[INTRO] - [RECORDINGS]
Recordings
The Icemen recorded several singles, but only one of them is currently
known to feature Hendrix. The two tracks on that 45 have also appeared on several
LPs (under the titles "She's a fox" & "Win your love")
credited solely to Lonnie Youngblood or Jimi Hendrix, and those later releases
also have some different mixes and takes of these songs. In
addition to those tracks "Under the table" that has appeared on various
lp's would also appear to originate from the Icemen sessions.
(My
girl) She's a fox
Composers: Richard Poindexter
& Robert Poindexter
Arranged by: Lonnie Youngblood
Recorded at: Unknown studio,
New York City, New York, USA ?
Producer: Johnny Brantley
Date: 1966
Vocals: Gino Armstrong, James
Stokes
Drums: ?
Bass: ?
Piano: Richard Poindexter?
Organ: ?
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Take
1
Mono version only
Available on: 7" The Icemen: (My Girl) She's A Fox / (I Wonder) What It Takes
(Samar S-111)
Also available on: Cd
"Before the experience" (Classic Popular CDCD 1172).
Take
2
Different backing track. Stereo version only.
Available on: Lp "Free Spirit" (Thunderbird Records TDR-300)
(I wonder)
What it takes
Composers: Gino Armstrong, James Stokes,Robert Poindexter
Arranged by: Lonnie Youngblood
Recorded at: Unknown studio,
New York City,
New York, USA ?
Producer: Johnny Brantley
Date: 1966
Vocals: Gino Armstrong, James
Stokes
Drums: ?
Bass: ?
Piano: Richard Poindexter?
Guitar on take 3: ? (overdubbed
later)
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Horns: Lonnie Youngblood (some
overdubbed later)
Take
1 (0.35)
Stereo version only. Short aborted take.
Take
2 (0.05)
Stereo version only. False start.
Take
3 - Mix 1 (2.34)
Mono and stereo versions. Instrumental backing track with a later guitar & sax
overdubs in stereo, commonly titled as "Psycho".
Available on:
Mono version - Lp "For real!" (DJLMD 8011)
Stereo version - Cd "The Magic Collection" (ARC Records MEC 949009)
Take
3 - Mix 2 (2.34)
Mono version only. Vocal version
Available on: 7" The Icemen: (My Girl) She's A Fox / (I Wonder) What It Takes
(Samar S-111)
Also available on: Cd
"Experiences" (Pulsar PULS 004)
Under
the Table
Composer: ?
Recorded at: New York City, New York, USA
?
Producer: Johnny Brantley ?
Date: 1966
Drums: ?
Bass: ?
Piano: Richard Poindexter?
Organ: ?
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Horns: Lonnie Youngblood
Tambourine: ?
It is possible that this track had or was going to have vocals, after the instrumental part in the beginning until c. 1.30 the band settles to playing rhythm, which has been filled up later with guitar & sax overdubs when these tracks were prepared for release. The mix of the original instrumentation is the same as on the stereo mixes of "(I Wonder) What It Takes", chorus sax on the right and the rest of the band in the middle, take 2 has a similar (added later) guitar overdub as take 3 of "(I wonder) What it takes" and the sound & song structure are quite similar too, so most likely these are out-takes from the Icemen single sessions.
take
1 - mix 1
mono mix. chorus sax comes in at 0.35. This is a 0.39 min part of the original
basic track.
take
1 - mix 2
stereo mix. Longer 1.33 part of the song, a tambourine overdub on left, an additional
chorus sax overdub beginning at 0.10 on right, possibly done at the time. This
mix either fades or cuts out depending on the release. Engineer says "this is
two" followed by some bits of guitar. The talking is edited out on some releases.
take
1 - mix 3
stereo and mono mixes of the complete take. Beginning c. 1.22 with a solo sax
overdub that pans between the channels, this was most likely done when putting
together the "Two Great Experiences Together" Lp.
take
2
Mono and stereo mixes.
