He must have been so into it, because normally it might take a day for rehearsal and then you might wonder whether you'd put it in, but he just opened with it. To think that that album had meant so much to him as to actually do it by the Sunday night, three days after the release. It's still obviously a shining memory for me, because I admired him so much anyway, he was so accomplished. Pepper', and it had only been released on the Thursday so that was like the ultimate compliment. Jimi opened, the curtains flew back and he came walking forward, playing 'Sgt. Brian Epstein used to rent it when it was usually dark on the Sunday. I remember him opening at the Saville on a Sunday night, 4th June 1967. Paul was a particular admirer, and accompanied by Ringo, had previously seen Jimi perform at the Bag O’Nails Club in London on 11th January. Paul McCartney and George Harrison were in the audience that day as The Jimi Hendrix Experience headlined the bill at London’s Saville Theatre. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album live just three days after its release. On Sunday 4th June 1967, guitarist Jimi Hendrix paid the ultimate compliment to The Beatles by performing the title track from their ‘Sgt.
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