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Recording
January 11th, 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.
Tape Log: Purple Haze // 51st Anniversary // Third Stone From The Sun // Fire // The Wind Cries Mary
Tape Log: Purple Haze // 51st Anniversary // Third Stone From The Sun // Fire // The Wind Cries Mary
Events
January 17th, 1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience reportedly prepare recordings for Radio Luxembourg's Ready Steady Radio! program at Tiles in London. The session never airs.
Recording
February 03rd, 1967
Tape Log: Purple Haze The studio sessions on February 3rd marked The Experience's first foray into Olympic Studios and their first time working with engineer Eddie Kramer. This initial session saw Hendrix return to the January 11th masters for "Purple Haze" to record some additional overdubs. This initial "Purple Haze" session at Olympic foreshadowed just how creative and cutting edge the team of Hendrix, Chas Chandler and Eddie Kramer would become in the months that followed. This recording session also marked one one of the first times that Hendrix recorded in the studio with Roger Mayer's experimental Octavia effects pedal.
Recording
February 07th, 1967
Jimi Hendrix returns to Olympic Studios to complete further work on "Purple Haze" alongside Chas Chandler and Eddie Kramer. Noel Redding contributes some of the background vocals during this session.
Tape Log: Purple Haze
Tape Log: Purple Haze
Recording
February 08th, 1967
The Experience returned to Olympic Studios where the group completed a final mix on their new single "Purple Haze." Afterwards, the trio revisited the four-track master for "Fire" which was previously worked on at DeLane Lea Studios. In the end, the original DeLane Lea track was basically replaced with new work. "Foxey Lady" received similar treatment, this time revisiting the December 13, 1966 tapes that were conceived at CBS Studios. By the end of the night, a final mix was in hand.
Tape Log: Purple Haze // Fire // Foxey Lady
Tape Log: Purple Haze // Fire // Foxey Lady
