Previously unheard Jimi Hendrix track discovered after 50 years

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Shortly before he was discovered by Animals bassist Chas Chandler and lit a fuse under the international music scene with the Experience, Jimi Hendrix was more of a jobbing musician.

During the mid 60s he played with the likes of Little Richard and the Isley Brothers and managed to get himself into a laughably bad contract with notorious label boss Ed Chalpin while playing with Curtis Knight & the Squires.

While in that band he recorded a track called "Station Break", which has just surfaced online after 50 years and sees him sticking to a more restrained style that hints at his signature sound of the late 60s - while wearing a pretty special jacket. Read more...

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