Noel Redding

Noel Redding ( born December 25, 1945 in Folkestone, † 11 May 2003 in Clonakilty, Ireland ) was a British guitarist and bassist.

Career

Redding was in the early 60s, guitarist of the British band Neil Landon and the Burnettes. He became famous, however, primarily as bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Jimi Hendrix In 1966 together with him and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Noel answered an ad in Melody Maker, in the Eric Burdon new guitarist for his new band The Animals was looking for. Chas Chandler asked him during this session if he Bass " with this guy because " - could play - Hendrix. Noel had never played bass, but Jimi Hendrix liked his woolly hair, which reminded him of Dylan and Redding was hired. The whole band was created by Chas Chandler. In 1969 the Experience disbanded again.

Redding then founded with Neil Landon and others, the band Fat Mattress, in which he played guitar again. In the 70s he founded the band Noel Redding. Economically He was not particularly good at this time, so that he was forced in 1974, all his rights to the recordings of the Jimi Hendrix Experience to sell for $ 100,000. From the revenue from the re-release of the recordings after the introduction of the CD he saw a penny.

In 1996 he published his autobiography Are you Experienced? in which he reflected on the time with the experience and especially expounded, such as the completely inexperienced in financial and legal matters members of the band by management and lawyers " ripped off " was.

Noel Redding died on 11 May 2003 at the age of 57 years. He was found at his home in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland. Cause of death was a tear of the abdominal aorta by an aneurysm.

Equipment

Noel Redding initially played a Gibson EB -2 to him by the manager of the Experience, Chas Chandler (former bassist with the Animals ) had borrowed, as well as a six-string Fender VI, which should help him as the actual guitarists to switch to the bass. On the advice of John Entwistle he bought in February 1967 a sunburstfarbenen Fender Jazz Bass, which should be with the experience his main instrument during the time and which he sold to a collector for $ 10,000 early eighties. In 1997, Fender brought out a signature model, called " Noel Redding Jazz Bass". On the Hendrix album Axis: Bold As Love Redding also put an 8 -string Hagstrom one.

Redding was plectrum player, this was also due to his background as a guitarist. In the beginning, Redding played mainly Burns amplifier. Marshall amps were of course also missing on any stage. The then-contemporary Plexis suitable for both guitar and bass. So he shared his amp quite well with Jimi Hendrix. From 1968 Redding used very often by Sunn amplifiers.

Discography

With The Loving Kind

  • " Accidental Love" / " Nothing Can Change This Love " (Piccadilly 7N 35299 ) 1966.
  • "Love The Things You Do" / " Treat Me Nice" (Piccadilly 7N 35318 ) 1966.
  • "Is not That Peculiar " / " With Rhyme And Reason" (Piccadilly 7N 35342 ) 1966.

Jimi Hendrix Experience

  • Are You Experienced, Polydor 184085 1967
  • Axis: Bold as Love, Polydor 184110 1967
  • Smash Hits, Polydor 184138 1968
  • Electric Ladyland, Polydor 2612002 1968
  • Rainbow Bridge, Reprise K44159 1971; Bass to Look Over Yonder
  • Loose Ends, Polydor 2310301 1973; Bass on The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam 's Dice
  • Radio One (1989 ) Castle Communications.
  • BBC Sessions (1998) MCA.
  • Valleys of Neptune (2010) Sony Legacy.

With Fat Mattress

  • Fat Mattress, Polydor 583056 1969
  • Fat Mattress 2, Polydor 2383025 1970
  • "Naturally " / " Iridescent Butterfly" ( Polydor 56352 ) 1969.
  • " Magic Lanterns " / " Bright New Way " ( Polydor 56367 ) 1969.
  • "Highway " / " Black Sheep Of The Family" ( Polydor 2058 053) 1970

Screaming Lord Sutch

  • Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends (1970 ) Atlantic.

With Road

  • Road ( 1972)

With Noel Redding band

  • Clonakilty Cowboys, RCA APL11237 1975
  • Blowin ', RCA APL11863 1976
  • " Rollercoaster Kids" / "Snow Storm" (RCA 2662 ).
  • "Take It Easy" / " Back On The Road Again " (RCA PB 9026 ).

With Mick Taylor Band

  • Little Red Rooster, Woodstock Tapes WT5109 2007

Solo

  • The Experience Sessions (2004) Image Entertainment; Jimi Hendrix on guitar / bass in eight of the twelve tracks
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