South Saturn Delta
Compilation album/Studio album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	October 7, 1997
Recorded	1967–1970
Genre	Rock, Acid Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Funk Rock
Length	65:47
Label	MCA
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All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (7. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. For "acid rock" as a geologic term see Igneous rock. Acid rock is a form of Psychedelic rock, which is characterized Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 6/10) link Rolling Stone link
Jimi Hendrix chronology
First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997) South Saturn Delta (1997) BBC Sessions (1998)

South Saturn Delta is a posthumous Jimi Hendrix album made that consists of leftover material such as demo tapes, unfinished takes, alternative takes or rejected material. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter First Rays of the New Rising Sun is an approximation of Jimi Hendrix 's projected next album based on recordings in the last months of his life mostly in 1970 James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter

When the Hendrix family acquired the rights for Jimi's catalog in 1995, they signed a contract with MCA for releasing compilations of rare material. The first album that resulted of this contract was First Rays of the New Rising Sun, which was released in 1997 and was an attempt to rebuild the album left unfinished at Hendrix's death. First Rays of the New Rising Sun is an approximation of Jimi Hendrix 's projected next album based on recordings in the last months of his life mostly in 1970 South Saturn Delta followed it some months later and is a collection of unreleased material. The track list includes some tracks from Rainbow Bridge Concert and War Heroes ("Tax Free", "Midnight", "Pali Gap") and new mixes of many different songs, such as "South Saturn Delta" and "All Along the Watchtower". Rainbow Bridge is a 1972 film directed by Chuck Wein that features footage from a Jimi Hendrix concert and a short piece of conversation between Hartley Wien War Heroes is a posthumous Studio album by American Guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released on October 1 and December 1972 in " All Along the Watchtower " is a folk song written and recorded by Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

"Look Over Yonder" is a finished song that Hendrix chose not to include to any of his albums. "Little Wing" is a demo tape performed solely by Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell. " Little Wing " is a song written by Jimi Hendrix. He first recorded the song on the 1967 album Axis Bold as Love. Though this track is musically identical to "Angel", it is incorrectly tagged as "Little Wing". " Angel " is the name of a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix. An accurate instrumental version of "Little Wing" is available on the four-CD box set entitled The Jimi Hendrix Experience. "Here He Comes (Lover Man)" is a song that Hendrix chose not to include to any of his albums. Despite this, it has a long, energetic and fiery solo, with excellent backing musicianship. The song was also performed on stage several times. "South Saturn Delta" is Hendrix's effort to create jazz-rock. It features a horn section (Hendrix's solo is not based on jazz scales, though – he was not a jazz guitarist). A jazz scale is a Musical scale used in Jazz. Many "jazz scales" are common scales drawn from Western European classical music, including the Jazz guitarists are Guitar players who play Jazz music on the guitar using an approach to playing chords melodies and improvised solo lines which is called "Power of Soul" is a studio version of the track selected for live album Band of Gypsys "Message to the Universe (Message to Love)" is also a studio version of the track selected for Band of Gypsys album. Band of Gypsys is a Live album and a project by Jimi Hendrix, backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, that followed Hendrix's Band of Gypsys is a Live album and a project by Jimi Hendrix, backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, that followed Hendrix's This version is performed by Hendrix's Woodstock band Gypsy Sun and Rainbows. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter "Tax Free" is a studio version of Swedish instrumental song that Hendrix played occasionally on stage. "All Along the Watchtower" is exactly the same take that appears on Electric Ladyland album but in different mix with improved sound quality. "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" is the B-side of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" single. " Burning of the Midnight Lamp " is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, first released as a mono single b/w " The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice It is an experimental chaotic track and was not included on any studio album. "Midnight" is an instrumental song based on Noel Redding's riff. David "Noel" Redding ( December 25, 1945 &ndash May 11, 2003) was an English Rock and roll guitarist best "Sweet Angel" is an early demo version of song "Angel". It features metronome and the beginning of the tape is blurred. "Bleeding Heart" is a jam based on the old blues song that appears on Blues album. Blues is a posthumous Compilation album by musician Jimi Hendrix, released April 26, 1994 on MCA Records "Pali Gap" is an instrumental song that many consider as classic (it was already released on second posthumous album, Rainbow Bridge), and the playing style found on it has been compared to that of Carlos Santana's. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. "Drifter's Escape" is a Bob Dylan cover that was planned to be included to unfinished album but was later rejected. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major "Midnight Lightning" is a demo tape of Hendrix's delta blues song featuring Hendrix alone.

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

1. "Look Over Yonder" – 3:25
2. "Little Wing" – 2:44
3. "Here He Comes (Lover Man)" – 6:33
4. "South Saturn Delta" – 4:07
5. "Power of Soul" – 5:20
6. "Message to the Universe (Message to Love)" – 6:19
7. "Tax Free" (Bo Hansson) – 4:58
8. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 4:01
9. "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" – 4:20
10. "Midnight" – 5:32
11. "Sweet Angel (Angel)" – 3:55
12. "Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James) – 3:15
13. "Pali Gap" – 5:08
14. "Drifter's Escape" (Dylan) – 3:05
15. "Midnight Lightning" – 3:07