Jimi Hendrix discography
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Discography for Jimi Hendrix.
Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Posthumous releases are shown with a darker shaded background color.
Contents |
[edit] Singles
[edit] The Original Reprise Singles (1967-1971)
| Side A | Side B | Number | Release Date | U.S. Chart | Weeks on Chart |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Haze | The Wind Cries Mary | Reprise 0597 | August 26, 1967 | 65 | 8 | |
| Foxey Lady | Hey Joe | Reprise 0641 | December 23, 1967 | 67 | 4 | |
| Up From the Skies | One Rainy Wish | Reprise 0665 | March 16, 1968 | 82 | 4 | |
| All Along the Watchtower | Burning of the Midnight Lamp | Reprise 0767 | September 21, 1968 | 20 | 9 | |
| Crosstown Traffic | Gypsy Eyes | Reprise 0792 | November 30, 1968 | 52 | 8 | |
| Freedom | Angel | Reprise 1000 | April 3, 1971 | 59 | 8 | |
| Dolly Dagger | The Star Spangled Banner | Reprise 1044 | October 23, 1971 | 74 | 7 |
[edit] The Back to Back Hits Reissues (1970's)
| Side A | Side B | Number | Release Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Haze | Foxey Lady | Reprise GRE 0728 | ? | ||
| All Along the Watchtower | Crosstown Traffic | Reprise GRE 0742 | ? | ||
[edit] The Experience Hendrix Reissues (1998)
| Side A | Side B | Number | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Joe | Stone Free | RTH 1007-1 | ||
| Purple Haze | Foxey Lady | RTH 1007-2 | ||
| The Wind Cries Mary | Fire | RTH 1007-3 | ||
| Little Wing | Spanish Castle Magic | RTH 1007-4 | ||
| Up From the Skies | Gypsy Eyes | RTH 1007-5 | ||
| Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) | Room Full of Mirrors | RTH 1007-6 | ||
| All Along the Watchtower | Long Hot Summer Night | RTH 1007-7 | ||
| Crosstown Traffic | If 6 Was 9 | RTH 1007-8 | ||
| Rainy Day, Dream Away | Still Raining, Still Dreaming | RTH 1007-9 | ||
| Freedom | Angel | RTH 1007-10 |
[edit] The Jimi Hendrix Classic Singles Reissues (2005)
| Side A | Side B | Number | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Haze | 51st Anniversary | 1 | ||
| The Wind Cries Mary | Highway Chile | 2 | ||
| Burning of the Midnight Lamp | The Stars that Play with Laughing Sam's Dice | 3 | ||
| Foxey Lady | Hey Joe | 4 | ||
| Up From the Skies | One Rainy Wish | 5 | ||
| Crosstown Traffic | Gypsy Eyes | 6 | ||
| Stepping Stone | Izabella | 7 | ||
| Dolly Dagger | The Star Spangled Banner | 8 | ||
| Johnny B. Goode | Lover Man | 9 | ||
| Gloria | Look Over Yonder | 10 |
[edit] Albums (LP's)
[edit] Original Hendrix Albums (1967-1970)
| Album | Release Date |
U.S. Chart |
Weeks on Chart |
Notable Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Are You Experienced? |
August 26, 1967 | 5 | 106 |
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 Axis: Bold as Love |
February 10, 1968 | 3 | 53 |
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 Electric Ladyland |
October 19, 1968 | 1 | 37 |
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 Smash Hits |
August 2, 1969 | 6 | 35 |
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 Band of Gypsys |
May 2, 1970 | 5 | 61 |
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[edit] Posthumous Hendrix Albums (by decade)
[edit] 1970s
[edit] Major Albums of the 1970's
| Album | Release Date |
Number | U.S. Chart |
Weeks on Chart |
Notable Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Monterey International Pop Festival |
September 19, 1970 | Reprise 2029 | 16 | 20 |
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 The Cry of Love |
March 6, 1971 | Reprise 2034 | 5 | 39 | |
 Rainbow Bridge |
October 9, 1971 | Reprise 2040 | 15 | 21 |
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 Isle of Wight |
1971 | Polydor 2302-016 | -- | -- |
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 Experience Vol. 1 |
1971 | Ember 5057 | -- | -- |
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 Experience Vol. 2 |
1972 | Ember 5061 | -- | -- |
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 Hendrix in the West |
March 4, 1972 | Reprise 2049 | 12 | 19 |
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 Jimi Hendrix (Polydor Album) |
1972 | Polydor 2343-080 | -- | -- |
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 Live at Winterland (Jimi Hendrix Album) |
1972 | Polydor 8330-041 | -- | -- |
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 War Heroes |
December 9, 1972 | Reprise 2103 | 48 | 18 |
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 Jimi Hendrix (Soundtrack from the Film "Jimi Hendrix") |
July 14, 1973 | Reprise 6481 | 89 | 18 |
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 Loose Ends |
1973 | Polydor 3801-129 | -- | -- |
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 Crash Landing |
March 22, 1975 | Reprise 2204 | 5 | 20 |
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 Midnight Lightning |
November 29, 1975 | Reprise 2229 | 43 | 11 |
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 The Essential Jimi Hendrix (Vol. 1) |
August 12, 1978 | Reprise 2245 | 114 | 15 | |
 The Essential Jimi Hendrix (Vol. 2) |
August 18, 1979 | Reprise 2293 | 156 | 7 |
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[edit] Minor Albums of the 1970's
- Backtrack 1 (Various Artists including Jimi Hendrix) (Track Records, 2407-001)
- Backtrack 2 (Various Artists including Jimi Hendrix) (Track Records, 2407-002)
- Backtrack 3 (Various Artists including Jimi Hendrix) (Track Records, 2407-003)
- Backtrack 4 (Various Artists including Jimi Hendrix) (Track Records, 2407-004)
- Backtrack 5 (Various Artists including Jimi Hendrix) (Track Records, 2407-005)
- Free Spirit (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Accord Records, SN7112)
- The Genius of Jimi Hendrix (Trip Records, TLP-9523, 1973)
- High, Live 'N Dirty (Nutmeg Records, NUT-1001, 1978)
- In the Beginning (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Shout Records, SLP-502, 1972)
- Jimi (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Pickwick Records)
- Jimi Hendrix (Springboard Album) (Springboard Records, SP-4010)
- Jimi Hendrix at his Best (Vol. 1) (Saga Records, 6313, 1972)
- Jimi Hendrix at his Best (Vol. 2) (Saga Records, 6314, 1972)
- Jimi Hendrix at his Best (Vol. 3) (Saga Records, 6315, 1972)
- Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight Flashing (Capital Records, ST-2894)
- Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight Get That Feeling (Capital Records, ST-2856)
- Jimi Hendrix & Isley Bros. In the Beginning (Buddah Records, TNS 3007)
- Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard Friends from the Beginning (ALA Records, ALA-1972)
- Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard Roots of Rock (Everest Records, FS-295, 1974)
- Jimi Hendrix & Lonnie Youngblood Together (Maple Records, M-6004, 1978)
- Moods (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Trip Records, TLP-9512, 1972)
- Rare Hendrix (Trip Records, TLP-9500, 1972)
- Roots of Hendrix (Trip Records, TLP-9501, 1972)
- The Very Best of Jimi Hendrix (United Artists Records, 1975)
- Voodoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Masters Records, MA-221285)
[edit] 1980s
[edit] Major Albums of the 1980's
| Album | Release Date |
Number | U.S. Chart |
Weeks on Chart |
Notable Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nine to the Universe |
April 26, 1980 | HS-2099 | 127 | 7 |
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 The Jimi Hendrix Concerts |
September 25, 1982 | Reprise 22306 | 79 | 8 |
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 The Singles Album |
1983 | Polydor | -- | -- |
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 Kiss the Sky |
November 17, 1984 | Reprise 25119 | 148 | 5 |
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 Jimi Plays Monterey |
March 8, 1986 | Reprise 25358 | 192 | 3 |
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 Radio One |
December 3, 1988 | Rykodisc 0078 | 119 | 17 |
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[edit] Minor Albums of the 1980's
- Welcome Home (Jimi Hendrix Album) (RM Records, 1981)
- Jimi Hendrix (Image Records Album) (Image Records, IM-314, 1981)
- Last Night (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Astan Records, PD-201016, 1983)
- Mr. Pitiful (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Astan Records, PD-201019, 1983)
- My Best Friend Jimi Hendrix (Astan Records)
- Doriella Du Fontaine (Lightnin Rod) (1984)
- Johnny B. Goode (Capitol Records, MLP 15022, 1986)
- Historic (Jimi Hendrix Album) (Pair Records, 1155, 1986)
[edit] Compact Discs (CD's)
[edit] The Classic Hendrix Albums on CD
| Album | Release Year |
Company | Number | Bonus Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Are You Experienced? |
1997 | MCA | 11602 |
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Axis: Bold as Love |
1997 | MCA | 11601 |
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Electric Ladyland |
1997 | MCA | 10895 |
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Smash Hits |
1990 | MCA | -- |
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Band of Gypsys |
1995 | Capital | 96414 |
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[edit] Other Hendrix CD Releases
[edit] Major CD Releases of the 1990's
| Album | Release Date |
Number | U.S. Chart |
Weeks on Chart |
Notable Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cornerstones |
1990 | Reprise | Did not chart | 0 |
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 The Last Experience Concert: Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
1990 | Timeless Treasures | Did not chart | 0 | |
 Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story (Box Set) |
January 5, 1991 | Reprise 26435 | 174 | 5 |
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 Sessions (Limited Edition Box Set) |
1991 | Polydor | Did not chart | 0 |
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 Footlights |
1991 | Polydor | Did not chart | 0 |
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 Stages |
1991 | Warner Bros. | Did not chart | 0 |
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 The Ultimate Experience |
May 15, 1993 | MCA 10829 | 72 | 77 |
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 Bleeding Heart |
1994 | Castle CD-190 | Did not chart | 0 |
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 Blues |
May 14, 1994 | MCA 11060 | 45 | 18 |
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 Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock |
August 20, 1994 | MCA 11063 | 37 | 8 |
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 Voodoo Soup |
April 29, 1995 | MCA 11236 | 66 | 7 |
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 First Rays of the New Rising Sun |
May 10, 1997 | MCA 11599 | 49 | 11 |
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 South Saturn Delta |
October 25, 1997 | MCA 11684 | 51 | 6 |
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 BBC Sessions |
June 20, 1998 | MCA 11742 | 50 | 9 |
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 Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix |
November 21, 1998 | MCA 11671 | 133 | 40 | |
 Live at the Fillmore East |
March 13, 1999 | MCA 11931 | 65 | 4 |
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 Live at Woodstock |
July 24, 1999 | MCA 11987 | 90 | 3 |
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[edit] Major CD Releases of the 2000's
| Album | Release Date |
Number | U.S. Chart |
Weeks on Chart |
Notable Songs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience (MCA Box) |
September 30, 2000 | MCA 112316 | 78 | 3 |
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 Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection |
May 26, 2001 | MCA 112603 | 112 | 4 |
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 Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight |
2002 | MCA | -- | -- |
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 Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix |
2003 | MCA | -- | -- |
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 Jimi Hendrix: Live at Berkeley |
2003 | MCA | -- | -- |
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 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection: Best of Jimi Hendrix |
September 13, 2005 | MCA | -- | -- |
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 Rainy Day Dream Away |
2006 | Hear/Starbucks | -- | -- |
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 Jimi Hendrix His Greatest Hits |
2006 | Legacy CD-460 | -- | -- |
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 Jimi Hendrix Speaks |
January 23, 2007 | Angels on Earth | -- | -- |
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[edit] Movie Soundtracks
| Soundtrack | Release Year |
Hendrix Songs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Easy Rider Soundtrack |
1969 |
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Director Dennis Hopper chose the songs to be included in the film "Easy Rider". The Hendrix song "If 6 Was 9" appears on the original 1969 album, but unfortunately was not included in the "Easy Rider Soundtrack" 2004 CD release. |
 Woodstock |
1970 |
Hendrix was the headliner at the original 1969 Woodstock concert and his appearance at the finale of the show was historic for his performance of "The Star Spangled Banner". |
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 Woodstock 2 |
1970 |
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The first Woodstock concert album was a huge success and this second Woodstock album was released as a follow-up. To hear Hendrix' complete Woodstock performance, check out his "Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock" CD released in 1994. |
 The Dreamers Soundtrack |
2004 |
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This Hendrix song was included in "The Dreamers" movie about three lovers in France during the 1968 student rebellion. |
[edit] Tribute albums
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1993) Gold
[edit] Discography production
Due to his tireless creative habits and untimely death, Hendrix left behind countless hours of unreleased material in the form of personal recordings, impromptu jams, studio takes, and unfinished or abandoned songs in various stages of completion. His death also led to an immense interest in recordings of his live performances. In addition, Hendrix wrote vast quantities of lyrics and poems on notepads, envelopes, scraps of paper, and hotel stationery. Decades have passed since his death, yet on a regular basis, new material is still discovered in tape vaults, auction houses, dusty attic shoeboxes, or swap meets, and previously unreleased material still reaches the public via trade among collectors or official release by various record companies. Unfortunately, most posthumous Hendrix releases consist of a few new songs or performances peppered in with re-releases of songs available on other albums. To date, no comprehensive catalog is available and collectors often purchase dozens of albums with redundant material in attempts to obtain Hendrix's complete oeuvre.
Control over the Hendrix musical legacy has changed hands numerous times, and legal issues further complicate the story of his posthumous catalog. The control and material released is typically categorized into three distinct eras:
[edit] The Michael Jeffery era (1970-1973)
This first era produced music that was sanctioned by Al Hendrix as the heir to Jimi's estate and created by the same personnel that Hendrix was working with at the time of his death: drummer Mitch Mitchell, engineer Eddie Kramer, and manager Michael Jeffery. The LP Cry of Love (1971) was the first posthumous Hendrix release and was crafted to represent Jimi's intended fourth studio album.
The soundtrack to the Rainbow Bridge movie also became available on LP in 1971, featuring several tracks that were not in the film: "Dolly Dagger", "Earth Blues", "Room Full of Mirrors", and a stellar version of "Star Spangled Banner" mixed at the Record Plant. The Rainbow Bridge album is highlighted by a 10-minute electric version of "Hear My Train A-Comin.", which saw the song transformed almost beyond recognition; like "Machine Gun", it showcased the classic elements of the Hendrix electric sound and featured some of his most inspired improvisation.
Another LP to emerge from this era was the live compilation Hendrix In The West, consisting of top-shelf American and British live recordings from 1969 and 1970, including an outstanding rendition of the concert favorite "Red House" recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena, plus "Johnny B. Goode", "Lover Man", and "Blue Suede Shoes" (soundcheck) at the Berkeley Community Theater. The album also included "Little Wing", "Voodoo Child" (recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London), "God Save the Queen", and "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" which was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival.
In 1973, British producer Joe Boyd produced a film documentary on Hendrix's life, titled simply Jimi Hendrix, which included live performances from the Monterey, Berkeley, and Isle of Wight concerts interspersed with interview footage. The film played in art-house cinemas around the world for many years, and a double-album soundtrack was also released.
This era ended in 1973 when Michael Jeffery perished in a mid-air plane collision. Hendrix family lawyer Leo Branton then arranged the sale of Hendrix's music rights to overseas companies under his control, without informing Al Hendrix of the implications or conflict of interest involved.
[edit] The Alan Douglas era (1974-1996)
The second era is defined by the period of control held by producer Alan Douglas, who managed the Hendrix legacy after the Leo Branton deal took place. Douglas reconstructed selections of studio material by hiring session players to overdub portions that were incomplete. The resulting LPs, Crash Landing and Midnight Lightning, contain several important tracks but are generally considered to be of substandard quality. Intending to "refresh" Hendrix's sound with the funk driven grooves of the era, they achieved only marginally successful sales, and the use of replacement musicians (including lead guitar work) was viewed by fans as sacrilege.
Interest in Jimi's music waned during the 1980s as his genre evolved into classic rock and was avoided by American and British youth in favor of new wave, pop, and metal acts. With the advent of the compact disc, Polygram and Warner-Reprise reissued many Hendrix recordings on CD in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The earliest Polygram reissues are of a poor standard - Electric Ladyland suffered particularly, being evidently a direct transfer from the existing LP masters, with tracks placed out of their correct order. This reflected the original LP running order, an artifact of the days when double-LPs were pressed with sides 1 and 4 on one LP and sides 2 and 3 on the other, so that the records could be placed on an automatic changer and played in sequence by turning the entire stack over. Polygram subsequently released a superior-quality double boxed set of eight CDs with studio tracks in one four-disc box and the live tracks in another. This was followed by an excellent four-disc set of live concerts on Reprise. An audio documentary, originally made for radio and later released on four CDs, also appeared around this time and also included previously unreleased material.
Douglas also supervised the re-release of Jimi's three Experience-era albums in the early 1990s, without their original artwork. Subsequent versions issued since the Hendrix family took control of Jimi's catalogue have featured the original artwork.
[edit] The Experience Hendrix era (1997-present)
The third, and arguably most successful, era of the Hendrix legacy began in 1995 when Al Hendrix regained the rights to Jimi's music after a two-year court battle funded by Microsoft executive Paul Allen. This litigation had been prompted by Al Hendrix learning through the media that MCA records had purchased the rights to Jimi's catalogue. For nearly three decades, poor legal advice provided by individuals associated with Jimi's manager, Michael Jeffery, had led Al to believe that he alone retained ownership of all master tapes. Following a successful lawsuit, Al placed his adopted daughter Janie in charge of the newly formed company, Experience Hendrix, LLC. Working in collaboration with engineer Eddie Kramer, biographer John McDermott and bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell, Experience Hendrix embarked on an extensive reissue program designed to showcase restore Hendrix's musical legacy.
Their first order of business was to rebuild CD releases of Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, and Electric Ladyland using the original studio tapes, since previous CD releases were substandard conversions of LP masters. These new releases featured much improved sound quality and reproduced all the album's original artwork. In 1997, the company released its version of Hendrix's planned fourth studio album, titled First Rays of the New Rising Sun. The release was compiled using track listings hand written by Hendrix and consisted of songs previously released on Cry of Love, Rainbow Bridge, and War Heroes. A "definitive" greatest hits album followed in 1998, and an epic four-disc box set filled with selections of live and studio performances was released in 2000. Experience Hendrix also released concert soundboard recordings and other rare finds under the auspices of "official bootlegs" through its Dagger Records label. To date, Experience Hendrix has made more than $44 million from the recordings and associated merchandising. Press commentary from the company has revealed that it intends to produce a documentary feature of its own in the near future, followed by a scripted biographical feature film.
[edit] Audio sample: Title #3
- Jimi Hendrix's "Title #3" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- This sample is from the incomplete and lyricless Hendrix song known simply as "Title #3".
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Recorded in 1967 during sessions for Are You Experienced, this song was conceived by Hendrix and this base track performed, only to be abandoned so the group could concentrate on other tasks. Hendrix never returned to the song again. Decades later, it was selected for inclusion in The Jimi Hendrix Experience, a four-disc box set produced by Experience Hendrix, LLC. The song's name was derived from the entry Hendrix made in the session log that day, naming each untitled song after its place in the log.
[edit] Anticipated releases
[edit] The Royal Albert Hall film
The two sold-out Jimi Hendrix Experience concerts performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on February 18 and February 24, 1969 became the last British appearance of the band, and were known as brilliant performances, the latter of which ended with Hendrix wrecking his guitar and then throwing it into the crowd which prompted them to rush onto the stage. This was the last time he wrecked his equipment on stage. The shows were filmed by musical directors Gold and Goldstein and intended for worldwide release as a concert film (to be titled Experience), but unknown legal issues have prevented the film's release for over 35 years.
The film (or the second concert, as Hendrix mentions doing something similar to the day before) however can now be found on the internet in either Youtube or various bittorrent files. The film includes footage of the concert that has been edited with what would appear to be some of the 8mm film mentioned below.
[edit] Jimi and Noel's 8mm films
Hendrix and his Experience bandmate Noel Redding were known to carry an 8mm movie camera on tour and create footage of the group off-stage, on the road, and sightseeing in the many countries they visited while touring. Rumors persist that some of the films include footage of their bedroom exploits with groupies, but while no risqué footage has surfaced publicly, some of the 8mm scenes can be seen in various documentaries on Hendrix where the Experience band is mentioned. It remains unclear just how much of the 8mm footage still exists or who owns it, but fans point out that this may be a source of unreleased footage that reveals Hendrix and his entourage in a more relaxed and casual setting.
[edit] Black Gold
In early 1970, Hendrix recorded a suite of songs in his Greenwich Village apartment intended to serve as a demo for a concept album that he titled Black Gold. The tapes consist of sixteen songs, all created by a solo Hendrix armed only with his voice and a Martin acoustic guitar. Near the end of the collection lies an embryonic two-part rendition of his now infamous superhero themed funk-rock tune "Astro Man", in which Hendrix sings lines from the 1950s Mighty Mouse cartoon theme and makes humorous yet derogatory references to Superman. Other songs from the Black Gold sessions were also further developed in the studio and thus have surfaced elsewhere in the Hendrix catalog (namely "Stepping Stone", "Machine Gun", and "Drifting"), but at least nine of the songs are known to be unique to the tapes.
Months later, at the Isle of Wight Festival, Hendrix gave the tapes to his drummer Mitch Mitchell to have him listen and comment on the necessary rhythm section requirements for recording the songs. After Hendrix's untimely death in September 1970, Mitchell simply forgot about the tapes, apparently unaware that they were one of a kind masters. For twenty two years, the Black Gold tapes sat unmolested in a black Ampex tape box that Hendrix himself tied shut with a headband and hand labeled with the letters "BG".
It was not until 1992 that avid Hendrix collector and biographer Tony Brown interviewed Mitchell and learned that the mythical Black Gold tapes, thought to have been stolen from Jimi's apartment by vandals who ransacked it for collectibles upon his death, were in fact lying in Mitchell's home in England. By coincidence, Mitchell also possessed the Martin guitar that was used to create the material. Brown was invited to review the tapes and published a summary of his account, but to date the material has not been released and is not available to Hendrix collectors. A bootleg compilation erroneously titled "Black Gold" often circulates among online file traders, some of whom are duped into believing that they have obtained the actual Black Gold suite. Only Brown and a handful of friends close to Mitch Mitchell have listened to the real tapes.
Because of the label markings and conventions used by Hendrix to identify the tapes, and the fact that the themed Black Gold songs were the most embryonic of his late catalog, Hendrix aficionados maintain that this demo represents a proposed fifth studio album and predict that the material will reveal the broadest extensions of Hendrix's intended musical direction. Because of this, many consider Black Gold the 'holy grail' of Hendrix collectibles. Mitch Mitchell's association with Experience Hendrix, LLC is an indicator that Black Gold may someday see worldwide release.
[edit] TV & radio interviews of Jimi Hendrix
A significant amount of TV and radio interviews of Jimi Hendrix are known to exist, and are frequently for sale in a number of forums, especially on Ebay, however in many instances these TV and radio interviews are very difficult to obtain. The TV and radio interviews of Jimi Hendrix exist in vinyl format (45-rpm and 33-rpm), CD, and as VHS or DVD. Although a number of United States TV and radio interviews of Jimi Hendrix and his bandmates exist, the largest selection of TV and radio interviews were recorded in either the United Kingdom, Western Europe (especially Holland) & Scandinavia (especially Sweden). The official 2 cd CD compilation ('BBC SESSIONS') contains brief remarks by Jimi Hendrix as broadcast on BBC broadcasts featuring the Jimi Hendrix Experience (although the Experience's 2-cd BBC sessions contains relatively little on air commentary by Jimi Hendrix, not nearly as extensive as on air comments and remarks by Ray & Dave Davies on the 2-cd BBC Kinks sessions). Future entries will document in greater detail TV & radio interviews of Jimi Hendrix and Experience bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. These TV and radio interviews are both officially released as well as 'unofficially' released (commonly known as 'bootleg' or 'pirate' items). One official release currently available in a number of commercial forums is a 4-cd boxset titled, "As it happened." This 4-cd boxset generally sells between $25 to $35. Another interview cd, apparently no longer produced and not readily available, and when available often expensive ($50+ for the single cd sealed) is titled "Crosstown conversation," featuring one of the last interviews of Jimi Hendrix before he died [the status of this Crosstown Conversation cd - i.e., official vs. unofficial - is still being researched]. An official release, relatively common on the market but apparently out of print, is titled "Hendrix speaks," featuring two long interviews (each 20 to 23 minutes) involving Jimi Hendrix, a still sealed copy generally available for $8 to $10 in a number of online forums.
[edit] Notable live performances
[edit] The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- October 13, 1966 - Novelty Club, Evreux, Normandie, France (first Experience show ever)
- June 18, 1967 - Monterey International Pop Music Festival, California, USA (first Experience show in America)
- February 24, 1969 - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (last Experience show in England)
- June 29, 1969 - Barry Fey's Denver Pop Festival, Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado, USA (last Experience show ever)
[edit] Gypsy Sun and Rainbows
- August 18, 1969 - Woodstock Music & Art Fair; Bethel, New York, USA
- September 5, 1969 - United Block Association Harlem Benefit, 139 Street/Lenox Avenue, New York City, USA
- September 9, 1969 - The Dick Cavett Show, ABC live television broadcast, USA
[edit] Band of Gypsys
- December 31, 1969 - The Fillmore East Auditorium (two shows), New York City, USA
- January 28, 1970 - Winter Festival For Peace, Madison Square Garden; New York City, USA
[edit] Cry of Love band
- April 25, 1970 - LA Forum; Inglewood, Los Angeles, USA (first Cry of Love concert)
- May 30, 1970 - Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, California, USA
- August 30, 1970 - Isle of Wight Music Festival, Afton, Isle of Wight, UK
- July 31, 1970 - Haleakalea volcano - Maui - Hawaii
Last U.S show - Along with Black Gold this is considered to be the Holy Grail amongst collectors. This show was played during Day on the side of the volcano - 2 shows - both filmed and remain unreleased - except for small portion of the show which appears on the film Rainbow Bridge.
- September 6, 1970 - Fehmarn Love and Peace Festival, Mecklenburg Bay, Isle of Fehmarn, West Germany (last concert ever)
[edit] Solo/collaborative
- September 16, 1970 - Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England (jam session, last performance ever)
[edit] Musical equipment
[edit] Guitars
- Fender
- Stratocaster
- Jaguar
- Duo-Sonic and Musicmaster (1961)
- Telecaster
- Jazzmaster
- Gibson
- Gibson SG
- Gibson Flying V (1967 and 1968 makes and a black Custom edition used at the very end of his career)
- Gibson 330
- Gibson Firebird
- Others
- Danelectro Shorthorn (1959)
- Supro Ozark 1560S Electric
- Epiphone Wilshire
- Three Rickenbackers: a bass, a 6-string, and a 12-string guitar
- Martin D-45, bought new
- Höfner electric
- Guild 12-string acoustic
- Gibson stereo
- Gretsch Corvette
- Zemaitis 12-string acoustic guitar (played on an acoustic version of "Hear my Train a Comin")
- Two Hagstrom 8-string basses (played by Hendrix in "Spanish Castle Magic" on "Axis: Bold as Love")
Eric Barrett adds that Hendrix generally had more than one of everything, except the Rickenbackers.
[edit] Amplifiers
[edit] Accessories
- Arbiter Fuzz Face (fuzzbox)
- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
- Uni-Vox Univibe
- Vox Wah-Wah
- Roger Mayer Octavia
