studio version)
Look Over Yonder
Hear My Train A Comin' (live)
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)