Both projects due Nov

Chronicle Chroma has announced the November 8th publication of Jimi, a visual celebration of Jimi Hendrix’s career and legacy, coinciding with the late guitarist’s 80th birthday celebration on November 27th. This visually stunning and specially curated deluxe hardcover book is a comprehensive, graphic salute to the iconic musician.

Authors Janie Hendrix and John McDermott have compiled childhood stories, rarely seen photos and candid images, dedications, and inspirational anecdotes, giving fans an inside look at Jimi’s groundbreaking musical artistry. More than anything, Jimi presents a vivid display of why he is considered the most influential electric guitarist in the history of popular music. Jimi has just been chosen as one of Barnes & Noble’s Best Gift Books of 2022.

Jimi is an official collaboration with the illustrious artist’s sister, Janie Hendrix, and John McDermott of Experience Hendrix LLC, and significantly expands on the authors’ previously published titles, including An Illustrated Experience. The collective work also features a new introduction by Janie, extensive biographical texts, and a trove of photographs, personal memorabilia, handwritten lyrics, and more, giving full inside access in ways fans have never seen before. Additionally, Jimi includes quotations by legendary musicians, such as Paul McCartney, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Drake, Dave Grohl, and others expressing their sentiments on Jimi’s lasting influence.

“It’s hard to imagine that Jimi would be 80… Perhaps it’s because he will be forever young in our minds and alive in our hearts,” says Experience Hendrix president and CEO Janie Hendrix. “We celebrate his inspiring life with this beautifully designed tribute to Jimi that features a collection of images, art, and memories that tell his story as not only a legendary guitarist and musician, but as an incomparable human being who so briefly graced planet earth with his presence.”

On November 18th, just ten days after the book’s publication, Experience Hendrix, LLC in partnership with Legacy Recordings, is releasing The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 on CD, 2 LP and digital platforms.

Recorded in the spring of 1969 before a raucous, sold out audience, the captivating performance of the original lineup of Hendrix, drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding has never before been released in its entirety. An advance track from the album “I Don’t Live Today” is now available now.

This pristine recording — available in its entirety for the very first time — newly mixed by Hendrix’s longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, captures the original Jimi Hendrix Experience in their unrivaled, peak form and is sourced directly from the original eight-track master tapes.

The accompanying illustrated booklet (24-pages in the CD release and 12-pages in the 2 LP release) features liner notes from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons plus LA Times music critic Randy Lewis who both witnessed the show first-hand. The deluxe 2 LP vinyl release is packaged in a lavish gatefold jacket and is pressed on 150-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings’ legendary Salina, Kansas facility.

In the four years before his untimely death in 1970 at age 27, Jimi Hendrix created a groundbreaking musical legacy. It is an expansive and eclectic body of work that includes ballads and blues, as well as revered classics such as “Purple Haze” and “Voodoo Child.” Widely regarded as one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century, his signature guitar playing, provocative songwriting, and charismatic performances have continued to inspire legions of musicians and fans alike.