Happy Birthday to George Marino
April 15, 1947 - June 4, 2012

From 1997 through 2010, George Marino and his team at Sterling Sound completed the audio mastering for the majority of all of the Jimi Hendrix albums released during this time.

#HappyBirthday #ForeverInOurHearts

Newly mastered by Bernie Grundman using an ALL-ANALOG process sourced from the original 1/4” master tapes; First Rays Of The New Rising Sun album will be re-issued on May 10 as a 2LP set pressed on 150-gram vinyl pressed by QRP.

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Happy Birthday Ritchie Blackmore

JIMI HENDRIX: LIVE AT WOODSTOCK presents Jimi Hendrix's historic concert performance in its original glory. Streaming now on The Coda Collection via Prime Video at amzn.to/3b2Z49n

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Starting May 10, 2024, First Rays Of The New Rising Sun will be available in a newly remixed—Dolby Atmos—immersive audio experience streaming from Apple Music, Tidal and Amazon Music Unlimited.

Newspaper ad for The Jimi Hendrix Experience's UK Tour featuring an April 13, 1967 stop at Gaumont Theatre in Wolverhampton. #JimiHendrix #TheJimiHendrixExperience #Hendrix #UKTour

The Jimi Hendrix Experience headlined The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on April 12, 1969. Were you there? #AreYouExperienced #JimiHendrix #Philadelphia

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Smash Hits: Originally released in April 1968 (UK) featuring '51st Anniversary,' 'The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice,' 'Highway Chile' & 'Burning Of The Midnight Lamp' left off the US edition. #JimiHendrix #Hendrix #TheJimiHendrixExperience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the cover of the April 1968 issue of BEAT INSTRUMENTAL magazine.

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Concert poster for the April 11, 1967 performance at the Granada theatre in Bedford. #JimiHendrix #TheJimiHendrixExperience

Happy Birthday to Eddie Hazel
April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992

During an April 10, 1967 session at Olympic Studios; #JimiHendrix revisited previous recordings of 'Third Stone From The Sun.' This session focused on 'Wild Chat' dialogue and 'Noises' that were later edited into the final master. #ThirdStoneFromTheSun #AreYouExperienced

Happy Birthday to Carl Lee Perkins
April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998

On April 9, 1969 The Experience returned to Record Plant Studios, for what would become the last session with the original Experience lineup. Eddie Kramer recalls the session that resulted in 'Hear My Train A Comin'' as featured on the BOTH SIDES OF THE SKY album. #JimiHendrix

Following quick on the heels of Capitol Records' success with the BAND OF GYPSYS album release from March 25, 1970, Reprise Records rushed the single 'Stepping Stone' b/w 'Izabella' to the marketplace on April 8, 1970. #JimiHendrix #SteppingStone #Izabella #Vinyl

On April 8, 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the ABC Theatre in Chesterfield as part of the all-star tour featuring the Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck and the Californians. #JimiHendrix #TheJimiHendrixExperience

Happy Birthday to Gary Kellgren
April 7, 1939 - July 20, 1977

Gary Kellgren founded The Record Plant in New York City which became a second home to Jimi Hendrix during recording sessions for Electric Ladyland. Kellgren previously recorded Jimi while at Mayfair Studios.

On April 7, 1969 The Jimi Hendrix Experience revisited Jimi's classic 1966 composition 'Stone Free' during sessions at Record Plant Studios. The song was eventually released in 2000 on the deluxe 'Purple Box' set, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. #JimiHendrix #StoneFree

Newly mastered by Bernie Grundman using an ALL-ANALOG process sourced from the original 1/4” master tapes; First Rays Of The New Rising Sun album will be re-issued on May 10 as a 2LP set pressed on 150-gram vinyl pressed by QRP.

Pre-Order from jimihendrix.lnk.to/FROTNRSAN

Happy Birthday Mike McCready