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Old 18-09-2015, 11:49
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I'm doing a general knowledge crossword and one of the clues is '1967 single by Jimi Hendrix released with the 'B' side 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp''.

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I'm buggered if I can find what it is anywhere.

Anyone help?
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Old 18-09-2015, 12:33
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Having got another letter it appears to be 'Fire'. Can't say I remember that one.
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Old 18-09-2015, 12:35
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I'm doing a general knowledge crossword and one of the clues is '1967 single by Jimi Hendrix released with the 'B' side 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp''.

- - r -

I'm buggered if I can find what it is anywhere.

Anyone help?
That was the A side as far as I know...
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Old 18-09-2015, 13:46
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its probably fire but the b side to fire was foxy lady

midnight lamp was an a side with laughing sams dice
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Old 18-09-2015, 14:10
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"Fire" was a track on the album "Are You Experienced", and not (as far as I am aware) the "A" or "B" side of a 1967 single (though it may well have been released as the "A" or "B" side of a posthumous single years later).

"Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" was Jimi's fourth British single release. It was an "A" side, the "B" side being (as unique has already indicated) "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice".
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Old 18-09-2015, 15:30
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"Fire" was a track on the album "Are You Experienced", and not (as far as I am aware) the "A" or "B" side of a 1967 single (though it may well have been released as the "A" or "B" side of a posthumous single years later).

"Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" was Jimi's fourth British single release. It was an "A" side, the "B" side being (as unique has already indicated) "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice".
just checked my catalogue and that doesnt list a single called 'fire' either. that would surely be rare and in the catalogue.

was it an american only release?
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Old 18-09-2015, 15:37
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You might know it better as "Let me stand next to your fire". It's the song played by the band in Wayne's World too. Hope that helps
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Old 18-09-2015, 15:39
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From the wiki :
"Let Me Light Your Fire" / "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"[38]
Released: November 14, 1969 (UK)
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Old 18-09-2015, 16:10
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... and Wikipedia says

"Fire" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in early 1967... In 1969, it was released as a stereo single in the UK with the title "Let Me Light Your Fire".

So "Fire" is the correct title but for some reason it was changed for the UK release.
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Old 18-09-2015, 16:23
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That was the A side as far as I know...
According to wiki Fire was released in Nov 1969 with Burning Of The Midnight Lamp as the b side
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_%...rience_song%29
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Old 18-09-2015, 19:52
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Probably renamed to avoid confusion with the single of the same name on the same label (Track) by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, at about the same time.
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Old 18-09-2015, 20:02
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Crossword clue has it that 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp' was the B-side of the 1967 single.

It is implicit that it was a UK single. Unfortunately my Guinness Book of Hit Singles has mizzled.

I must confess, though, that if someone had asked me about a single called 'Fire' from 1967 I'd have been inclined to think of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown' though I'd have queried the year.
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Old 19-09-2015, 08:04
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... and Wikipedia says

"Fire" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in early 1967... In 1969, it was released as a stereo single in the UK with the title "Let Me Light Your Fire".

So "Fire" is the correct title but for some reason it was changed for the UK release.
According to wiki Fire was released in Nov 1969 with Burning Of The Midnight Lamp as the b side
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_%...rience_song%29
according to my record collector catalogue, there was indeed a 1969 release "let me light your fire" with "burning of the midnight lamp" on the 'b' side (track 604 033) surprisingly its not worth much.
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Old 20-09-2015, 05:06
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Looks as though the crossword compiler has got it wrong.

Not very good research if that's the case.
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