Are You Experienced

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Many of these songs are among Hendrix's very finest; it may be true that he would continue to develop at a rapid pace throughout the rest of his brief career, but he would never surpass his first LP in terms of consistently high quality. This album showcases Cooper’s theatricality, storytelling prowess, and ability to create an immersive world of horror and fantasy.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Coming after three successful European singles, it helped introduce him as a new international star. They placed four songs from the album on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: "Purple Haze" (17), "Foxy Lady" (153), "Hey Joe" (201), and "The Wind Cries Mary" (379). As we set out to make the world’s best vinyl record, we began by establishing a set of exacting standards to address all of the components that comprise an LP. The US version contained some of Hendrix's best known songs, including the Experience's first three singles, which, though omitted from the British edition of the LP, were top ten hits in the UK: "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", and "The Wind Cries Mary". But Jimi did vocalize his frustration during later stage performances that “Red House,” his superb original blues composition, had been pulled from the U.

Not to be underestimated were the contributions of drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding, who gave the music a rhythmic pulse that fused parts of rock and improvised jazz. The editing of the Hendrix Family's MCA 1997 vinyl is more faithful to the original than its CD counterpart. The debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was initially issued in mono and then 'enhanced stereo' on later issues. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description).

Each song is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous, and soulful; from the satirical to the sublime. RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!When it was first released in 1967, Are You Experienced turned the music world upside down, as Hendrix showed everyone exactly what it meant to be "experienced. Both photos look more appropriate for a high school yearbook than for sharing space with a guy playing a Stratocaster with his teeth! is probably the most rock-oriented of Hendrix's official studio releases, but its influences are incredibly diverse.