Jimi Hendrix Superbly Signed Original 3.5" x 3.5" Color Photograph - Signed The During Jimi's Memorable Swedish Arrest Trip! (Beckett/BAS MINT 9 Autograph!)

Offered here is an original 3.5" x 3.5" color candid photograph of the Jimi Hendrix Experience featuring Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell and the legendary Jimi Hendrix himself. The reverse has a handwritten notation from the fan who took the photograph along with an exceptional blue ballpoint pen signature in which Jimi Hendrix has written, "Love always and Forever, Jimi Hendrix". The autograph was obtained by a female Swedish music fan who followed various musical groups around Gothenburg, Sweden in the late 1960s.

The photograph was taken during a rather tumultuous time in the life of Jimi Hendrix. Just weeks following the release of their second studio album, ‘Axis Bold As Love’, Hendrix and the band traveled to Gothenburg for a brief four-date tour of Sweden and Denmark. On 3 January 1968, after landing at Torslanda airport, the three musicians checked into the Hotel Opalen and, later that same evening, ventured out to a local night club, Klubb Karl. The three musicians eventually returning to the hotel at approximately 2 a.m. At approximately 4 a.m. on 4 January, a guest staying on the floor below complained to Per Magnusson, the hotel's night receptionist, about a disturbance in the room above. When Magnusson let himself into the room, the receptionist discovered Hendrix lying on the bed in a pool of blood, with the room in devastation after a violent rampage. The guitarist had broken the window and injured his right hand while wrecking the room in an apparent drug-and-booze filled fury. After police arrived on the scene, Hendrix was arrested and transported to the hospital for treatment of his injured hand. Hendrix was charged with criminal damage, and local authorities placed him under a travel ban, forcing him to report to the police station every day at 2 p.m. for the next two weeks. On 16 January 1968, Hendrix appeared in court, receiving a fine of 3,200 Swedish Crowns. Hendrix’ explanation for the incident was that someone had spiked his drink with LSD.

The photograph, which was taken the night of Jimi's fateful outburst, was likely developed in the days following and signed by Jimi during his court-ordered stay in the country. It is without question one of the finest Hendrix signatures we've handled and has been graded a solid MINT 9 by the experts at Beckett. Impressive! Authenticated, graded and encapsulated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS).