Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Purple Haze"

Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, 11 January 1967.

UK release 17 March 1967; chart 23 March 1967; UK #3

Jimi Hendrix Experience: Jimi Hendrix (lead vocal & guitar), Noel Redding (vocal and bass guitar), and Mitch Mitchell (drums).

Produced by Chas Chandler

The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1967. Are You Experienced? London: Reprise. [6261-2] [Track 613 001]

Section	Meas.	Description	Text
Introduction	4	Guitar and bass, leaping major seconds!	–
"Haze Theme"	16	Single-note guitar solo over bass and drums.	–
Verse prog.	8	Backing track: guitar fuzz chords with drums and bass	–
Verse	15 + 3	Solo vocal over backing track.	a
Verse	15 + 3	As above.	b
Refrain	6	Build to cadence.	c
Verse	16	Guitar solo over backing track. (Add vocal overdub.)	–
"Haze Theme"	16	Single-note guitar solo over bass and drums.	–
Verse	15 + 3	As in verses above.	d
Refrain	6	Build to cadence.	c
Coda	16+	Repeat and fade. (Overdub sped-up version of guitar solo.)	e

Text
Purple haze, all in my brain; made me think it don't seem the same. Actin' funny, but I don't know why; 'scuse me while I kiss the sky.	a
Purple haze, all around; don't know if I'm comin' up or down. Am I happy, or in misery; whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me.	b
Help me, help me, oh no no . . . .	c
Purlple haze, all in my eyes, don't know if it's day or night. You got blown, blow my mind; is it tomorrow or just the end of time?	d
Purple Haze . . . .	e


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