JIMI HENDRIX Axis:Bold As Love '67 STEREO 1st + INSERT
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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE
extremely hard to find 1967 TRACK 1st pressing STEREO LP 613 003
matrix numbers ending: A 1 & B 1
Vinyl in MINT- Condition
Sleeve in EXCELLENT- Condition
Lyric insert in VERY GOOD Condition
Superb condition vinyl, absolutely stunning, and as close to unplayed as you can get. You are unlikely to find a better condition record, this one having been played maybe 5 times in 37 years! The labels are fittingly MINT- with no writing or damage and absolutely minimal spindle wear. The sleeve is very respectable, with a small amount of corner/edge wear and a near-crease (more of a "sag" really) where the heavyweight vinyl has left a slight impression to the inside of the gatefold. Otherwise, no notable prolems, no writing etc. The elusive insert has some light creasing and wear, but is intact, with no tears etc. It has been displayed on a wall at some point, having barely noticeable pin holes to corners.
When Hendrix became an international superstar in 1967, it seemed as if he'd dropped out of a Martian spaceship, but in fact he'd served his apprenticeship the long, mundane way in numerous R&B acts on the circuit. During the early and mid-'60s, he worked with such R&B/soul greats as Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, and King Curtis as a backup guitarist. Occasionally he recorded as a session man (the Isley Brothers' 1964 single "Testify" is the only one of these early tracks that offers even a glimpse of his future genius). But the stars didn't appreciate his show-stealing showmanship, and Hendrix was straight-jacketed by sideman roles that didn't allow him to develop as a soloist. The logical step was for Hendrix to go out on his own, which he did in New York in the mid-'60s, playing with various musicians in local clubs, and joining white blues-rock singer John Hammond Jr.'s band for a while.
It was in a New York club that Hendrix was spotted by Animals bassist Chas Chandler. The first lineup of the Animals was about to split, and Chandler, looking to move into management, convinced Hendrix to move to London and record as a solo act in England. There a group was built around Jimi, also featuring Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass, that was dubbed the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The trio became stars with astonishing speed in the U.K., where "Hey Joe," "Purple Haze," and "The Wind Cries Mary" all made the Top Ten in the first half of 1967. These tracks were also featured on their debut album, Are You Experienced?, a psychedelic meisterwerk that became a huge hit in the U.S. after Hendrix created a sensation at the Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967.
Are You Experienced? was an astonishing debut, particularly from a young R&B veteran who had rarely sung, and apparently never written his own material, before the Experience formed. What caught most people's attention at first was his virtuosic guitar playing, which employed an arsenal of devices, including wah-wah pedals, buzzing feedback solos, crunching distorted riffs, and lightning, liquid runs up and down the scales. But Hendrix was also a first-rate songwriter, melding cosmic imagery with some surprisingly pop-savvy hooks and tender sentiments. He was also an excellent blues interpreter and passionate, engaging singer (although his gruff, throaty vocal pipes were not nearly as great assets as his instrumental skills). Are You Experienced? was psychedelia at its most eclectic, synthesizing mod pop, soul, R&B, Dylan, and the electric guitar innovations of British pioneers like Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, and Eric Clapton.
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