Melody Maker’s Alan Walsh interviews Jimi Hendrix at his manager’s (Anim), Gerrard Street office for a July 20th feature. In the interview, Hendrix makes references to the hectic recording schedule of the past, saying, “I felt we were becoming the American version of Dave Dee – nothing wrong with that, but it’s just not our scene. We decided we had to end that scene and get into our own thing. I was tired after of the attitude of fans they’ve bought you a house and a car and now expect you to work the way they want you to for the rest of your life. But we couldn’t just say, screw them, because they have their rights, too, so we decided the best way was to just cool the recording scene until we were ready with something that we wanted everyone to hear. I want people to hear us, what we’re doin’ now and try to appreciate what we’re at.”
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The Experience are set to travel to Hendrix's hometown of Seattle, Washington. Not only will Hendrix be spending time with his family and friends, The Experience are performing at the Seattle Center Coliseum with support from Vanilla Fudge, Eire Apparent, and Soft Machine.
The performance includes “Spanish Castle Magic,” “Little Wing,” “I Don’t Live Today,” “Red House,” “Purple Haze,” “Fire,” “Foxey Lady,” “Hey Joe,” “Come On (Part One),” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” “Wild Thing,” and “Star-Spangled Banner".
The Experience are attending an autograph signing at The Groove Company, in Hollywood, California.
The highly anticipated third release by The Jimi Hendrix Experience titled, Electric Ladyland is released in the United States. This landmark two-album collection features: “…And The Gods Made Love,” “Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland),” “Crosstown Traffic,” “Voodoo Chile,” and more!
It’s rumored that Hendrix is renting a house at 2850 Benedict Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, California, where a simultaneous birthday party for Eric Barrett will be held.