Guest reviewer __ stevie wonder

[jsmith]

Back in the 1960's, UK music mag MELODY MAKER got visiting stars to do 45 reviews for them.
Here's a few words from Stevie in 1967 ...

[Motown Eddie]

Thanks for sharing this Jsmith! That was a thing in England back in the '60s to have music stars giving their reviews of the latest records.

[jsmith]

Hendrix arrived in the UK in September 66. He was taken straight round to the top London clubs [[the hang outs for the likes of the Beatles, Stones, Clapton, etc). So he was soon known to the top London based musicians / singers. He then went straight into the studio & cut "£Hey Joe" that escaped on 45 around early December. He got radio & TV show work as soon as the 45 was out. Pirate radio stns started playing it instantly & the buzz got going. He did his 21st UK tour in Jan 67 [[I saw him @ the King Mojo in Sheffield) and by then his 45 was on the UK pop charts.
After the tour, he did more recording & became a fixture in a couple of exclusive London clubs. He picked up a string of female friends & other hangers-on.
Stevie mentions meeting him when in the UK, so that must have occurred in September 67. The 45 Stevie reviewed was an old US recording from around 65 / early 66.

[Boogiedown]

This is great stuff! Good for Stevie to play along. And it’s really interesting to hear his reactions , just like we all do when hearing new music ….what are those first thoughts ….

….he sort of knows who Percy sledge is … lol

[copley]

[motony]

concerning the Kim Weston record...it sounds like something Motown would tell him to say.....Mickey Stevenson produced "Uptight" which saved Stevies' career with Motown.