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Testify (Part I) / Testify (Part II)
Performing artist
Jimi Hendrix
Performing artist
Isley Brothers
Record company
T-Neck Records
Distributor
Atlantic Recording Corporation
Date1964
Mediumpaper (fiber product); ink; polyvinyl chloride
DimensionsOverall (diameter): 6 7/8 in. (17.463 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1994.19.328
Text EntriesThis 45 RPM vinyl single for the Isley Brothers’ “Testify (Part I)” backed with “Testify (Part II)” features one of the earliest released studio recordings featuring Jimi Hendrix on electric guitar. It was recorded in New York City and released in June 1964 as the debut release on the Isley Brothers’ T-Neck record label.
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who gained mainstream prominence in the late 1960s with hits such as “Hey Joe,” “Purple Haze,” “All Along the Watchtower,” and “Fire,” and is now celebrated as one of the most influential electric guitarists of all time.
During the early to mid-1960s, Hendrix toured the US as a sideman with a number of rhythm-and-blues bands, including the Isley Brothers. Of the recordings that include Hendrix's playing from that period, this single, which features Hendrix playing a Blues-inspired solo, provides some of the clearest evidence of his revolutionary style and technique before his rise to fame with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Seven-inch diameter black vinyl record with maroon label, silver lettering and large center hole
CopyrightThe organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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