HENDRIX, AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE, 1968 US PRESSING MONO LP

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3,107

THE RAREST COMMERCIALLY RELEASED AMERICAN JIMI HENDRIX LP OF ALL.

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

"AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE" 1968 US MONO LP, REPRISE 6281, TWO-COLOR LABEL

ORIGINAL US ISSUE

FROM THE STANDPOINT OF TRUE RARITY, THIS MAKES THE UK MONO AXIS SEEM ALMOST COMMON.

INTERESTINGLY, THE 1968 MONO US PRESSING DID NOT COME OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE STEREO PRESSING IN 1967. THIS PRESSING WAS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT IN STORES DUE TO LOW DEMAND, SINCE MONO HAD ALREADY DECLINED IN POPULARITY IN AMERICA BEGINNING IN LATE 1967 AND EARLY 1968.

THIS MONO PRESSING OF AXIS IS EXTREMELY RARE AND DOES NOT COME UP FOR SALE VERY OFTEN. I’VE SEEN A NUMBER OF WHITE LABEL US PROMO COPIES AND BLACK-LABEL UK PRESSINGS OF AXIS FOR SALE. THE TRI-COLOR LABEL MONO PRESSING IS CANADIAN AND QUITE RARE BUT COMES UP FOR SALE MORE COMMONLY THAN THIS US PRESSING. (NOTE: THERE WERE NO US MONO PRESSINGS ON TRI-COLOR LABELS)

THIS RECORD PLAYS PERFECTLY AND SOUNDS GREAT!

VG++ VINYL. THE PLAYING SURFACES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE PLAY WEAR, SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES EXCEPT FOR ONE TINY SMUDGE THE SIZE OF A GIRL’S PINKY TIP.  IT’S NOT SIGNIFICANT, I’M JUST TRYING TO ACCURATELY DESCRIBE EVERYTHING.  I AM NOT GOING TO RISK POTENTIAL DETRIMENT BY TRYING TO CLEAN IT MYSELF.  I WILL LEAVE THAT FOR THE NEW OWNER - IF THEY CHOOSE TO.

VG++ COVER: TWO TINY EDGE NICKS, LEFT SIDE. SMALL 10mm DENT TO LOWER-LEFT CORNER. SEE CLOSEUP PHOTOS.  NOTE ALSO THREE CONCENTRIC RINGS IMPRESSED ON THE BACK OF THE SAME CORNER (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTO).  I HAVE CONSULTED SEVERAL EXPERIENCED RECORD SELLERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT IMPRESSION.  THEY CONCLUDE IT WAS DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BUT, SINCE SO FEW PEOPLE HAVE EVER SEEN THIS PRESSING, THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. COVER HAS “MONO” PRINTED ON THE UPPER LEFT FRONT AND “PRINTED IN U.S.A.” ON THE BACK. VERY LIGHT SHELF OR RING SOIL MOSTLY NOTICEABLE ON THE SUNBURST PORTION OF THE FRONT ARTWORK.

NEAR MINT LABELS ALSO INDICATE “MONO”

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF AN IMPORTANT 42-YEAR OLD MUSIC RARITY.

LP TRACKS:

Side 1

EXP

UP FROM THE SKIES

SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC

WAIT TIL TOMORROW

AIN'T NO TELLING

LITTLE WING

IF 6 WAS 9

Side 2

YOU GOT ME FLOATIN'

CASTLES MADE OF SAND

SHE'S SO FINE

ONE RAINY WISH

LITTLE MISS LOVER

BOLD AS LOVE

THE OPENING BID IS SET BASED ON KNOWN INTERNATIONAL SALES OF MONO AXIS FROM THE PAST YEAR.   YOU CAN CHECK SALES YOURSELF BY CONSULTING MUSICPRICEGUIDE.COM. BELOW ARE THE TOP FOUR EXAMPLES FROM THEIR SITE. NOTE THAT ONLY THE LAST ONE IS THE US MONO PRESSING I’M OFFERING (AND MINE IS IN BETTER CONDITION), THE OTHER THREE ARE THE MORE COMMON UK PRESSING:

            PRICE SOLD             DATE SOLD

USD    1,115.93                      2010-09-03

USD    1,177.26                      2010-06-09

USD    1,184.19                      2010-05-30

USD    1,222.77                      2009-12-20

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