Is Jimi Still Alive!?

Nope. But that's what they said about Tupac every time one of his posthumous recordings was released. Hell, I think I've mused on it a few times myself. I think people just wanted to ignore the logical explanations of how these recordings revealed themselves, and pretend their distant loved one was still pumping and thumping.

The logical explanation for the latest Jimi Hendrix uncovering is plain and simple. Some dude's wife found the reel-to-reel buried in a closet. How could you have possibly stepped over something like that? Well, this closet belonged to Jerry Simon, president of RSVP Music, the publishing company Hendrix signed to in 1966. So, you know that closet is a Manhattan-studio-sized walk-in.

The song was entitled Station Break and was recorded a year before he left for London where he would find stardom. Station Break was part of the 1966 New York session. The other songs from that session, Kato's Special, Flying On Instruments, and No Such Animal, have already been released. The copyright and the reel-to-reel of the newly uncovered piece will be auctioned off in New York on October 26. The Hendrix estate is entitled to half the proceeds of any royalties.

Like fans of Tupac, Hendrix fans never want to let go. It's kinda sad for them, especially for those who've been listening to the guitar-icon since he was alive. That's why Station Break will go for way too much green. Whoever owns it is going to profit incredibly off of fan-sentiment. 'No real fan of Hendrix lives without that new recording.' You gotta keep up, fucker!

So, get your check books out, kids. Don't you want an original Hendrix recording? It could be yours.