Jimi Hendrix Book:

				Publisher: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Salesrank: 6629858
		Our Price: $589.94
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Jimi Hendrix - The Complete Masons Yard Photo Sessions. Photographs By Gered Mankowitz Reviews:
Beautiful collector's work
2008-01-25 - For anyone interested in Hendrix and his early career, this book is really valuable. What sets it apart from the dozens of books about Hendrix is the insight of the photographer, who understood the difference between the private persona and the need for a public image which inevitably could be at odds with the person behind it, and the sense of being there when history was in the making.

The narrative, in which Mankowitz reveals how he gets the best out of his subjects, is nearer to the real character of Hendrix, Redding and Mitchell than you will get from any other book. As the photo shoot unfolds, the insights into Hendrix' natural personality is a historic document and something every fan should have.

The end result is of course some beautiful portraits of an up and coming performer, but its unembellished style strips it of pretension and the later effects of a successful career. It is virtually a window into reality, away from all the hype and imagery which has been laid on so thick over the last 30 years.

The book brings Hendrix so closely into focus that one feels the photo shoot could have happened just this morning.

Buy it!


Jimi in London
2006-07-27 - Gered Mankowitz, the famous British photographer, was very young himself when he first encountered Jimi Hendrix and his band, The Experience. He invited them to two studio sessions which were to become very decisive in shaping the image of Jimi and his band.

You can tell by looking at these photos that Jimi was still trying to find the best way to deal with the media, he tries on a variety of personae, all of them intriguing.

What I really like about this book apart from the quality and intensity of the images is the presentation - the layout is great, the printing very good, and the slipcase looks classy.

I keep on coming back to this book discovering new stuff all the time, it is just really fascinating for a fan.