The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Album: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Purple Haze	More Info...	0:03
2)	Killing Floor	More Info...	0:03
3)	Hey Joe	More Info...	0:03
4)	Foxey Lady	More Info...	0:03
5)	Highway Chile	More Info...	0:03
6)	Hey Joe	More Info...	0:03
7)	Title #3	More Info...	0:02
8)	3rd Stone from the Sun	More Info...	0:09
9)	Taking Care of No Business	More Info...	0:03
10)	Here He Comes (Lover Man)	More Info...	0:03
11)	Burning of the Midnight Lamp	More Info...	0:01
12)	If 6 Was 9	More Info...	0:06
13)	Rock Me Baby	More Info...	0:03
14)	Like a Rolling Stone	More Info...	0:06
15)	Burning of the Midnight Lamp	More Info...	0:04
16)	The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice	More Info...	0:04
17)	Star Spangled Banner	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE [BOX] consists principally of previously unreleased alternate takes & mixes, studio demos and live tracks, and comes with an 80-page booklet.
Personnel includes: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, guitar, harpsichord, bass); Larry Lee (guitar); Paul Caruso (harmonica); Larry Young (organ); Billy Cox, Noel Redding (bass, background vocals); Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell (drums, percussion, background vocals); Juma Sulton, Jerry Velez (percussion); Graham Nash, Andy Fairweather Low, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Arthur & Albert Allen, Chas Chandler, Gary Walker, The Ronettes, Roger Chapman (background vocals).
Producers: Jimi Hendrix, Rune Hallberg, Chas Chandler, Lou Adler.
Compilation producers: Janie Hendrix, Eddie Kramer, John McDermott.
Engineers include: Eddie Kramer, RTE, Gary Kellgren.
Includes liner notes by Dave Marsh & John McDermott.
Digitally remastered by Eddie Kramer & George Marino (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
The Hendrix family continues its reissue campaign with the release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, a lavish four-disc box set that should be a boon to Hendrix collectors everywhere. With a beautiful 80-page booklet, and purporting to have 46 unreleased tracks, further inspection actually reveals less than meets the eye, at least for collectors.
The problem is that real collectors have already heard most of this material, and not only through bootleg sources. Many of the previously unreleased tracks are just new mixes of live tracks that were issued as part of Stages, Live at Monterey, and Lifelines. Also included is a new mix of the "Gloria" single. While the sound quality is somewhat better (handled by the expert Eddie Kramer), the new mixes do not differ substantially from the earlier versions. With the inclusion of virtually all of In the West, and a few quality tracks from Rainbow Bridge and Crash Landing (without the wretched mid-'70s overdubs), The Jimi Hendrix Experience almost seems like a shelf-clearing exercise, taking care of the leftover tracks that fans have been clamoring for en masse.
The real highlights of the set are the early studio outtakes, presumably from the cache that Chas Chandler withheld from Alan Douglas for so many years. Interestingly, one of the most enjoyable aspects of these studio outtakes is the control room banter that takes place. There isn't a ton of it, but there are some highly enjoyable moments. At the end of "Purple Haze," Hendrix starts to giggle and throws in "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The version of "Third Stone From the Sun" has Chandler and Hendrix's recording of the spoken bits used on the song, tacked on to the beginning. It's great to hear Hendrix cracking up throughout their interstellar conversation.
Another moment subtly hints at the frictions that were to end up dissolving the Chandler-Hendrix partnership. After seven minutes of take 21 of "Bold As Love," Hendrix is heard to say, "let's try it one more time, alright?" to which Chas Chandler dejectedly replies "oooohh."
The book itself is wonderful; all tracks are fully documented and annotated, with lots of photos, many previously unpublished. There are also recording studio log sheets, newspaper articles, poster/flyers, and Hendrix's handwritten lyrics reproduced. All in all, The Jimi Hendrix Experience is a fine addendum to the Hendrix legacy, but not the place to start; this is a set for someone who already has the studio albums and can't get enough of his genius. The disappointment a hardcore collector might feel at having heard most of this material already should be outweighed by the beautiful, warm sound achieved by Eddie Kramer and the general high quality of the package. ~ Sean Westergaard

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (9/28/00, p.54) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The Rolls Royce of posthumous Hendrix sets....a vivid telling of a remarkable life in motion....with a windfall of stage and studio rarities..."

Entertainment Weekly (12/1/00, p.100) - "...These songs are so durable, and the differences between these and preexistent versions so irresistible...that before long you've fallen under their spell once more..." - Rating: B+

Q (11/00, p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The kind of thing that completists would pawn the wife's jewellery for....much more than just a bunch of out-takes....Out of this world."

Uncut (10/00, p.82) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...One is left reeling by the sheer quantity of ground-breaking stuff packed into so brief a time. The best of this music is pure incandescence, and no one wanting to get the measure of Jimi Hendrix should be without it..."

Mojo (Publisher) (10/00, pp.116-7) - "...For anyone interested in Hendrix and the '60s...it is mandatory....Mutable, fiery, expansive, Hendrix rarely played anything the same way twice..."

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