Fact #101271
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At The Record Plant, New York City, USA, Jimi Hendrix starts work on a proposed Band Of Gypsys album, with Alan Douglas as producer. The project will be abandoned and replaced by a live band Of Gypsys album.
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Noel Redding (bassist, Jimi Hendrix Experience) : The Band Of Gypsys was done for legal reasons. There was a guy called Ed Chalpin from PPX Enterprises in New York who had signed up Hendrix for a dollar or something. He sued us and, basically, he started to get royalty points off the albums. Annoying, considering that I never got a cent. To get out of it, Hendrix had to cut an album for Capitol Records for the guy.
Gerry Stickells (road manager) : He drifted into it. He felt a little bit pressured about it as well, as if it was something he should be doing. It was the same thing with Douglas and Stefan Bright. They were a joke, not even in the same league as Hendrix.
Buddy Miles (musician) : Douglas was only involved with the Band Of Gypsys because Hendrix was feuding with (his manager) Jeffery. It was a very strange time. Hendrix couldn't communicate with Jeffery so he made Douglas his 'spokesman'. The Band Of Gypsys were put together in his office.
Arthur Allen (friend of Hendrix) : Jeffery did not like the idea of the Band Of Gypsys coming together and he expressed that. Jimi was deeply offended that Jeffery would interfere with a creative decision. That's when he first expressed a serious desire to break away from him.
Alan Douglas (producer) : I didn't even know where Hendrix was going. He was talking about an album, but I couldn't see it anywhere. I was just going to do some songs with him
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Gerry Stickells (road manager) : He drifted into it. He felt a little bit pressured about it as well, as if it was something he should be doing. It was the same thing with Douglas and Stefan Bright. They were a joke, not even in the same league as Hendrix.
Buddy Miles (musician) : Douglas was only involved with the Band Of Gypsys because Hendrix was feuding with (his manager) Jeffery. It was a very strange time. Hendrix couldn't communicate with Jeffery so he made Douglas his 'spokesman'. The Band Of Gypsys were put together in his office.
Arthur Allen (friend of Hendrix) : Jeffery did not like the idea of the Band Of Gypsys coming together and he expressed that. Jimi was deeply offended that Jeffery would interfere with a creative decision. That's when he first expressed a serious desire to break away from him.
Alan Douglas (producer) : I didn't even know where Hendrix was going. He was talking about an album, but I couldn't see it anywhere. I was just going to do some songs with him