When Jimi Hendrix's Valleys Of Neptune CD is released on 9 March, the cover will feature watercolor artwork that the late guitarist painted in 1957.

"Before he became a musician, Jimi wanted to be an artist," said Jimi's sister and Experience Hendrix CEO Janie Hendrix of Valleys's album and single art. "He went through a phase doing watercolors at school and this was one of the 110 drawings of his that our father kept.

"When I saw this one he did in 1957, it screamed Valleys Of Neptune to me, so we knew we'd use it for this project."

The CD cover art (left) blends Hendrix's painting with a photo taken by Linda Eastman - or Linda McCartney as she was later known.

Compare this to the single of the track Valleys Of Neptune (right), out 2 February, which features Hendrix's original, untitled watercolor.

We are already playing the track over and over again here on radio Tangra Mega RockВ and it's set to enter ourВ Tuborg Top 40В Mega Rock chart next week.