Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records. [144] The North American edition of Are You Experienced featured a new cover by Karl Ferris and a new track list, with Reprise omitting "Red House", "Remember", and "Can You See Me", and including the first three A-sides omitted from the UK release: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a pure player that was so impressive; it was, even more, the range and scope of sheer sound that he coaxed, cajoled, and ripped out of his instrument. [8] Chandler then began looking for a drummer and soon after, he contacted Mitch Mitchell through a mutual friend. [59] "Foxy Lady" was also reworked on February 8; Redding recorded a new bass line and Hendrix and Mitchell added overdubs to their existing parts. Written-By – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: 2 to 17) Anmerkungen Includes three pre-LP singles (tracks 1 to 6), in order of their release, which were not contained on the original May 1967 album. In 2000, it was voted number 63 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. [132][nb 12] It entered the charts on May 27, where it spent 33 weeks, peaking at number two. and Are You Experienced?. the last one is an all analog remaster by george martin. Highly recommended if you’re a fan of this album. Probably never to be repeated at this high level again. [95] It begins with the fade-in of an F note that Hendrix is bending-up to F♯ while applying generous finger vibrato.

Digital re-mastering by Joe Gastwirt, assisted by Dave Mitson using the Sonic Solutions NoNoise System, under the supervision of Are You Experienced? Very nice album. A must own! [169] The album was also included in "A Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings—published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981)[170]—and in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [82] Musicologist Gilbert Chase asserted that the album "marked a high peak in hard rock", and music critic Jim DeRogatis characterized the LP and its preceding singles as "raw, focused psychedelic rock". A great example of what Hendrix could do. There's a problem loading this menu right now. "[14] When the Experience began studio rehearsals, Hendrix already had the chord sequences and tempos worked out for Mitchell, and Chandler would direct Redding's bass parts. [94] Hendrix wrote the song about Heather Taylor, a London socialite who later married the Who's Roger Daltrey. This method satisfied both Hendrix's perfectionism and Chandler's desire to reduce the number of takes required for a satisfactory rhythm track, thus minimizing their expenses. [168] In 2005, Are You Experienced was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [52], With his budget concerns alleviated, Chandler booked time at Olympic, where on February 3, 1967, he and the Experience met sound engineer Eddie Kramer. Are You Experienced was first issued on the Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD format in 1985 by Polydor Records (Track's successor) in Europe and Reprise in the US. There's just so much to listen to, it's almost auditory overload. My copy just has 30681 RS-6261 A IA on the first side and 30681 RS-6261 B IA on side 2.

Levy refused to release the recordings until Chandler had paid CBS in full. [7] Hendrix met the guitarist Noel Redding at an audition for the New Animals, where Redding's knowledge of blues progressions impressed Hendrix. Released in a standard black tray jewel case with a 6 page foldout booklet. [83] A contemporary review published in Newsweek in October 1967 identified the influence of soul music on the Experience and the album. All this for about $14.

[173] Instead, they are taken from the original international Polydor edition.

Aber als ich zufällig an "Axis" in Mono herankam - Mann, das klang richtig gut: hart und sehr kompakt! "[31] Ross noted that input from Mitchell and Redding was minimized, and he asserted that Chandler was clearly "the one in charge" of the sessions. [61] Olympic tape operator George Chkiantz recalled: "Sometimes, it got so loud we'd turn the [control booth] monitors off and there was really very little difference. fronting his own band, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames.

I had been touring and recording in a band for years, and I'd seen everything end as a compromise. Chandler booked many of the sessions at Olympic because the facility was acoustically superior and equipped with most of the latest technology, though it was still using four-track recorders, whereas American studios were using eight-track.

Live recordings from 1968 are included on The Jimi Hendrix C… [72] On this date the band worked on another newly written Hendrix composition, "Manic Depression"; they finished a rough mix by the end of the session that was later rejected in favor of a re-mix completed at Olympic.

Are You Experienced is the debut album by English/American rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience.