The band M.A.C.C. is made up of Mike McCready (guitarist from Pearl Jam), Jeff Ament (bassist from Pearl Jam), Matt Cameron (drummer for Soundgarden and later for Pearl Jam), and Chris Cornell (singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave). The cover of "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" is their only known recording. All four members of this group had previously worked together on the Temple of the Dog project, and the song "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" was added to Temple of the Dog's live set in 2016.

Eric Clapton's backing group on the title track includes the three original core members of Chic (Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson) and is the last recording on which all three played together. His cover of the song reached #43 in the Canadian RPM charts.

The album itself reached #42 in Canada and was on the charts for 18 weeks.

There is some light scuff marks on the front plastic cover as seen in the photos.


Various – Stone Free (A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix)

An amazing collection of talent is assembled on this compilation that is worthy of a truly special tribute to the music of Jimi Hendrix

Various - Stone Free (A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix)


Genre: Hip Hop, Rock, Blues

Style: Alternative Rock, Funk Metal, Classic Rock

Year: 1993


Track List:


1. The Cure– Purple Haze

Bass – Simon Gallup

Drums – Boris Williams

Engineer – Bryan "Chuck" New

Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Robinson (2)

Guitar – Perry Bamonte, Robert Smith

Keyboards – Perry Bamonte

Producer – Bryan "Chuck" New, Robert Smith

Vocals – Robert Smith

5:19

2 Eric Clapton– Stone Free

Backing Vocals – UNV

Bass – Bernard Edwards

Drums – Tony Thompson (2)

Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Grassi, Mike Thompson*, Steve Fitzmaurice

Guitar – Eric Clapton, Nile Rodgers

Keyboards – Richard Hilton

Mastered By – Gary Tole

Producer – Nile Rodgers

Vocals – Eric Clapton

4:25

3 Spin Doctors– Spanish Castle Magic

Bass – Mark White (2)

Drums – Aaron Comess

Guitar – Eric Schenkman

Mixed By – Peter Denenberg

Vocals – Chris Barron

4:06

4 Buddy Guy– Red House

Bass – Billy Cox

Drums – Ray Allison

Guitar, Vocals – Buddy Guy

Mixed By – Michael White (4)

Piano – Johnnie Johnson

3:48

5 Body Count (2)– Hey Joe

Bass – Mooseman

Drums – Beatmaster "V"

Engineer – Jay Lean

Guitar – D-Roc (3), Ernie C

Lead Vocals – Ice-T

Mixed By – Michael White (4)

Producer – Ernie C

4:28

6 Jeff Beck And Seal– Manic Depression

Bass – Pino Paladino*

Drums – Jimmy Copley

Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Bradfield

Engineer, Mixed By – Leif Mases

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Producer – Jeff Beck, Seal

Vocals – Seal

5:11

7 Nigel Kennedy– Fire

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Bottleneck] – Sagat Guirey

Bass – Rory McFarlane

Cello – Caroline Dale

Drums – Rupert Brown

Engineer – Richard Evans (3)

Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Bradfield, Ben Findlay

Guitar – John Etheridge

Mixed By – Leif Mases

Viola [Acoustic], Violin [Acoustic], Violin [Phased], Violin [Kerrang], Piano [Doctored], Producer, Arranged By – Nigel Kennedy

4:39

8 Pretenders*– Bold As Love

Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain

Producer, Engineer – Stephen Street

3:23

9 P.M. Dawn– You Got Me Floatin'

Engineer – Michael Fossenkemper

Guitar – Herbie Tribino

Producer – P.M. Dawn

4:49

10 Slash (3) And Paul Rodgers With The Band Of Gypsys*– I Don't Live Today

Bass – Billy Cox

Drums – Buddy Miles

Engineer – Brian Scheuble

Guitar – Slash (3)

Vocals – Paul Rodgers

4:30

11 Belly– Are You Experienced?

Bass – Gail Greenwood

Drums, Percussion – Chris Gorman

Engineer [Assistant] – Carl Plaster, Jon Williams (5)

Guitar – Tanya Donelly, Thomas Gorman

Producer, Engineer – Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade

Vocals – Gail Greenwood, Tanya Donelly

3:38

12 Living Colour– Crosstown Traffic

Bass – Doug Wimbish

Drums, Piano, Whistle [Kazoo] – Will Calhoun

Guitar – Vernon Reid

Lead Vocals – Corey Glover

Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Ron St. Germain

Vocals – Doug Wimbish, Will Calhoun

3:10

13 Pat Metheny– Third Stone From The Sun

Bass – Jaco Pastorius, Matthew Garrison

Drums [Additional] – Jack DeJohnette

Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programmed By, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Producer – Pat Metheny

Mixed By – Bob Power

Mixed By [Assistant] – George Spatta

Recorded By – Pat Metheny, Tim Lathan*

6:00

14 M.A.C.C.– Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)

Bass – Jeff Ament

Drums – Matt Cameron

Engineer [Assistant] – Adam Kasper

Guitar – Mike McCready

Mixed By – Jason Corsaro, M.A.C.C.

Recorded By – Jason Corsaro

Vocals – Chris Cornell


Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 1993 album recorded by various artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. The artists were drawn from many genres of popular music. Contributors include his classic rock contemporaries Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, blues man Buddy Guy, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, alternative pop/rock bands Belly and Spin Doctors, hip hop artists P. M. Dawn, among others. According to the liner notes, the "artists were encouraged to not only record one of their own personal favorites but to also place their stamp on Jimi's songs." Several artists recorded radically different interpretations, particularly, P. M. Dawn, The Cure, Nigel Kennedy and Pat Metheny. Some artists, on the other hand, recorded versions that were rather similar to the originals.


The band M.A.C.C. is made up of Mike McCready (guitarist from Pearl Jam), Jeff Ament (bassist from Pearl Jam), Matt Cameron (drummer for Soundgarden and later for Pearl Jam), and Chris Cornell (singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave). The cover of "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" is their only known recording. All four members of this group had previously worked together on the Temple of the Dog project, and the song "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" was added to Temple of the Dog's live set in 2016.


Eric Clapton's backing group on the title track includes the three original core members of Chic (Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson) and is the last recording on which all three played together. His cover of the song reached #43 in the Canadian RPM charts