Radio One (album)

1988 live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Radio One

Live album by

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Released| November 1988 (1988-11)
Recorded| February–December 1967
Studio| BBC Broadcasting House and Playhouse Theatre in London
Genre| Rock, blues, soul, hard rock
Length| 59:12
Label| Rykodisc (US)
Carrere (France)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience chronology
| Live at Winterland
(1987)  | Radio One
(1988)  | Cornerstones: 1967–1970
(1990)

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Radio One is a live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was released posthumously in November 1988 by Rykodisc and compiles tracks recorded between February and December 1967 for broadcasts by BBC Radio.[1] The album peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart[2] while it charted at number 119 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[3] After Hendrix's family gained control of his legacy, Radio One was supplanted by the more comprehensive BBC Sessions in 1998.[4]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [6]
Kerrang!| 4.75/5[7]
Rolling Stone| [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [8]
The Village Voice| A−[9]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said Radio One is as good an introduction to Hendrix's music as his 1967 debut record Are You Experienced because while non-fanatics do not have to listen to different versions of the same songs, "Hendrix's versions do bear scrutiny like no other rock and roll." He was also impressed by the previously unreleased covers of "Hound Dog" and Curtis Knight's "Drivin' South", calling them first-rate.[9] John Milward from the Chicago Tribune called it "one of the season's best new rock records", writing that it "supplements the first public stage of Hendrix's tragically brief evolution; the hard rock that forged his background in the blues and rhythm and blues into a sturdy platform for his instrumental pyrotechnics".[10]

Rolling Stone magazine's David Fricke was even more enthusiastic, deeming it an all-important Hendrix album that documents his artistry as it developed in its earliest stages, with recordings showcasing his blues roots, lyrical ballads, and frenzied guitar playing.[1] He believed it covers a period of "accelerated evolution" for Hendrix in 1967, from his debut album earlier that year to his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival and his second record, Axis: Bold as Love, later that year:

> This is the sound of Hendrix reinventing rock & roll, almost day by day, in his own image. It is also the sound of Hendrix coping with the pressure and pain that were part of his reward. There's no other experience on record like it.[1]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Richie Unterberger recommended Radio One to genuine fans of Hendrix's music because of its unpolished yet exceptional sound and showcase of his ability to perform different rock, soul, and blues styles.[5] Paul Evans and Nathan Brackett wrote in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) that of the live recordings from "the deluge posthumous albums" released after Hendrix's death, Radio One was one of the "most exciting", along with Live at Winterland (1987) and Stages (1991).[8]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix except where noted.

No.| Title| Recording date and location| Length

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1.| "Stone Free"| February 13, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 3:23
2.| "Radio One"| December 15, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 1:27
3.| "Day Tripper" (Lennon–McCartney)| December 15, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 3:18
4.| "Killing Floor" (Howlin' Wolf)| March 28, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 2:27
5.| "Love or Confusion"| February 13, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 2:52
6.| "Drivin' South"| October 17, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 4:49
7.| "Catfish Blues" (Robert Petway)| October 6, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 5:28
8.| "Wait Until Tomorrow"| December 15, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 2:55
9.| "Hear My Train a Comin'"| December 15, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 4:52
10.| "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)| October 6, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 2:44
11.| "Fire"| March 28, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 2:39
12.| "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon)| October 17, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 5:30
13.| "Purple Haze"| March 28, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 3:02
14.| "Spanish Castle Magic"| December 15, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 3:06
15.| "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts)| February 13, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 4:01
16.| "Foxy Lady"| February 13, 1967, BBC Broadcasting House| 2:57
17.| "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"| October 6, 1967, BBC Playhouse Theatre| 3:42
Total length:| 59:12

## Personnel

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* Jimi Hendrix – guitar, lead vocals
* Noel Redding – bass, backing vocals on track 3
* Mitch Mitchell – drums, backing vocals
* Jimmy Leverton – backing vocals on track 11
* Trevor Burton – backing vocals on track 11
* Alexis Korner – slide guitar on track 12

## See also

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* BBC Radio 1

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Fricke, David (23 February 1989). "Album review - Jimi Hendrix Radio One". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. ^ "Official Charts Company - Jimi Hendrix Radio One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
3. ^ Billboard album charts info - Jimi Hendrix Radio One at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Subjects for Further Research". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 357. ISBN 0312245602.
5. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. Album review - Jimi Hendrix Radio One at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Muze. p. 249\. ISBN 0195313739.
7. ^ Jeffries, Neil (14 January 1989). "Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Radio One'". Kerrang!. Vol. 221\. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 24.
8. ^ a b Evans, Paul; Brackett, Nathan (1992). "Jimi Hendrix". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 316–17\. ISBN 0679737294.
9. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (25 April 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
10. ^ Milward, John (1988). "A New Oldie". Chicago Tribune. No. November 20. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

## External links

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* Radio One at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Jimi Hendrix

* Original discography
* Posthumous discography
* Songs
* Videography
* Death

Original studio albums|

* Are You Experienced
* Axis: Bold as Love
* Electric Ladyland

Posthumous studio albums|

* The Cry of Love
* Rainbow Bridge
* War Heroes
* Loose Ends
* Crash Landing
* Midnight Lightning
* Nine to the Universe
* Voodoo Soup
* First Rays of the New Rising Sun
* South Saturn Delta
* Valleys of Neptune
* People, Hell and Angels
* Both Sides of the Sky

Live albums|

* Band of Gypsys
* Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival
* Experience
* Isle of Wight
* Hendrix in the West
* More Experience
* The Jimi Hendrix Concerts
* Jimi Plays Monterey
* Johnny B. Goode
* Band of Gypsys 2
* Live at Winterland
* Radio One
* Stages
* Live Isle of Wight '70
* Woodstock
* BBC Sessions
* Live at the Fillmore East
* Live at Woodstock
* Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight
* Live at Berkeley
* Live at Monterey
* Winterland
* Miami Pop Festival
* Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival
* Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show
* Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts
* Live in Maui
* Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969
* Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967

Anthologies and
retrospective
albums|

* Smash Hits
* Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix
* The Essential Jimi Hendrix
* The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume Two
* The Singles Album
* Kiss the Sky
* Live & Unreleased: The Radio Show
* Cornerstones: 1967–1970
* Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story
* The Ultimate Experience
* Blues
* South Saturn Delta
* Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
* The Singles Collection
* Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix
* West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
* Fire: The Jimi Hendrix Collection

Official bootlegs|

* Live at the Oakland Coliseum
* Live at Clark University
* Morning Symphony Ideas
* Live in Ottawa
* Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions
* Paris 1967/San Francisco 1968
* Hear My Music
* Live at the Isle of Fehmarn
* Burning Desire
* Live in Paris & Ottawa 1968
* Live at Woburn
* Live in Cologne

Concert tours|

* The Cry of Love Tour

Films, books,
and tributes|

* Rainbow Bridge
* Jimi Hendrix
* Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
* Hendrix
* Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
* Room Full of Mirrors
* An Illustrated Experience
* Becoming Jimi Hendrix
* Jimi: All Is by My Side

Related people
and acts|

* Curtis Knight
* Lonnie Youngblood
* Jimmy James and the Blue Flames
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Noel Redding
* Mitch Mitchell
* Chas Chandler
* Eddie Kramer
* Roger Mayer
* Michael Jeffery
* Billy Cox
* Buddy Miles
* Alan Douglas
* Leon Hendrix
* Kathy Etchingham
* Monika Dannemann

Related articles|

* Canadian drug charges and trial
* Handel & Hendrix in London
* Fender Stratocaster
* Electric Lady Studios
* Black Gold
* Unfinished fourth album

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Jimi Hendrix songs

Are You Experienced
(UK and US)|

* "Foxy Lady"
* "Manic Depression"
* "Red House"
* "I Don't Live Today"
* "May This Be Love"
* "Fire"
* "Third Stone from the Sun"
* "Are You Experienced?"
* "Purple Haze"
* "Hey Joe"
* "The Wind Cries Mary"

Axis: Bold as Love|

* "Up from the Skies"
* "Spanish Castle Magic"
* "Wait Until Tomorrow"
* "Little Wing"
* "If 6 Was 9"
* "Castles Made of Sand"
* "One Rainy Wish"
* "Bold as Love"

Smash Hits
(UK and US)|

* "Stone Free"
* "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice"
* "Highway Chile"
* "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"

Electric Ladyland|

* "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)"
* "Crosstown Traffic"
* "Voodoo Chile"
* "Come On (Part One)"
* "Gypsy Eyes"
* "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
* "All Along the Watchtower"
* "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"

Band of Gypsys|

* "Machine Gun"

Historic Performances
at Monterey Pop|

* "Like a Rolling Stone"
* "Rock Me Baby"
* "Wild Thing"

The Cry of Love|

* "Freedom"
* "Ezy Ryder"
* "Night Bird Flying"
* "Angel"

Rainbow Bridge|

* "Dolly Dagger"
* "The Star-Spangled Banner"
* "Hear My Train A Comin'"
* "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)"

Hendrix in the West|

* "The Queen"
* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
* "Johnny B. Goode"
* "Blue Suede Shoes"

War Heroes|

* "Bleeding Heart"
* "Peter Gunn"
* "Stepping Stone"

Loose Ends|

* "The Drifter's Escape"
* "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"

...And a Happy
New Year|

* "The Little Drummer Boy"
* "Silent Night"
* "Auld Lang Syne"

Radio One/
BBC Sessions|

* "Day Tripper"
* "Killing Floor"
* "Hound Dog"
* "I Was Made to Love Her"
* "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"
* "Sunshine of Your Love"

Other compilations|

* "Gloria"
* "Peace in Mississippi"
* "Born Under a Bad Sign"
* "Mannish Boy"
* "It's Too Bad"
* "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
* "Valleys of Neptune"
* "Tears of Rage"
* "Things I Used to Do"
* "Testify"
* "Mercy, Mercy"

Lists|

* List of songs (sortable)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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