Band of Gypsys 2

Band of Gypsys 2
Live album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	October 1986
Recorded	December 31, 1969; January 1, 1970; July 4, 1970; May 30, 1970
Venue	Fillmore East in New York City, Atlanta International Pop Festival in Byron, and the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley
Label	Capitol
Producer	Alan Douglas
Jimi Hendrix chronology
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Band of Gypsys 2 is a posthumous live album by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, released in October 1986 by Capitol Records. This was the second time producer Alan Douglas supervised a Hendrix record for the label, the first being the live mini LP Johnny B. Goode, which was released earlier the same year.

Critical reception

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave Band of Gypsys 2 an "A–" and said he preferred it over the original Band of Gypsys (1970) record because it lacks the "brotherhood bromides" that were on that album's second side. He added that the versions of classic Hendrix songs on this record's second side "sound a lot fresher now than they would have fifteen years ago, and not just because pressing techniques have taken such a leap". Paul Evans gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hear My Train A Comin'"	9:05
2.	"Foxy Lady"	6:36
3.	"Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman)	4:48

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"	7:12
5.	"Stone Free"	4:17
6.	"Ezy Ryder"	8:02

Alternate rare pressing of Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ezy Ryder" (Berkeley, May 30th 1970 (Live at Berkeley))	8:16
2.	"Hey Joe" (Atlanta Pop Fest. July, 4th 1970)	4:25
3.	"Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" (Berkeley, May 30th 1970)	6:18
4.	"Lover Man" (Berkeley, May 30th 1970)	3:05

Recording details

• Track 1 recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City, New York, USA on December 31, 1969 (1st of 2 shows)
• Tracks 2 and 3 recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City, New York, USA on January 1, 1970 (1st of 2 shows)
• Track 4 recorded at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia, USA on July 4, 1970
• Tracks 5 and 6 recorded at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA on May 30, 1970

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
• Billy Cox – bass guitar
• Buddy Miles – drums on tracks 1, 2 and 3
• Mitch Mitchell – drums on tracks 4, 5 and 6

See also

• Jimi Hendrix discography
• Band of Gypsys
• Live at the Fillmore East
• Live at Berkeley

External links

• Band of Gypsys 2 at Discogs (list of releases)