Jimi Hendrix: 1968 I 1970 by Baron Wolman

Jimi Hendrix

1968/1970

“These are priceless images from a half-century ago, photos an iconic artist whose flame burned fast and bright. Revel in the past, a past long gone, and be grateful Baron was there, film and camera in hand." - Ross Halfin

In 1967, Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner asked Baron Wolman to be his first chief photographer, and over the next several years Baron gained unprecedented access to some of the greatest musical artists of the day including The Grateful Dead, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, and of course, the legendary Jimi Hendrix. On four separate occasions in 1968 and 1970, in San Francisco and New York City, Wolman captured Hendrix with "Experience" bass player Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell both on stage during their incendiary performances, and alone in private, intimate settings. For the first time in history, Wolman has opened his coveted Hendrix archive, and with editor/art director Dagon James carefully selected the most important shots for full-page reproduction. 

Jimi Hendrix 1968/1970 by Baron Wolman is a limited, collector’s edition book that marks the 50th anniversary of the first time Wolman photographed the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1968.

This unique book contains every single frame of film Wolman ever shot of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 422 in all, most of them published here for the first time. In addition to sumptuous full-page reproductions, this book also contains all of his vintage contact sheets, a treasure trove of archival material including Wolman's 1968 personal photo logbook which records his Rolling Stone assignments, and the original tickets and poster designed by Rick Griffin for Hendrix's legendary 4 night, February 1-4, 1968 run of performances in San Francisco, at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium, and Winterland Ballroom. This book goes even deeper by presenting all of Wolman's covers and articles about Hendrix from the early days of Rolling Stone magazine with additional archival photographs, new essays, detailed captions, an introduction by legendary music photographer Ross Halfin, and a new interview with Wolman. In total, you get over 6,000 words that tell the complete story of Baron Wolman’s own "Jimi Hendrix Experience." 

Wolman's photographs are meticulously reproduced in large format 9 x 11.5" and printed in a 6-plate lithographic process with spot varnish and silver accents, on heavyweight 200gsm matte art paper. The cover, dust jacket, and slipcase are beautifully complimented by metallic silver and purple accents. The first 100 books, “Deluxe” and “Archive” editions come with silver page edge gilding.

Every book comes with a 5x7” authorized reproduction of the classic Rick Griffin flying eyeball handbill, a postcard of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and a sheet of 4 postcards, 6 exclusive postcards total!

Each Collector” book comes with a signed 8x10” archival pigment print.

Each “Deluxe” book comes with 2 signed 8x10” archival pigment prints, while each “Archive” book comes with 4 signed 8x10” archival pigment prints, 1 photo from each of the 4 occasions that Wolman photographed Hendrix. Additionally, every “Deluxe” and “Archive” book comes with an authentic, unused 1968 Jimi Hendrix Experience Fillmore ticket, courtesy of the Bill Graham Archive.

Photographs by Baron Wolman.

Foreword by Ross Halfin.

Edited by Dagon James.

Signed by Baron Wolman & Dagon James.

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