Bleeding Heart (album)

Bleeding Heart (album)

Bleeding Heart is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released officially in 1994 by Castle Communications. The album documents Hendrix's jam session at the Scene club, 301 West 46th Street, New York City, in March 1968, with guest vocals from Jim Morrison (improvised lyrics with a strong sexual theme, and showing signs of drunkenness). Randy Hobbs played bass. The drummer was Warren "Bugs" Pemberton of Liverpool band the Undertakers who was living in Greenwich Village at the time recording with his new band. It has been rumored that Noel Redding and Johnny Winter also appear; in the case of Redding, this is definitely untrue. Winter himself has denied that he took part in the jam, saying he never met Jim Morrison. At times during the recording a second lead guitar (at a lower volume than Hendrix's) can be heard playing in an electric blues style. Harmonica playing on the title track is concurrent with Morrison's voice at 7:04 and elsewhere, making the presence of a sixth musician likely. Hendrix can be heard on tape announcing Morrison's presence and offering him a better microphone.

Bleeding Heart was released at various times in the past under various names including High, Live 'n Dirty (1978), Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead (1980, with covertext by Tony Brown, who claimed this was the 'first genuine release' of these recordings 'thanks to Peter Shertser', published by Surprise Records in Brussels (Belgium). Tracking list is unaltered, but for the 'Woke up one morning (...) title: this now reads 'Wake up this morning and you find yourself dead'.)', Sunshine of Your Love, Sky High, Live at the Scene Club, Red House, New York Sessions and Tomorrow Never Knows, though all were unofficial releases.