Mitchell recalled that the instrumental was only played live occasionally . A performance at Blaise 's club in London shortly after the December 1966 release of " Hey Joe " was reviewed by music journalist Chris Welch for '' Melody Maker '' . It was the only original piece among several songs he mentioned in the article . Hendrix played some of the guitar melody line during " Spanish Castle Magic " at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto , Canada , shortly after his arrest for drug possession on May 3 , 1969 . Hendrix biographer Steven Roby identifies a 1969 concert recording , possibly from Germany in January , as the only recorded complete performance of " Third Stone from the Sun " . None of the live recordings have been officially released
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Canadian drug charges and trial of Jimi Hendrix
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