Shortly before he was discovered by Animals bassist Chas Chandler and lit a fuse under the international music scene with the Experience, Jimi Hendrix played with a variety of other musicians.
During the mid 60s he jammed with the likes of Little Richard and the Isley Brothers and managed to get himself into a laughably bad contract with notorious label boss Ed Chalpin while playing with Curtis Knight & the Squires.
While in that band he recorded a track called "Station Break", which has just surfaced online after 50 years and sees him sticking to a more restrained style that hints at his signature sound of the late 60s - while wearing a pretty special jacket.
The recording, which has been acquired by Experience Hendrix and restored by Eddie Kramer, features on a new album of tracks from that era, You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix), which is out on March 24.
Never let the artist touch the board...unless of course its @JimiHendrix #tbt pic.twitter.com/lE2zsgKKMw— Eddie Kramer (@EdKramerTweets) May 1, 2014