Talk:Little Wing

2010 single

Hello Muhandes: The BPI link provided with the silver certification shows "Jimi Hendrix Experience", "Sony Music", and a release date of "15.01.10". Sony/Legacy released two Hendrix (including Experience and other backing musicians) albums in 2010, Valleys of Neptune and West Coast Seattle Boy, but neither includes "Little Wing". I went through several sources, including the official Jimihendrix.com website that usually announces all of his releases, but couldn't find a c.2010 single release for "Little Wing".

In 1972, Polydor UK included a live version from 1969 as the B-side to "Johnny B. Goode", but only the latter appeared on the chart (there is no OCC listing for "Little Wing" in any year).[1][2] When Hendrix in the West was reissued in September 2011, a live version of "Little Wing" from 1968 was substituted for the one from 1969. However, there is no indication that it was released as a single from the album or from Winterland, which was also released in September 2011.

Without more information, it can't said which version of "Little Wing" was certified and may lead some readers to wrongly conclude it was the original one from Axis: Bold as Love or one of the later live versions.

—Ojorojo (talk) 15:30, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Ojorojo: My guesstimate is that this date is when a digital version was made available. There is no way to know which version it was, and BPI may bundle versions together when it comes to streaming data. Anyway, what are you suggesting? I would not object to adding a footnote saying that the exact version certified is unclear. Muhandes (talk) 16:48, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Muhandes: Yes, that needs to clarified. Also, a separate section with a table with a single entry is advised against by WP:OVERSECTION ("Very short sections and subsections clutter an article with headings and inhibit the flow of the prose. Short paragraphs and single sentences generally do not warrant their own subheading.") and MOS:TABLES ("should be used only when appropriate; sometimes the information in a table may be better presented as prose paragraphs or as an embedded": all of the examples have four or more entries).

By using prose under "Releases", there is no need for a footnote:

"In 2022, the British Phonographic Industry awarded "Little Wing" its Silver certification, signifying sales of over 200,000. However, it is unknown whether this applies to the original recording or a subsequent live version.

The certification for "Hey Joe" presents the same problem and should be changed accordingly.

—Ojorojo (talk) 17:31, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

@Ojorojo: I have no objection. In fact, I rarely do, so feel free to just go WP:BOLD on me. Muhandes (talk) 17:35, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

References

@Muhandes: Sounds good, I'll change both. —Ojorojo (talk) 17:40, 29 September 2022 (UTC)