Jimi Hendrix Winterland box set - worth buying?

pglbook
pglbook Posts: 2,226
edited April 2013 in Music & Movies
I am thinking of buying the Jimi Hendrix Winterland box set and was wondering if anyone has this and can tell me if it is worth buying. This is a 4 CD box set that recently came out. It includes a selection of live performances of the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Winterland in 1968.

It looks good but, unfortunately with all things Hendrix, one never knows since the Hendrix Estate has put out whatever they can since Jimi's death in order to make money.

Is this box set worth the $40 new price tag?
I am a Hendrix fan and the song list sure looks good.
I am curious if anyone has this and can tell me how it is.

Thanks.
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,226
    edited February 2013
    Thanks, keiko. I am glad to hear it is a good box set. And thanks for the tip about importcd. That is definitely a good price. I will definitely get it.
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,226
    edited March 2013
    I ended up buying this box set and just listened to the first CD today. I definitely like it a lot and recommend it to all Hendrix fans. The sound is quite good and the music rocks. The only very minor issue is that (on first CD anyway, haven't listened to other 3 CDs yet) there is over a minute of down time between songs, with Jimi tuning his guitar. He does talk to the audience while tuning, though, so it is cool to hear him banter with the crowd but the in-between song down time does take away from the flow from one song to another. Overall, though, it is excellent. And, thanks to keiko's recommendation, I got it for only $28 from importcd.
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  • CarlosD
    CarlosD Posts: 21
    edited March 2013
    pglbook, thanks for closing the loop on this. Interesting. I have the original 1-disc Live at Winterland album and it has some really amazing tracks, especially the instrumental "Sunshine of Your Love" cover, "Red House," and "Hey Joe." I may have to pick up this set.
    Carlos
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  • Goldenboy72206
    Goldenboy72206 Posts: 126
    edited April 2013
    jimi was the man back in the day
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,020
    edited April 2013
    I can't even imagine a band now-a-days playing two sets in a night, much less two sets a night three nights in a row, as he did at Winterland. I take that back, Dylan did two sets one night a couple years ago in Madison. But IIRC, the sets were somewhat abbreviated. Hendrix was the man, indeed.
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  • Spiritinthesky
    Spiritinthesky Posts: 8
    edited April 2013
    Yes, worth checking out and it has come down on Amazon now. Listening to Jimi me made think how there hasn't been another
    guitarist like him since he died.
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