On a new episode of The Vinyl Guide podcast, Kramer revealed that he had some specific recordings in mind that could be restored with the same technology, Americansongwriter reports.
Kramer also was quick to point out that using the term “AI” for the process of cleanly bringing out vocals from a poor-sounding tape wasn’t accurate.
“When one uses the phrase ‘AI,’ it’s really very advanced digital manipulation,” he explained. “And now the technology has become so evolved that here’s a cassette tape of John [Lennon], playing piano, and now they were able to isolate the voice.”
Kramer added, “We’ve always had something similar—maybe not quite as good—but … as the technology has expanded, now we’re really able to become quite clever about the quality that remains thereafter.”
Legacy Recordings has released Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hollywood Bowl August 18, 1967 on November 10 on vinyl, CD, and digital platforms.
The Beatles’ Paul McCartney and George Harrison were able to witness the Jimi Hendrix Experience cover their song mere days after the ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ in the middle of 1967. Occurring at the Saville Theatre in London on June 4, Hendrix played the song for the group backstage on a portable record player and then opened the show with their own dramatic interpretation.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience — a trio rounded out by Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums — were on the bill that night at the Hollywood Bowl alongside headliners The Mamas & The Papas. The new set includes a two-track live recording that has never been released through official channels or elsewhere.
Ahead of the album’s release the first track, “Killing Floor” has been made available to stream/purchase.
A new mini documentary titled Monterey Pop to the Hollywood Bowl chronicles Hendrix’s hectic journey upon his return to the U.S. from Europe in June 1967. It features new interviews from The Mamas & The Papas vocalist Michelle Phillips, Paul McCartney’s longtime guitarist Brian Ray, and others.
In the press release, Michelle Phillips, the only surviving member of The Mamas & The Papas, said she first saw the Experience perform at The Monterey Pop Festival. “We had never heard of him. I had absolutely no idea what to expect. And when I saw him perform I was mortified,” she said. “I had never seen anything like this, I’d never seen anybody treat their instruments like this. He was pouring lighter fluid over his guitar and then setting it on fire and — I really was shocked. I had no experience with this kind of rock and roll theatre. And that was the first time I had ever seen it.”
