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Jimi Hendrix   03/19/1968

Capitol Theatre (late show), Ottawa, ON
Source SBD
Media CD-R   1 disc
J-Card Comment This show is widely available on bootleg, but this is sourced from < BR>a
superior trader's CD, made from the master tape at the correct
speed and including the in-between-song chatter which most bootleg
releases omit.

From Chris Dixon's 30th Anniversary Series

March 19, 1998 marks 30 years since the Ottawa
Capitol Theatre show.

Not only is this a good show, but one of the few
soundboard tapes from this tour. Apparently taped
by Jimi himself, it sounds excellent. It's the first
complete North American show on soundboard
since Monterey, I believe, at least until this
rumored Feb. Winterland tape appears (except for
3 songs from Worcester, Mass, March 15, 1968).
There isn't another soundboard until Miami (and it's
only 4 songs), except of course for the infamous
Scene Club and Cafe Au Go Go (March 17, 1968)
jams. After that, Woburn (insert Twilight Zone
theme...).Couple of highpoints of Ottawa:

Tax Free growing longer each time out- now
around 10 minutes (almost half again as l ong
as DC Hilton a week before)...

Red House much longer now (almost 10 min).
Jazzier middle section now developing, and I
believe it's the first outing for the interlude
where Jimi 'slaps'(a drumstick?) the chords
rather than strums them. The recording quality
really shines on the guitar sound on this one-
it's like sitting in front of the Marshalls and you
can hear every detail and nuance of his blues
technique and clean tones...

Spanish Castle Magic, on the other hand, has
yet to become the jamming vehicle it would be
in the 69 shows. Less than 4 minutes, this is
only the 5th documented performance of
SCM. Jimi's voice sounds great on this-
maybe he can hear himself for once because
he doesn't seem to be straining and the crisp
recording reveals all kinds of little inflections
and joking asides that would be lost in most
audience tapes...

Purple Haze stretched to almost 7 minutes
with free form guit ar intro and extended
outro...

This show's a must have and is available on a
number of boots (Gone But Not Forgotten,
Canadian Club, Thanks Ottawa For The
Memories., Superconcert 68, others) and of
course on tape!
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Bill Lorah
Ratings Show: A    Sound: A
Owned by bob · Last Updated May 23, 2023