Monday 24 December 2018

🌳 December, 24


1966.
🌳 The “Hey Joe” single gets reviewed in UK the music press.

Record Mirror: “Should justice prevail, this’ll be a first-time hit...flip is more urgent and equally soul-laden.”

New Musical Express: “Here’s a young man who could make a profound impression in the future...it’s guttural, earthy, convincing and authentic...this is a disc for the connoisseurs.”

1967.
🌳 Transmission of the ‘Top Gear’ radio show recordings of 15 December 1967 on BBC Radio 1, between 14.00 and 17.00, introduced by John Peel and Tommy Vance.

1968.
🌳 Jimi reportedly attends a poetry reading at St. Mark’s Church in New York.

1969.
🌳 No News…