History Music / BandOfGypsys

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The correct word is "Gypsies", not "Gypsys".

''Band of Gypsys'' is the debut live album by the Band of Gypsys, released in 1970. It is the final album with Music/JimiHendrix released during his lifetime. This album consists of songs taken from the first of just two concerts the Band of Gypsys ever held, recorded on New Year's Eve 1969/New Year's Day 1970. Two other live albums under the Band of Gypsys name has since come out - ''Band of Gypsys 2'' in 1986, and ''Live at the Fillmore East'' in 1999. Both of these were also taken from the same concert that this album used. The second concert was a disaster and effectively marked the end of the Band of Gypsys. It was during that concert that Hendrix grew increasingly frustrated, and ended up walking off-stage in the middle of the second song. That performance has been widely bootlegged.

''Band of Gypsys'' is the debut live album by the Band of Gypsys, released in 1970. It is the final album with Music/JimiHendrix released during his lifetime. This album consists of songs taken from the first of just two concerts the Band of Gypsys ever held, recorded on New Year's Eve 1969/New Year's Day 1970. Two other live albums under the Band of Gypsys name has since come out - ''Band of Gypsys 2'' in 1986, and ''Live at the Fillmore East'' in 1999. Both of these were also taken from the same concert that this album used. The second concert was a disaster and effectively marked the end of the Band of Gypsys. During that concert Hendrix grew increasingly frustrated, and ended up walking off-stage in the middle of the second song. That performance has been widely bootlegged.

[[caption-width-right:350:The standard album cover for ''Band Of Gypsys''.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The alternate album cover for ''Band Of Gypsys'', used in the UK.]]

''Band Of Gypsys'' is the debut live album by the Band Of Gypsys, released in 1970. It is the final album with Music/JimiHendrix released during his lifetime. This album consists of songs taken from the first of just two concerts the Band Of Gypsys ever held, recorded on New Year's Eve 1969/New Year's Day 1970. Two other live albums under the Band Of Gypsys name has since come out - ''Band Of Gypsys 2'' in 1986, and ''Live At The Fillmore East'' in 1999. Both of these were also taken from the same concert that this album used. The second concert was a disaster and effectively marked the end of the Band Of Gypsys. During that concert Hendrix grew increasingly frustrated, and ended up walking off-stage in the middle of the second song. That performance has been widely bootlegged.

* IAmTheBand: Despite being presented as a {{Supergroup}} it's essentially Hendrix who gets all the credit and attention. To many people "Band Of Gypsys" is therefore a Hendrix album in all but name.

* TimeMarchesOn: When this album was released the Band Of Gypsys had already broken up.
** As of 2015 Billy Cox is the only surviving member of either the Band Of Gypsys or The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Having replaced Noel Redding when the Experience reformed in 1970).

* TheSvengali: Band manager Mike Jeffery is often accused of ripping Hendrix off of his money and intentionally sabotaging the band in order to get Jimi to reform TheJimiHendrixExperience. Notably, it is often purported, including by Buddy Miles and Music/JohnnyWinter (who was backstage at the time), that Jeffrey intentionally gave Jimi some bad LSD at their ill-fated Madison Square Garden performance in order to humiliate him and break up the band.

'''''Band Of Gypsys''''' is the debut live album by the Band Of Gypsys, released in 1970. It is the final album with Music/JimiHendrix released during his lifetime. This album consists of songs taken from the first of just two concerts the Band Of Gypsys ever held, recorded on New Year's Eve 1969/New Year's Day 1970. Two other live albums under the Band Of Gypsys name has since come out - ''Band Of Gypsys 2'' in 1986, and ''Live At The Fillmore East'' in 1999. Both of these were also taken from the same concert that this album used. The second concert was a disaster and effectively marked the end of the Band Of Gypsys. During that concert Hendrix grew increasingly frustrated, and ended up walking off-stage in the middle of the second song. That performance has been widely bootlegged.

* TheSvengali: Band manager Mike Jeffery is often accused of ripping Hendrix off of his money and intentionally sabotaging the band in order to get Jimi to reform TheJimiHendrixExperience. Notably, it is often purported, including by Buddy Miles and JohnnyWinter (who was backstage at the time), that Jeffrey intentionally gave Jimi some bad LSD at their ill-fated Madison Square Garden performance in order to humiliate him and break up the band.

** Also, as of 2015 Billy Cox is the only surviving member of either the Band Of Gypsys or The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Having replaced Noel Redding when the Experience reformed in 1970).

* TheSvengali: Band manager Mike Jeffery is often accused of ripping Hendrix off of his money and intentionally sabotaging the band in order to get Jimi to reform TheJimiHendrixExperience. Notably, it is often purported, including by Buddy Miles and JohnnyWinters (who was backstage at the time), that Jeffrey intentionally gave Jimi some bad LSD at their ill-fated Madison Square Garden performance in order to humiliate him and break up the band.

* IAmTheBand: Despite being presented as a {{Supergroup}} it's essentially Hendrix who gets all the credit and attention. To many people "Band Of Gypsys" is thererfore a Hendrix album in all but name.