34 of the most celebrated names in rock photography have supplied over 250 photos for the book. These include Elliott Landy, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Gered Mankowitz, Jim Marshall and Baron Wolman.

Chris Morphet: 'It's now around 35 years since Jimi died but I can't think of any single pop musician today meriting the deserved intense photographic coverage that he provoked and which is reflected in these photos.'

Ross Halfin, who was responsible for the book's photo selection, travelled to Japan, the USA and Europe to unearth an extraordinarily diverse and fascinating array of photographs, ranging from the iconic to the never-before-seen.

Left: Monterey Pop Festival, 18th June 1967 (© Bruce Fleming).
Right: Isle of Wight Festival, 30th August 1970 (© Laurens van Houten).

Brad Tolinski, author of Classic Hendrix: 'When Genesis Publications asked me to write the text for its planned volume of photos chronicling Jimi's career as a star, I hesitated. After all, what could I possibly say about Hendrix that hadn't already been said, often in great detail?

Despite my misgivings, I asked Genesis to send me the photos that would appear in the book. The pictures arrived and I was hooked.'

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