Jimi Hendrix
with Dusty Springfield
1968-06-05
It Must Be Dusty TV Series
Elstree Studios, Studio D
Borehamwood UK
TV Soundboard
320 Kbps
Artwork Included
01. Intro > Stone Free
02. Mocking Bird
03. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
In November 1966, the Jimi Hendrix Expereince performed at the Bag O'Nails nightclub in London, with Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Brian Jones, and Mick Jagger in attendance. The reaction was stunned disbelief - they had never seen or heard anyone like Jimi. McCartney was so impressed that when asked for recommendation for acts to play at Monterey Pop, he insisted on Hendrix. Jimi did not disappoint, delivering a performance for the ages, including lighting his guitar on fire! Just a few weeks later, his debut album, Are You Experienced was released in the US, climbing to #5 on the Billboard charts, The disc stayed on the charts for 106 weeks, 27 of those in the Top 40. Critics also raved about the album with author Chris Smith, calling the release "a landmark in a summer of landmark albums", Robert Christgau wrote that the disc was "a roiling sea of guitar that would change how a generation of fans heard music and conceived their on blown minds." Of course, as could only happen in the music industry, as a result of Jimi's success at Monterey Pop, he was asked to tour that summer with THE MONKEES as their opening act! Fans of The Monkees hated Jimi, who left the tour after just 6 shows. Years later, it was revealed that the whole tour had been engineered to gain more publicity for Jimi and The Experience! This TV soundboard recording captures Jimi a year after the Summer Of Love, as a guest on Durty Springfied's UK televsion series on June 5, 1968, 54 years ago today. Dusty, by the way, also has ties to 1967, as that year she released the single The Look Of Love, which climbed to #22 on the Billboard charts in the US. She also hosted her own TV series that year, the 2nd year of her 4 year run of variety shows on BBC televison. This set features Jimi playing 2 of his own tunes - Stone Free and Voodoo Chile - as well as dueting with Dusty on Mockingbird! Note - the sound isn't perfect but this has too much historical value not to post!
