Sleeve Notes1968

Purple Haze

Johnny Jones & The King Casuals · 1968

Recording

The track was cut in 1968 for Brunswick Records and produced by William Bell. It reworked Jimi Hendrix’s "Purple Haze" as a Northern Soul-style cover by Johnny Jones & the King Casuals. Released as a Brunswick single in 1968, it became a prized floor-filler on the Northern Soul circuit. It was celebrated at venues including the Torch, Wigan Casino, and Cleethorpes. It remains a durable Northern Soul favorite and has been repeatedly reissued and compiled. Its reputation rests on its status as one of the best-known soul reinterpretations of a Hendrix song.

ArtistJohnny Jones & The King Casuals

Year1968

LabelBrunswick

ProducersWilliam Bell

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Rock100%

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