1941.
🏡 Born on this day: Richie Havens
1944.
🏡 Born on this day: Chris Britton. Lead guitarist for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1967.
🏡 The Experience perform at The Refectory pub in Golders Green, Barnet, London.
Although a small basement club it was part of the ‘bread-&-butter’ circuit that many well known R&B/ ‘rock’ acts of the day played. Noel was probably using Chas’ 4-string Gibson EB2 bass. Concert (50 minutes). Songs: unknown
🏡 Jimi Hendrix is interviewed for the January 28th edition of Melody Maker.
1968.
🏡 Speakeasy London. Jimi jammed with Sam Gopal’s Dream. Possibly recorded by Sam Gopal. Songs: unknown
🏡 The Experience returns to Olympic Studios to record “All Along The Watchtower,” which features Dave Mason (Traffic) on 12-string acoustic guitar and Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) on percussion. The session started with Jones contributing on piano, but these recordings were not released.
Studio recordings (from 17.00 to 21.00).
The track was released in the US as a single in 1968, peaking at No 20.
🏡 Noel: “He did All Along the Watchtower didn’t he... That was when we were having a few problems within the band already. And-eh, I said I didn’t like the tune heh-heh....I preferred Dylan’s version ha-ha-ha.”
1969.
🏡 Wacken Halle Strasbourg. Hall 16, Place de la Foire Exposition, France. JHE
No gig previous night. Concert at 20:00 until 23:15 nearly sold out. Support: Eire Apparent. Audience: 2,500.
The JHE travel by limousine from Stuttgart, W. Germany, to Strasbourg, France
Filmed and recorded (probably) but unreleased for the film ‘Last Experience.’
Interestingly in 1941 the Free French Forces commanding general in the Western desert (“Leclerc”) made this the focus of his rallying speech: “Swear that you will not lay down your arms, until our flag flies once again over the cathedral of Strasbourg.”
