The prospect of new Jimi Hendrix material is incredibly tantalizing...even more tantalizing when you know that it's actually out there. Recorded in 1970, Hendrix recorded a bunch of incredibly autobiographical songs for a release titled Black Gold. There were sixteen songs in total, and the record featured nothing more than Hendrix on an acoustic guitar. The history of the Black Gold material is rather extraordinary. In the middle of 1970, Hendrix gave the tapes to his drummer Mitch Mitchell for advice on the rhythm section requirements in order to record the songs. Hendrix tragically died, however, and Mitchell completely forgot about the tapes, unaware that they were the only master recordings. This lead to the tapes residing with Mitchell for twenty-two years, during which it was believed that tapes had been stolen by vandals. The real location of the tapes was discovered by the Hendrix biographer Tony Brown during an interview with Mitchell. Mitchell's subsequent death, however, has made fans question whether the material will ever see the light of day. According to Janie Hendrix, Jimi's sister, the songs will be released this decade, but right now only one track, Suddenly November Morning, has been released, appearing on the album West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology.