A softer side of Jimi? A home recording by Jimi Hendrix, which its owners say shows the rock icon's softer side, will be auctioned next month and is expected to fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $150K.
The story behind the story?
The demo was recorded by Hendrix in New York in 1968 and then taken to Britain. A guy named Carl Niekirk worked in a photography studio below Hendrix's central London residence where, because there was only one entrance to the building, he often doubled as the doorman for his famous neighbor where he let in guests like George Harrison.
In return for all the commotion, Jimi gave him two tapes. One was acquired in a pub several years ago. No one is sure where the second tape ended up.
Total of 37 personal reels are known to have survived after Jimi did not. This tape is said to be the only one available outside of the Hendrix estate. It features 14 tracks, including Jimi performing the Bob Dylan track "Tears of Rage." It also includes tracks from the 1968 album "Electric Ladyland" and features Hendrix singing and playing the guitar as well as an unidentified harmonica player.
Interest in Hendrix memorabilia has been high in recent years. Late last year the first guitar Jimi set on fire was sold at auction for $493,638.
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