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Grail Guitar

The Search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze Telecaster
  • ISBN-13: 9781442246799
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Chris Adams
  • Price: AUD $103.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/05/2016
  • Format: Hardback (235.00mm X 153.00mm) 238 pages Weight: 522g
  • Categories: Music: styles & genres [AVG]
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In The Grail Guitar: The Search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze Telecaster, Chris Adams takes readers on a fascinating mystery tour to determine whether a Fender Telecaster bought secondhand in a London music store in 1973 was the one used by Jimi Hendrix to record "Purple Haze" in January 1967. The only clues are its left-handed tuners and the salesman's chance remark that the guitar was brought into the shop by a Hendrix roadie. But these are enough to set the author off on this intriguing journey into Hendrix history. With firsthand details from model Linda Keith, who discovered Hendrix in New York, Adams recounts how the rising star left for London with a white Stratocaster belonging to Keith Richards. The man who made Hendrix's pedals explains how this Strat failed to make the "Purple Haze" recording session and how it was replaced by a borrowed Telecaster. As Adams tracks down the surviving musicians, they shed light on the fate of that Telecaster and gradually the two guitars begin to merge into one. Throughout, Adams weaves his own story as a rock musician and tells how, against the odds, he managed to hold on to this remarkable instrument. Here is a riveting story of one man seeking the truth about a cultural artifact that changed rock history, a story for rock fans and guitar aficionados, treasure hunters and antique dealers, as well as anyone who likes a detective story.
Part 1: Sifting Fact from Fiction Chapter 1: The Backup Guitar Chapter 2: Purple Haze Rumors Chapter 3: Ruby Tuesday Chapter 4: Enter Svengali Chapter 5: Jamming Chapter 6: Experience Counts Chapter 7: A Kentish Lad Chapter 8: The Purple Haze Session Part 2: Following The Tele Trail Chapter 9: Psychedelic Makeover Chapter 10: Travels with the Grail Guitar Chapter 11: Dreams Realized Chapter 12: Sam Chapter 13: Isle of Wight Connexions Chapter 14: The Hendrix Expert Chapter 15: Last Rays Part 3: Outcomes Chapter 16: A Shot of Rye Chapter 17: The Crew Chapter 18: Holy Relics Chapter 19: Tele-photo! Chapter 20: The Examination Part 4: Conclusions Chapter 21: Exit Lines Chapter 22: Return of the Grail Guitar Chapter 23: Lonely Intersections Chapter 24: Closing Arguments Postscript: The Man Who Said 'No' to Jimi Notes on Key Players
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