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Monday, September 17, 2007

Jimi Hendrix Experience


The Jimi Hendrix Experience

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? TRACK UK 612 001 LP

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? (Backtrack 10) TRACK UK 2407 010 LP

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? re POLYDOR DE 521036.2 CD

A U.K. original mono LP and a U.K. re-issue (early 70’s) LP – and the first re-mastered CD of it, too.

ATTENTION! FONTANA DE 9294 900 LP

The first of those “What is this really?” LP’s – a Curtis Knight LP?

AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE REPRISE US 6281.2 CD

AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE TRACK UK 613 003 LP

AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE (Backtrack 11) TRACK UK 2407 011 LP

A beautiful U.K. original LP with poster, and a U.K. re-issue (early 70’s) LP; and the first U.S. CD of it.

BAND OF GYPSIES TRACK UK 2406 002 LP

BAND OF GYPSIES POLYDOR DE 2480 005 LP

German LP has the U.S. cover, the other copy is a U.K. original “puppet” cover.

BBC SESSIONS MCA JPN MVCE-30003/4 CDx2

I used to have the Rykodisc CD, but this has more material, and I found a Japanese copy for $10.

BIRTH OF SUCCESS EMI/MFP UK MFP 50053 LP

Yet another of those “What is this really?” LP’s – a Curtis Knight LP?

ELECTRIC LADYLAND REPRISE US 6307.2 CD

ELECTRIC LADYLAND TRACK UK 613 008 LPx2

Totally solid album, my favorite JHE LP. I have a nude cover U.K. original, and the first U.S. CD of it.

EXPERIENCE KALEIDOSC FR KAL 19026 LP

Yet another of those “What is this really?” LP’s – a Curtis Knight LP?

IN THE BEGINNING EMBER UK NR 5068 LP

Yet another of those “What is this really?” LP’s – a Curtis Knight LP?

ISLE OF WIGHT POLYDOR UK 2302 016 LP

Not sure that this is strictly a “JHE” LP, it’s a bit late in his career…

LEGACY POLYDOR JPN MPZ 8113/4 LPx2

Nice Japanese double collection LP, with a great live cover photo.

LIVE AT WINTERLAND RYKODISC US RCD 20038 CD

Yes, it’s the original Rykodisc version – have they re-issued this? Pretty good sound…

LOOSE ENDS POLYDOR UK 2310 301 LP

A latter day collection LP, picking up the missing pieces.

MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING REPRISE US MS 2229 LP

A latter day collection LP, picking up the missing pieces.

MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL REPRISE US MS 2029 LP

Live June, 1967 – one side JHE, the other Otis Redding. Dynamite stuff.

RAINBOW BRIDGE REPRISE JPN P-8167R LP

Pretty good soundtrack LP to an rather iffy movie. The Japanese pressing is red hot. Great sound.

SINGLES ALBUM, THE POLYDOR UK PODV 6 LPx2

SINGLES COLLECTION, THE (10CD boxed set) MCA UK 981450.3 CD10

These two packages cover roughly the same material, great stuff.

SMASH HITS (UK) TRACK UK 613 004 LP

SMASH HITS (US) REPRISE US 2276.2 CD

Yes, the U.S. and U.K. versions are different; no, I do not have one of the posters of them on horses.

STARPORTRAIT POLYDOR DE 2672 002 LPx2

German double boxed set, decent collection. Nice booklet.

WAR HEROES POLYDOR UK 2302 020 LP

A latter day collection LP, picking up the missing pieces, perhaps the best one of this nature.

WHAT'D I SAY MERCURY JPN BT-5021 LP

Yet another of those “What is this really?” LP’s – a Curtis Knight / Lonnie Youngblood LP? A Japanese one this time!

The late, great Jimi Hendrix. I love having nice UK original LP’s of almost everything. Top of the heap is the psychedelic B-side, “The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice” (er, not quite “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”, eh, readers?). I also like having some of his original singles. Ever heard the Hendrix / Knight “How Does It Feel?” 45? It’s pretty good, for being among the ‘iffy’ material.

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