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A few years ago...

bellbottom jean was a kind of joke. Nowadays,here in Japan,kids in town are in '60's,'70's taste, long hair,wow wow guitar,psychedelic T-shirts. I watched "Blow Up" by Michelangelo Antonioni on TV last month. Clothes of people in the movie made 30 years ago are like ours. This is strange feeling.

Things are different between 1967 and 1997,London,NY and Fukuoka.
In this Buddhism island,with no war,no religion,no peace,no love, 2 children and 1 teenager were killed,1 teenager was kidnapped, 50 people were injured by someone on bike in this 5 months.
I don't know whether this body count is too many or not.
I'm listening Jimi and thinking about what he says...

And I'm afraid of rivival of "Saturday Night Fever"(AGGGGGG...)

I hope new generation experience Jimi's music. And I want to know what you think about his music,happiness,sadness and these of ours.

On this page,you can get info about WWW sites,and various media available in Japan.


Enjoy.Thanx

 
 
 
 

 


WWW

• JIMI HENDRIX on the web
  Jimi's information site by Keiichi Seki. Japanese and English.
  
• BAND OF SHIGEO ROLLOVER
  BAND OF SHIGEO ROLLOVER is lead by Shigeo Nakano, who is the guitarist under the heavy influence of Jimi. Japanese page with a lot of photos.
  
• Jimi Hendrix Live Discography
  If you were born in the period 1966-1970, you may find what Jimi played on the night you were born. Isn't it interesting?
  
• Wanna Play It Like Jimi!
  5 pieces of Jimi style licks played by myself. It'll be fun to get out your ax from basement,and make big noise aroud neighborhood ;-)
  
• Digital VOODOO
  A very popular site since 1995.contains lots of photos,biography,lyrics.
  
• Experience Hendrix Interactive
  An official site since April,1997. contains guitar seminor. You must check here for Jimi's New albums!
  
• "Monterey Purple"The Pop Festival, Monterey, 1967.
  Full of '60's mood,I like this.
  
• Jim Marshall Photography
  
  
• Lyrics of Jimi Hendrix songs
  
  
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Japanese)
  New site by Yuuki Egashira,young Japanese Jimi fan. He dreams of singing and playing a guitar like Jimi.
  
   
  

  Video

  I think that video is best way to enjoy Jimi's art.
• Live at Monterey
  Famous performance at "Monterey Pop Festivel" on June 18,1967.Published by BMG Japan.48min. I recommend this!!
• The Film Jimi Hendrix
  Movie by Warner Bros.102min.
• Experience
  Movie by Warner Bros.33min. Including live performance of "Purple Haze" & "Wild Thing",interview,off stage scene. MTV like version of "Foxy Lady" is so funny.
  I have a set of sound track double albums of same named movie. These vinyls include a live performance at Albert Hall,London on February 24,1969 which I don't see in movie. And it's strange that time length of LP is longer than it of movie.Do you know why such a thing happened?
• At Woodstock
  Another famous performance on August 18,1969. This video is different from the movie by Warner Bros.including 11 songs.Published by BMG Japan.
• Jimi Plays Berkeley
  performance on May 30,1970.Published by Video Arts.
• At The Atlanta Pop Festival
  performance on July 14,1970.Published by BMG Japan.
• Jimi Hendrix in Rainbow Bridge
  A movie contains performance on July 30,1970.Published by Bop.They say that this is "strange" movie.I've not seen yet.
• At The Isle Of Wight
  performance on August 31,1970.Published by Bop.
• "Message To Love"The Isle Of Wight Music Festival 1970
  A documentary movie of festival.Published by Video Arts.

 


Recordings

Jimi released only 5 albums while he was alive. But they say that there are lots of recording tapes unreleased yet. I'm lookin' forward pure and good new albums by "Experience Hendrix".

To enjoy his music,I try to divede his career to four terms.


1. before "Experience"
   He worked as guitarist of R&B group,Isley Bros,Little Richerd,Curtis Knight.
   
2. Experience
   He moved to England and made his debut as "Jimi Hendrix Experience" in 1966. They left lots of live and radio recordings till June,1969 when Noel Redding left the group.
   
3. Band of Gypsys
   Group with Buddy Miles.One album released. This group is less popular than Experience in Japan. But I like Gypsys very much. I hope their new release.
   
4. etc
   Group with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox,Sessions,and Jimi's new world that we don't know yet......

 


Biography

• HENDRIX Setting The Record Straight
  by John McDermott.Japanese Edition is published from Shinko Music Pub in 1994. This book contains Jimi's musical life without childhood story.
• "Jimi Hendrix,Electric Gypsy"
  by Harry Shapiro and Caesar Glebbeek.Japanese Edition is published from Daiei Shuppan in 1995. This book contains lots of data about recordings and lives.
• JIMI HENDRIX A Visual Documentary His Life,Loves and Music
  by Tony Brown.Japanese Edition is published from Shinko Music Pub in 1993.

  
   
  

  Musical Score

• Band Score Series:Jimi Hendrix from Shinko Music Pub
  3 books("Are You Experienced","AXIS:Bold As Love","Band Of Gypsys") are published.This book contains not only guitar part but also bass and drums parts.
• Cherokee Mist from Blues Interactions
  A correction of sketchs of his lyrics by his own writing.
• Jimi Hendrix from Rittor Music
  published in '70's.Transcriptions of guitar part and technical advices.This is out of print now.

  
   
  

  Magazine

  Followings are magazines published in Japan.

• Player 1999 July issue from Player Corporation
  Interview of Billy Cox.
• Record Collectors' Magazine 1999 March issue from Music Magazine Co.
  Special issue of an album "Live at the Fillmore East". contains recording data of Band of Gypsys, photos of rare albums of Band of Gypsys.
• rockin' on 1998 September issue from rockin' on Co.
  Comments on Jimi's music and his influence to the rock music scene.
• Player 1998 July issue from Player Corporation
  Special issue of an album "BBC Sessions". contains an interview of John McDermott, the auther of "HENDRIX Setting The Record Straight", a musical score of "Killing Floor", photos of Jimi's Black Les Paul Custom.
• Young Guitar 1998 June issue from Shinko Music Pub
  Special issue of an album "BBC Sessions". contains an analysis of Jimi's guitar style by Shigeo Nakano, a guitar player.
• Guitar Japanese Edition 21st issue 1997 from Shinko Music Pub
  Special issue of "Experience Hendrix". I saw photos of Jimi's stage costume for the first time. contains band score of "Hey Joe".
• The DIGNo.4 (April,1996) issue from Shinko Music Pub
  Special issue of a tribute album "In From The Storm". You can know about Jimi in London,by interviews.
  Another special issue in No.14 (Autumn,1997).
• Guitar Magazine 1995 January issue from Rittor Music
  Special issue of "Electric Gypsy" Japanese Edition. contains articles about Jimi's guitar,amp,effector,playing technic.
• Player publish date unknown from Player Corporation
  Special issue of a tribute album "In From The Storm". You can read interviews of Billy Cox,Eddie Kramer.

 
 

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