War Heroes

For the comic book, see War Heroes (comics).

War Heroes
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Compilation album by Jimi Hendrix
Released	October 1972 (1972-10)
Recorded	April 1967 to July 1970
Venue	Electric Lady, Record Plant, Hit Factory, and Olmstead Sound Studios in New York, Olympic Studios in London
Genre	Rock
Length	35:20
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Kramer, John Jansen
Jimi Hendrix American chronology
Hendrix in the West (1972)Hendrix in the West1972 War Heroes (1972) Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix (1973)Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix1973
Jimi Hendrix British chronology
More Experience (1972) War Heroes (1972) Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix (1973)

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War Heroes is a compilation album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released on October 1 and December 1972 in the UK and the US, respectively. It was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen. Though Hendrix produced many of the songs, he was not credited for such.

War Heroes contains the three remaining tracks featured on First Rays of the New Rising Sun which were not included on The Cry of Love or Rainbow Bridge: "Stepping Stone", "Izabella" and "Beginnings" (listed on War Heroes as "Beginning").

The album reached #23 in the UK Albums Chart and #48 on the US Billboard 200.

According to the book Setting The Record Straight by John McDermott with Eddie Kramer, The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice was considered for this release but was pulled per Mike Jeffery to enhance the next posthumous release Loose Ends. Instead tracks like Three Little Bears and Peter Gunn/Catastrophe were used.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleeding Heart" (Elmore James)	3:12
2.	"Highway Chile" (Re-processed stereo)	3:34
3.	"Tax Free" (Bo Hansson, Janne Carlsson)	4:58
4.	"Peter Gunn Catastrophe" (Henry Mancini, Hendrix)	2:20
5.	"Stepping Stone"	4:11

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight"	5:35
2.	"3 Little Bears"	4:16
3.	"Beginning" (Mitch Mitchell)	4:13
4.	"Izabella"	2:51

Appearances of these mixes on newer releases

• "Bleeding Heart" appears on South Saturn Delta under the title "Bleeding Heart (Peoples, Peoples, Peoples)"
• "Tax Free" appears on South Saturn Delta
• "Peter Gunn Catastrophe" appears on the West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology box set
• "Stepping Stone" appears on First Rays of the New Rising Sun
• "Midnight" appears on South Saturn Delta
• "3 Little Bears" appears on the "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" single
• "Beginning" appears on First Rays of the New Rising Sun
• "Izabella" appears on First Rays of the New Rising Sun

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix - guitars, lead vocals, bass guitar on "Bleeding Heart", backing vocals on "Izabella"
• Mitch Mitchell - drums on all tracks except "Izabella"
• Billy Cox - bass guitar on "Peter Gunn Catastrophe","Stepping Stone" and "Izabella"
• Noel Redding - bass guitar on "Highway Chile", "Tax Free" and "Midnight"
• Buddy Miles - drums on "Izabella"

Recording details

• Track 1 recorded at Record Plant in New York City, on March 24, 1970
• Track 2 recorded at Olympic Studios in London, on April 3, 1967
• Track 3 recorded at Record Plant Studios, on May 1, 1968
• Track 4 recorded at Record Plant Studios, on May 14, 1970
• Track 5 recorded at Record Plant Studios, on November 14, 1969 and on June 26, 1970 (overdubs)
• Track 6 recorded at Olmstead Studios, on April 3, 1969
• Track 7 recorded at Record Plant Studios, on May 2, 1968
• Track 8 recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, on June 16 and/or July 1, 1970
• Track 9 recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, on August 28 and 29, 1969