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Radio One (1988)

Where the lyrics of Radio One take you, and where it was really made.

A set of 1967 BBC radio recordings reached the shops only in 1988, years after Hendrix died, and was later overtaken by a fuller release.

Key places

Playhouse Theatre sessions (1988)

Recording site Playhouse Theatre — Several sessions on this album were recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, for BBC Radio One's Top Gear programme. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Aeolian Hall Studio 2 session (1988)

Recording site Aeolian Hall — One session on this album was recorded in Studio 2 at Aeolian Hall for the BBC World Service R&B programme. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Broadcasting House Studio 2 sessions (1988)

Recording site Broadcasting House — Sessions for BBC Light Program's Saturday Club were recorded in Studio 2 in the sub-basement of Broadcasting House. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Radio One: live album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Released posthumously in November 1988 by Rykodisc
• Compiles tracks recorded between February and December 1967 for BBC Radio broadcasts
• Peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart
• Charted at number 119 on the Billboard 200 in the United States

Background

• Recorded for BBC programs including Saturday Club, Top Gear and the BBC World Service R&B show
• Discogs notes state that 3 of the sessions are not from Radio One (source: Harry Shapiro, Electric Gypsy)
• After Hendrix's family gained control of his legacy, Radio One was supplanted by the more comprehensive BBC Sessions in 1998

Recording

• Sessions were held at Playhouse Theatre, Aeolian Hall Studio 2, and Studio 2 in Broadcasting House
• Session dates listed include 13 February 1967, 6 October 1967 and 15 December 1967
• Track 6 is the second take of Driving South and was not actually broadcast

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born James Marshall Hendrix in Seattle on November 27, 1942; began playing guitar at age 15 in 1958.
• Enlisted in the US Army in 1961 and was discharged in 1962; then played on the Chitlin' Circuit with bands in Tennessee and Nashville.
• Moved to England in late 1966 after Chas Chandler of the Animals became his manager, and formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Members

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience consisted of Hendrix on guitar and vocals, bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell.
• Hendrix later worked with Billy Cox in the Band of Gypsys and the Cry of Love tour lineup.

Career

• The Experience achieved three UK top-ten hits in 1967: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary".
• Hendrix became famous in the US after his performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
• Electric Ladyland (1968) was his most successful album and his only US Billboard 200 number-one album.
• He headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.
• He died in London in September 1970 at age 27 from barbiturate-related asphyxia.
• Hendrix is ranked by Rolling Stone as the greatest guitarist of all time and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as part of the Experience.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rolling Stone's David Fricke: called it an all-important Hendrix album that documents his artistry in its earliest stages
• The Village Voice's Robert Christgau: said it is as good an introduction to Hendrix's music as his 1967 debut record
• Chicago Tribune's John Milward: called it one of the season's best new rock records
• Milward: said it supplements the first public stage of Hendrix's brief evolution
• Christgau: praised the previously unreleased covers of Hound Dog and Drivin' South as first-rate

Reappraisal

• AllMusic's Richie Unterberger: recommended it to genuine fans of Hendrix's music for its unpolished but exceptional sound
• The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992): Paul Evans and Nathan Brackett listed it among the most exciting of the posthumous live albums
• Same guide: grouped it with Live at Winterland (1987) and Stages (1991)

Records

• UK Albums Chart: number 30
• Billboard 200 (United States): number 119

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Alexis Korner played slide guitar on track 12
• Noel Redding sang backing vocals on track 3
• Discogs notes say Catfish Blues was titled Experiencing The Blues for its session
• Discogs notes say Hear My Train A Comin' was titled Getting My Heart Back Together Again for its session
• Radio One was later overtaken by the BBC Sessions release in 1998

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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