With the holidays fast approaching and what would have been Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday passing this week, have a look at some elusive footage from the Christmas on Earth Continued concert on Dec. 22, 1967 featuring Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Traffic and a number of underground British bands.
Classic rock fans have been hoping to unearth the rest of this all night event for years, but there’s been no sign of the rest of Jimi’s set or any of the Pink Floyd performance (Syd’s last major show with the band). There is, however, a bit of Traffic footage floating around, including this take on Dear Mr. Fantasy. The story goes that the gig was a commercial disaster, but you’d never know it based on these performances. Watch some of Jimi’s set including a cover of Sgt. Pepper’s…