⛵ January, 11

⛵ 1967.

↪ Looking to get something new to market following their debut “Hey Joe,” Chas Chandler brought The Experience to DeLane Lea Studios in London to commence work on their next songs. This session included the basic track for “Purple Haze,” which was recorded in merely four hours. Additional recordings including “The Wind Cries Mary,” “51st Anniversary,” “The Wind Cries Mary” and “Burning Of The Midnight Lamp” were also completed. Jimi later stated 'The Purple Haze,' was about a dream he had and that he was walking under the sea.

↪ After a day full of recording at DeLane Lea Studios, The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed two shows at the venerable Bag O’Nails. Hendrix continued to make waves in the local music scene, and whenever possible a large group of fellow musicians would attend The Experience’s shows. 

In concert, Jimi sometimes substituted lyrics for comic effect; “scuse me while I kiss the sky” was rendered “scuse me while I kiss this guy” (while gesturing towards his drummer Mitch). A galaxy of stars flocked in to see the Experience perform: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eric Clapton, Lulu, Donovan, Eric Burdon, Georgie Fame, Geno Washington and Denny Laine to mention just a few. 

↪ Mike Ledgerwood in his review for Disc & Music Echo (21 January) concluded: ‘It was certainly a night to remember. Jimi did two spots of powerful, full-blooded blues which produced some amazing sounds and guitar gymnastics. He looks set to become one of the brightest stars of ’67.’ After the two sets, Roger Mayer met Jimi for the first time.

↪ Jimi signs to Track Records for three years, John Mayall drops in while the Experience record "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary"

Chas Chandler: "Purple Haze took 4 hours to record, which at that time was a lot a of money"

Mitch: "Jimi came in and hummed a riff and showed Noel the chord changes. I listened to it and went, OK, Let's do it. We got it on the third take as I recall"

Chas Chandler: "Jimi and I were striving for a sound and just kept going back in 2 hours at a time, trying to achieve it. A lot of the background sound on Purple Haze is actually a recording being fed back into the studio through the earphones held around the microphone, moving them in and out to create a weird echo".

"The song 51st Anniversary is a good example of Jimi just sitting around the apartment, singing and playing his guitar. I would sit across from him and say, "That's good" or "Change it to something like this". These were pre-studio edits, if you like. Then we would go together with the band and rehearse the song"

⛵ 1968.

↪ Jimi and Gerry Stickells stay at the Esso Motor Hotel, Göteborg. Jimi reports at the ‘Report Room’ of the Gothenburg police station at 14.00 hours.

⛵ 1969.
Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany. Two Shows with Eire Apparent

⛵ 1970.
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