Jimi Hendrix was very busy in 1969.  Coming off the success of the number 1 album, Electric Ladyland, Hendrix had developed a reputation as both a masterful showman and a brilliant experimentalist.

That year, Jimi built his own recording studio, closed the show at Woodstock, and recorded with a new group, The Band of Gypsys.  All the while, he kept up a busy touring schedule and recorded constantly. 

Unlike contemporary artists like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, Hendrix was not contractually obligated to record at a specific studio.  Consequently, he could record wherever he pleased and would grab studio time where and when he could.

Valleys of Neptune is a chronicle of Jimi's studio experiments in 1969 and 70.  He seemed to have two goals: to perfect some of his earlier material (which he thought to be uneven) and to find a new musical direction.

The new CD contains examples of both - updated recordings of songs like Fire, Red House and Stone Free along with studio renditions of live staples like Hear My Train A Comin' and Bleeding Heart combined with new material: Valleys of Neptune, Lullaby for the Summer, and Crying Blue.

The Valleys of Neptune radio special contains new interviews with Jimi's sister, Janie; his bass player and Army buddy, Billy Cox; his recording engineer, Eddie Kramer; his biographer, John McDermott; and Andy Fairweather Low who toured with Hendrix in 1967 and sings on the previously-unreleased version of Stone Free.

These twelve previously-unreleased recordings help answer the question: where was Jimi headed next? 

The radio special provides a glimpse into a musical genius and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at some "new" recordings by the man who changed forever the electric guitar.

Jimi Hendrix was very busy in 1969.  Coming off the success of the number 1 album, Electric Ladyland, Hendrix had developed a reputation as both a masterful showman and a brilliant experimentalist.

That year, Jimi built his own recording studio, closed the show at Woodstock, and recorded with a new group, The Band of Gypsys.  All the while, he kept up a busy touring schedule and recorded constantly. 

Unlike contemporary artists like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, Hendrix was not contractually obligated to record at a specific studio.  Consequently, he could record wherever he pleased and would grab studio time where and when he could.

Valleys of Neptune is a chronicle of Jimi's studio experiments in 1969 and 70.  He seemed to have two goals: to perfect some of his earlier material (which he thought to be uneven) and to find a new musical direction.

The new CD contains examples of both - updated recordings of songs like Fire, Red House and Stone Free along with studio renditions of live staples like Hear My Train A Comin' and Bleeding Heart combined with new material: Valleys of Neptune, Lullaby for the Summer, and Crying Blue.

The Valleys of Neptune radio special contains new interviews with Jimi's sister, Janie; his bass player and Army buddy, Billy Cox; his recording engineer, Eddie Kramer; his biographer, John McDermott; and Andy Fairweather Low who toured with Hendrix in 1967 and sings on the previously-unreleased version of Stone Free.

These twelve previously-unreleased recordings help answer the question: where was Jimi headed next? 

The radio special provides a glimpse into a musical genius and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at some "new" recordings by the man who changed forever the electric guitar.