Just after 9am on the 24th of September 1966, Jimi Hendrix set foot for the first time on British soil. He arrived from New York at Heathrow Airport's "Oceanic" Terminal, today know as Terminal 3, international departures.
Hendrix was accompanied by Chas Chandler (ex-Animals bassist, and now his Manager) and Terry McVay (ex-Animals Road manager). He was travelling light, bringing only a small bag containing one change of clothes, a set of plastic hair curlers, and a jar of Valderma acne cream. He had no working Visa, so to avoid suspicion when passing through the Customs checkpoint, McVay had to carry his guitar.
Pictured above, Hendrix's 1966 passport photo.
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