July 17, 1967 - After making the decision to quit (after only seven dates) as the opening act for the Monkees on their U.S. tour, Jimi Hendrix got together with his old bandmate and friend, Curtis Knight, ostensibly to jam “off the record” at Ed Chalpin’s PPX Studios. This decision would prove to be both fateful and controversial, since he was in the middle of a lawsuit filed against him by Chalpin at the time. The basis of the lawsuit stemmed from a three year contract Hendrix signed prior to his success with the Experience, covering October 1965 to October 1968. Signed while still just a session player, it offered only a 1% royalty. When Chas Chandler, bassist of The Animals, decided to manage Jimi, one of his first orders of business was to buy out all of his existing contracts. Unfortunately, Jimi neglected to tell him about the contract signed with PPX. In 1967, when Chalpin discovered Hendrix was suddenly a major recording star following the success of his first single, "Hey Joe", multiple lawsuits were filed in an attempt to cash in on this newfound success. In Chalpin’s mind, which he would contend for decades, he had given Hendrix an opportunity to develop his sound. Responding to the lawsuit, Hendrix’s management contended that PPX were trying to market older recordings as new releases. But in jamming with Knight at PPX studios with mics recording, PPX subsequently could make the claim that they in fact were in possession of new recordings with the artists’ full knowledge and approval. Even further, Hendrix would go back to PPX and record AGAIN in August of 1967, much to the dismay of his lawyers and management.
Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight :: July 17, 1967 / PPX Studio Session
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