JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - AXIS BOLD AS LOVE LP complete
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THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - AXIS BOLD AS LOVE
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Extremely rare 1967 UK 1st pressing TRACK MONO LP 612 003
With elusive insert !!!
Now one of the most sought after UK 60s records, a complete AXIS rarely appears for sale. The holy grail for so many record collectors. The item on offer here is a first pressing, as the matrix numbers indicate and would be a great addition to any collection.
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MATRIX No.s: 612003 A1 / 612003 B1
E.J. DAY LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER
VINYL IN VERY GOOD (+) CONDITION
SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
INSERT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
The labels are in very clean, undamaged condition with merely light spindle wear to report, and no graffiti or label damage. The heavyweight vinyl itself is also very respectable and free from significant damage, playing right through with no skips or jumps. The surface does display light sleeve-removal marks and occasional short scratches and nicks, but absolutely nothing that would severely affect your enjoyment. Occasional ticks only, and a solid playing copy, grading a shade above VERY GOOD. The laminated sleeve is one of the nicer ones you will see. They are usually heavily worn, often with heavy ringwear and pin holes denoting years pinned to student walls! Not this one. This one displays no serious wear at all, a superb spine, no feathering to opening edges, no serious creases, and light wrinkles only. No heavy edgewear or laminate loss, this sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition. No graffiti or major wear to the unlaminated inside. The incredibly rare insert is similarly in EXCELLENT condition with light wear only, no creases or tears, no graffiti, and is very hard to find like this. Overall, a very nice copy of an extremely rare LP. Before Hendrix's death his album sales were not what you might think. He appealed to a select few, and would not achieve major record sales until after his untimely death
Do not underestimate the rarity of this item in this complete state!
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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. Axis Bold As Love would continue in this musical exploration.
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