JIMI HENDRIX: Unreleased Music And Footage Featured In New Exhibition
August 10, 2004Reuters is reporting that a new exhibition including unreleased music and unseen footage of Jimi Hendrix's performances is scheduled to open at London's Marquee Club next month. The show is said to be based on a collection of memorabilia put together by an American fan and features thousands of items worth 15 million pounds ($27.6 million).
Organizers say the exhibition will be like a live Hendrix show and expect the "psychedelic experience" to attract 1,500 visitors daily.
"It's the largest Hendrix collection in the world," said Ted Owen, of auctioneers Cooper Owen, who will eventually sell off the show's contents. "It covers every aspect of his life."
The collection was built up by Bob Terry, a fan from Hendrix's home city Seattle, who started on a tiny scale at the age of 17, and then sold it to another collector.
Among the top items will be unseen footage of Hendrix at the Woodstock, Monterey and Isle of Wight festivals. The Monterey performance, with the image of Hendrix holding his burning guitar aloft, became emblematic of his wild spirit and energy.
There are also tapes of around 50 hours of unreleased music, including hits such as "Purple Haze" which Hendrix recorded in the studio and brought home to listen to or work on. Read more.
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