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BILLY COX’S NITRO
FUNCTION – Billy Cox’s Nitro Function. Original Music Records/O-Music
OM 71041. German release. FACTORY SEALED NEW
CD. Originally issued in 1972. This edition issued in 2012.
Comes in a digi-pak. Obscure 1972 basement psychedelic acid fuzz rock tribute to
Hendrix from his former Band of Gypsies bassist. MUSICIANS:
Billy Cox, Robert Tarrant, and Char Vinnedge. TRACKS: Message, 42-70 (Peace), Touch Me, You Really
Got Me, Portrait, Powerhouse, You Got A Hold On Me, Play Your Own Blues, Not My
Time, and Let Me Do What I Want To Do. DESCRIPTION:
Produced by International Artists supremo Lelan Rogers in 1972, and
sporting an early Roger Dean cover, this is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, from his
old army pal & Band Of Gypsies bassist, and their only album. Featuring
lashing's of great Hendrixy guitar from femme guitarist Char Vinnedge, with bass
& drums backing ala The Experience.This is mindblowing stuff!
For your further reading enjoyment and
enlightenment I offer the following which comes from an Internet site credited
to Greg Prato:
Noel Redding was the better known
of the 2 bassists that appeared alongside Jimi Hendrix during his heyday
recording career of 1967-1970 (due to the fact that he played on Hendrix's most
acclaimed recordings), but Billy Cox had known and played alongside Hendrix
longer. Cox originally met Hendrix back in 1961, when both were serving in the
U.S. Army, and stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Cox was taken by guitar
playing he heard coming from inside a 'Service Club' on the military base one
day, which turned out to be Hendrix, and soonafter led to the pair holding jam
sessions. Both left the military at around the same time, which led to the duo
forming the R&B outfit the King Kasuals, and subsequent steady gigs on the
'Chitlin' Circuit' (the black club scene in the south). Hendrix had decided by
the mid '60s to try his luck elsewhere, and relocated to New York City, where he
was eventually discovered by ex-Animals bassist Chas Chandler, after passing
through the ranks of Little Richard’s band and The Isley Brothers. When plans
were made for Hendrix to put a band together in England, he phoned Cox with an
invite to go along with him, which Cox politely declined - opting instead to
back R&B acts passing through the area. Hendrix went on to become one of the
late '60s most successful rock artists, but by 1969, Jimi had grown weary of his
musical direction (and the public's desire to constantly focus on his
showmanship rather than his playing). This resulted in Hendrix breaking up his
band, the Experience, and setting out to form a multi-member ensemble. Hendrix's
first choice for the newly vacated bass position went to his old friend Cox, and
this time around, Cox accepted the invitation. The new group (Gypsys, Suns, and
Rainbows), congregated in upstate New York, and consisted of rhythm guitarist
Larry Lee, ex-Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell, plus percussionists Juma Sultan
and Jerry Velez (Martha Velez’s brother), in addition to Hendrix and Cox.
Despite a memorable, set-closing performance at the Woodstock Festival in August
of 1969, the new group failed to remain together long enough to record an album.
Hendrix decided that his next outfit would be more streamlined (both musically
and set-up wise), as he returned to the trio format - retaining Cox as his
bassist, and welcoming onboard drummer Buddy Miles. Although the new group (the
funk-based Band of Gypsys) wouldn't remain together long either, they did manage
to record a self-titled live album on New Year's Eve 1969 at New York's Fillmore
East. With Miles' exit from the group, Hendrix phoned up old pal Mitchell once
more, as the trio of Hendrix, Cox, and Mitchell began recording tracks for
Hendrix's oft-delayed fourth studio album at the guitarist's recording studio
(which was still being constructed at the time), Electric Ladyland. The summer
saw the trio play a steady stream of festival and arena dates in both the U.S.
and in Europe, with plans to finish off the aforementioned album (with a working
title of First Rays Of The New Rising
Sun) by the end of 1970. But on September 18, 1970, Hendrix died tragically
in England, a couple of months shy of his 28th birthday. In the wake of
Hendrix's death, Cox played with others, including the Charlie Daniels Band, as
well as session work and live dates. Cox continues to play to this day,
including a Hendrix-tribute outfit called the Gypsy Sun Experience, which also
includes former bandmate Mitchell on drums and Gary Serkin on guitar (Cox was
also the recipient of his own model bass, when the Cort guitar company issued a
Billy Cox "Freedom" model bass in the late '90s). In addition to the Band of
Gypsys release, Cox's bass playing can be heard on such posthumously release
Hendrix albums as South Saturn Delta,
Live At Woodstock, Live At The Fillmore East, and a
reconstructed version of First Rays Of
The New Rising Sun, in addition to such homevideos as Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970, Live At Woodstock, The Dick Cavett Show, Rainbow Bridge, and Jimi Hendrix, among others.
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