War Heroes

War Heroes is a compilation album[3] by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Released in the UK on October 1, 1972, and in December 1972 in the US, it was the third album of mostly unreleased studio recordings to be issued after Hendrix's death. The album was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen, although biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott also identifies Hendrix as a producer.[4]

For the comic book, see War Heroes (comics).

War Heroes
Compilation album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	October 1972 (1972-10)
Recorded	April 1967 – July 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	35:20
Label	Polydor
Producer	Eddie Kramer John Jansen
Jimi Hendrix US chronology
Hendrix in the West (1972) War Heroes (1972) Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix (1973)
Jimi Hendrix UK chronology
More Experience (1972) War Heroes (1972) Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

War Heroes contains three songs that Hendrix proposed for his fourth studio album: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella", and "Beginnings" (listed as "Beginning"). These and songs from the two 1971 albums, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, were included on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). War Heroes reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart and number 48 on the US Billboard 200.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Later release	Length
1.	"Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James)	South Saturn Delta	3:12
2.	"Highway Chile"	Are You Experienced (CD reissues)	3:34
3.	"Tax Free" (Bo Hansson, Janne Carlsson)	South Saturn Delta	4:58
4.	"Peter Gunn Catastrophe" (Henry Mancini, arr. by Hendrix)	West Coast Seattle Boy	2:20
5.	"Stepping Stone"	First Rays of the New Rising Sun	4:11

Side two

No.	Title	Later release	Length
1.	"Midnight"	South Saturn Delta	5:35
2.	"3 Little Bears"	Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	4:16
3.	"Beginning" (Mitch Mitchell)	First Rays of the New Rising Sun	4:13
4.	"Izabella"	First Rays of the New Rising Sun	2:51

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix – guitars, lead vocals, bass guitar on "Bleeding Heart", backing vocals on "Izabella"
• Mitch Mitchell – drums
• Billy Cox – bass guitar on "Peter Gunn Catastrophe","Stepping Stone" and "Izabella"
• Noel Redding – bass guitar on "Highway Chile", "Tax Free" and "Midnight"

Recording details

• "Bleeding Heart" recorded at Record Plant in New York City, on March 24, 1970
• "Highway Chile" recorded at Olympic Studios in London, on April 3, 1967
• "Tax Free" recorded at Record Plant, on May 1, 1968
• "Peter Gunn Catastrophe" recorded at Record Plant, on May 14, 1970
• "Stepping Stone" recorded at Record Plant, on November 14, 1969 and on June 26, 1970 (overdubs)
• "Midnight" recorded at Olmstead Studios, on April 3, 1969
• "3 Little Bears" recorded at Record Plant, on May 2, 1968
• "Beginning" recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, on June 16 and/or July 1, 1970
• "Izabella" recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, on August 28 and 29, 1969

References

1. Prato, Greg (2011). "War Heroes - Jimi Hendrix | Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Faralaco, John (2010). "Appendix 5: Selected Post-1971 Compilation Albums". The Jimi Hendrix Story: New Edition, Including Updated Discography. IPS Books. p. 125. ISBN 1890988391. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
4. McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie (1992). Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight. New York City: Warner Books. pp. 305–306, 336–337. ISBN 978-0-446-39431-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (1st ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 544–545. ISBN 978-0-312-05861-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)