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NEWLY RELEASED JIMI HENDRIX ALBUM, ‘VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE,’ SPARKLES

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Seattle Times
“Valleys of Neptune” comes out this week on Sony Legacy Recordings, part of a flurry of Hendrix-related goods hitting shelves this year as Sony and Experience Hendrix LLC, the local company run by Hendrix’s stepsister that manages his estate, commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Seattle-born guitarist’s death. Along with this record, reissues of his major albums, and a DVD documentary, a Hendrix-logoed iPod and Hendrix-themed “Rock Band” video game are reportedly set for release later in 2010. “Valleys of Neptune” is less a revelation than reminder: Jimi Hendrix still is and will forever be the coolest rock star of all time. To read the full review by Jonathan Zwickel, follow the above link.

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JIMI HENDRIX’S “VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE” PREMIERES ONLINE

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Spinner
Jimi Hendrix’s “Valleys of Neptune,” one of the guitar great’s final recordings before his death in 1970 and the lead single off a compilation of the same name out March 9th, is streaming now on Spinner. “In the aftermath of ‘Electric Ladyland,’ he made a series of recordings with the original Experience,” co-producer, author and Experience Hendrix catalog director John McDermott tells Spinner. “When they effectively stopped working as a three-man recording unit, he brought in [bassist] Billy Cox — this album captures that transition. We don’t want to over-dramatize it. This is that missing period of time.”

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