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224:The Graham Bond Organisation
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1216:The Jimi Hendrix Experience
615:Gray, Sadie (31 May 2009).
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303:The Jimi Hendrix Experience
284:The House of the Rising Sun
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1139:The Essential Jimi Hendrix
711:Bosso, Joe (26 May 2011).
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1026:Live at the Fillmore East
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1188:The Ultimate Experience
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548:"Mike Jeffery - part 3"
376:"Mike Jeffery - part 1"
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1600:Death of Jimi Hendrix
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1417:Room Full of Mirrors
1363:The Cry of Love Tour
854:Nine to the Universe
536:. 18 September 2018.
468:. 17 September 2010.
454:. 18 September 2018.
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1578:Fender Stratocaster
963:Jimi Plays Monterey
942:Hendrix in the West
780:Are You Experienced
574:Jimi Hendrix London
514:. 15 September 2010
188:Newcastle upon Tyne
1202:South Saturn Delta
1068:Miami Pop Festival
984:Live at Winterland
882:Valleys of Neptune
875:South Saturn Delta
847:Midnight Lightning
787:Axis: Bold as Love
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