Jimi Hendrix's Sister Releasing 'Amazing Amount' of Unheard Material
- Posted on Sep 22nd 2009 10:00AM by John D. Luerssen
It looks like Tupac Shakur might not be the king of posthumous releases anymore. Jimi Hendrix fans will be pleased to learn that there is still plenty of unreleased music and video to come from the guitarist's short recording career. Hendrix's sister Janie announced Monday that she plans to release new material every 12 to 18 months for the next 10 years.Janie, who is the President and CEO of Experience Hendrix and Authentic Hendrix -- the two companies that oversee the legendary rocker's legacy -- broke the news to instrument manufacturer Gibson in an interview announcing plans for a new line of Hendrix guitars. "We probably have another decade of music, including video. Every 12 to 18 months we'll continue to have new releases and Dagger [Experience Hendrix's label for live recordings] official bootlegs," she said.
"Jimi was a workaholic," she explained. "After Electric Lady Studios was built he was able to record constantly for as many hours as he wanted to. It's almost as if he knew he had only four years to accomplish everything that he did. We have an amazing amount of original masters, including a lot of material that hasn't been previously released."
Hendrix says that tapes containing the unreleased material are currently being preserved in two separate locations in the "We keep them in a temperature-controlled vault," Janie added. "We have a s et of everything in Los Angeles and a set in New York in the event of something catastrophic happening. We have duplicates of everything."
Despite Jimi's affinity for and association with Fender Stratocasters, Janie promises "a whole line of Jimi-inspired instruments" coming from Gibson.
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The thing about Hendrix's live recordings is he never played the same song the same way, there was always something different in it. Like the Red House live versions like the Ilse of Wright is different than the recording on the Hendrix in the West album, think in was recorded in San Diago sports arena
January 31 2010 at 12:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeems a lot of folks have hit it on the mark about the lack of new stuff .. and i thank god that at least jimi's dad was still alive to set up his trust and exercise some initial control.. it was his DAD that Jimi really wanted to make happy, to thank.
Yes, all the good STUDIO stuff is already out since then.. he had tons of noodling too, cuz that's how we (musicians) write.. but you really don't want folks to HEAR it! I mean, it's obvious, when you just play through despite real off tuning.. any take intended for other's ears will be tuned up! You'd think family would respect that.. i know his dad woulda..
And Jimi really did suffer from primitive equipment... every time you dig into a whammy bar on a stock strat they go wildly outa tune! That wasn't solved for over 5 years until the first locking units appeared (thanks Floyd!).. But even so, he wouldn't have seriously used anything else but a strat.. and here's why.. when ya crank it with a marshall and a couple stacks behind you, the guitar suddenly becomes a living, breathing thing, and you're just hanging on for dear life, kinda like a rodeo bronc.. It CAN happen with Gib's, like Pete's SG.. but usually Gib's dont play along so good, they're too solid and feedback resistant. . Strats DO.!
It is POSSIBLE that there could be a show not circulated come out, but not this one.. it's been around for a while, as they admit, it is a good show tho.
and re Electric Ladyland studios.... a ... a... coffee shop?!?
Now that shows respect... NOT..
Doc Rock
even if she makes money even if it is crap what if it inspires someone enough to take us to the next level in music
September 24 2009 at 8:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI hear Jimi once rode in a Volkswagon. Does that mean Volkswagon is going to come out with a Jimi-Bug? C'mon! He played Strats almost exclusively. At least get Fender in on the deal.
September 22 2009 at 8:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyanything by Jimi will be of interest to me to listen to. as good as his old stuff was? doubt it; don't think she knows jack about production value nor is going to learn anytime soon... as someone else on the board previously noted the last one wasn't that special. still; can listen to his old stuff and be moved to tears with someof it. loved him, always will. and yeah, will ike as not buy the stuff... sad though -blasphemous really!- that the 'real' loc of Electric Lady on 8th St in NYC was trurned after being empty for a long time into a damn coffee shop. was SHE the one who allowed that?
September 22 2009 at 7:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replywonder how good the unreleased recordings are. Mosty live, I would guess? There were alot of Hendrix posthumous releases in the 70s. I would have thought they long ago cleaned out the vault.
September 22 2009 at 7:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHey endsng,
Sid on bass? Sid who? Should be John E. Of The Who. Best there ever was or will be.
Don't get too excited. I've heard pretty much everything released to date and the bottom line is that the "good stuff" was all released years ago. All that is left are countless live shows with all of the same songs that have been released in countless "live" recordings already... and as a previous poster said, hours and hours of unfinished studio jams and "guitar noodling" without a full band or any vocals. There simply aren't going to be ANY finished songs that would be worth a flip still in the vaults.
September 22 2009 at 5:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyjimi gave us rainbows, janis took a piece of our heart. if there's a rock and roll Heaven, you know there's gonna be one heck of a band - with sid on bass.
September 22 2009 at 5:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHendrix made the Stratocaster famous. Now, 40 years after his death, Gibson is going introduce a whole line of Hendrix inspired instruments? Sure, he owned a few Flying V's during his lifetime, but this is a trivial footnote in his story.
What will be next, a Jimi Hendrix line of Wurlitzer pianos? Why not? There is s photo of him playing the piano on the inside cover of "Electric Ladyland", isn't there?
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