500,000 Halos


The title to this CD, 500,000 Halos, is a reference to Woodstock, though this CD features only one track from Jimi's Woodstock performance; it is however, the one most rarely found in complete form on any of the other releases. The track in question, Message To Love, here is called Message To The Universe. Drifter's Escape is the vocal overdub, you can hear the rough cut in the right channel, with Jimi's overdubs on the left. There are more Band Of Gypsy tracks here, including a live one from the 01/01/70 Filmore concert, 2nd show. A studio version of Villanova Junction appears, though I prefer the Woodstock version. Bolero follows, though I am not sure if it is the same track as the one from the classical composer Ravel. It sounds familiar though, so maybe it is. For a group that supposedly wasn't around very long, the BOG lineup sure did record a lot of tape. The previously mentioned Message To Love comes next, followed by Hendrix/Young Jam, which can also be found on the Message From Nine To The Universe CD, although it is more complete here. 500,000 Halos closes with an unreleased take of Belly Button Window, though the second half of this take was used in the officially released version.

Sound on this CD is excellent for the most part. And for a Hendrix collector, this CD is a must have, if just for the one track from Woodstock.

Catalog #: exp 500000