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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on February 4, 2022 at 9:32am

Authentic IMO. It’s on the back of a Tabernacle Club ticket from 3/26/67.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on February 4, 2022 at 9:49am

Yep.

The Tabernacle was in Stockport, about a mile and a half from my home.  I walk past the former site regularly.  It is an empty lot now, across the street from the famous Strawberry Studios.

Here is a photo, taken by my girlfriend a few years ago, showing the former site of the club:

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on February 4, 2022 at 11:21am

That’s very cool. Thanks for the photo!

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on February 4, 2022 at 11:58am

You’re very welcome.

Hendrix played Stockport twice within a matter of weeks, which, if you knew the town, you’d realise how remarkable that is.  No one plays gigs here these days; they all play Manchester instead.

His first appearance was on Sunday, 12 February 1967, at the Sinking Ship Clubland, Royal Oak Yard, off Little Underbank.  This is the building today.  The building with the steep steps and the arched doorway at the rear of the yard.  I believe the entrance was just to the right of the steps, down the alley:

The sad thing is, very few locals these days are aware of this amazing history.  Even fewer care.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on February 4, 2022 at 12:59pm

Nice! Have you seen any autographs from that day? I haven’t seen any that I’m aware of.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on February 4, 2022 at 1:07pm

I haven’t.  It’s possible that they exist and have never made it to market; or maybe they are lost to the sands of time.  It was all a long time ago.  Fifty-five years this month, in fact.

I would like to meet a local who attended one or both of the Stockport gigs.  There must be people still knocking about who were there.  They’d be in their early seventies now at least.

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Permalink Reply by RedChequer67 on April 19, 2022 at 2:45am

My elder brother and his mates attended the Tabernacle gig 26th March 67 although his recollection is scant,  despite my grilling him over and over.

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on February 7, 2022 at 11:57pm

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Permalink Reply by G01ch on February 4, 2022 at 12:46pm

Thanks guys!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 4, 2022 at 1:45pm

I like it too. Condition, contrast, eye appeal. Nice find Luke.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on February 7, 2022 at 11:13pm

My girlfriend just made me aware of this pop-up event, taking place this Saturday, celebrating 55 years since Hendrix played the Sinking Ship:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2524830764321164&id...

And there I was, bemoaning that no one is interested any longer!

We may well go along to this.  I’m keen to see what memorabilia they have managed to dig up, and, of course, if they have any autographs from that day.

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