Jimi Hendrix discography

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Jimi Hendrix discography

Jimi Hendrix performs for Dutch television in 1967.
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 2
↙EPs 4
↙Singles 12
↙Tribute and cover albums 18

The original discography of Jimi Hendrix, an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, including The Jimi Hendrix Experience, consists of three studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, and twelve singles.

In September 1966, ex-Animals bassist Chas Chandler brought Hendrix from the United States to the United Kingdom, where an eponymous band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was formed around him. Noel Redding joined as the band's bassist on 29 September and drummer Mitch Mitchell finalised the lineup on 6 October. The Experience's first record was a cover of Billy Roberts' "Hey Joe", released in the UK on 16 December, where it peaked at #6. The B-Side of that record was "Stone Free", written by Hendrix. "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary", original Hendrix compositions, were subsequently released on 17 March and 5 May 1967 and reached #3 and #6 respectively, before the band's debut LP, Are You Experienced, was released on Track Records on 12 May. The album reached #2 in the UK and a version with a different track listing reached #5 in the US in the wake of the success of Hendrix's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival when released on Reprise Records in USA & Canada on August 23. "Hey Joe" and "Purple Haze" were also released in the States, the latter of which peaked at #65.

The fourth single released by Hendrix was "Burning of the Midnight Lamp", which later appeared on The Experience's third album. The record, not released in North America, became the band's least successful single so far, reaching #18 in the UK. A Reprise single from Are You Experienced was released on 27 November; "Foxy Lady" managed only to reach #67, despite the success of Are You Experienced. Hendrix et al. were bound by their contract with Track to release at least two albums in 1967, thus Axis: Bold as Love was released on 1 December. The follow-up to the band's successful debut was well-received, peaking at #5 in the UK and #3 in the US upon its later release there on January 15, 1968. The only single released from Axis was a non-UK release; "Up from the Skies" reached #82 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Experience's first compilation, Smash Hits, was released in the UK in April 1968, and reached #4 in the UK.

On September 9 the band released the first single from their upcoming third album in the US; their now famous cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" became their highest-charting single in the States when it reached #20. The song was released in the UK after the album's North America release and peaked at #5. Contrary to Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love and Smash Hits, Electric Ladyland was released first in Hendrix's native country on September 30. Just over a week later, on 25 October, it was released in the UK with a different cover. The first album produced by Hendrix himself, Electric Ladyland became the band's first #1 album when it reached the top spot in the Billboard 200 chart. Despite this, the album was actually the least successful in England, where a version sporting a controversial alternative cover reached #6. A mail order-only compilation of two sides of the album, Electric Jimi Hendrix, was released by Track after Electric Ladyland, but was immediately withdrawn from sale. After the UK and international release of "All Along the Watchtower", "Crosstown Traffic" was released in the US on November 18, where it flopped at #52. The Experience began touring again in support of the new album, and a very different compilation of Smash Hits was later issued in North America on July 30, 1969, where it peaked at #6.

Due to long-standing personal and musical differences, Redding left the band after they performed at the Denver Pop Festival on June 29, 1969.[citation needed] Jimi's old army friend Billy Cox was brought in as Redding's replacement, and with the addition of rhythm guitarist Larry Lee and percussionists Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows was formed. The unfamiliar large unit played at the famous Woodstock Festival on August 18, but after a few studio sessions the band split. During this transitional phase, two more singles were released: firstly, "Stone Free" was released in North America on September 15 (and reached #130), followed by "Fire" (under the title "Let Me Light Your Fire") internationally on 14 November. Jimi and Cox enlisted the help of another old friend of Jimi's, drummer and vocalist Buddy Miles. Dubbing themselves the Band of Gypsys, the all-black trio performed together at only two venues. One of these venues was the Fillmore East, where the band's performances on December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970 were recorded and later released as Band of Gypsys on March 25 and 12 June in the North America and internationally respectively. This live album reached #6 in the States and #5 in Britain, but by this time the Gypsys had already split up. The Band also released one single; "Stepping Stone" was issued by Reprise in the US on April 13, but did not chart.

Mitch Mitchell returned to Hendrix and Cox and the 'new Jimi Hendrix Experience' was formed, now known unofficially, after the name of their 1970 tour, as The Cry of Love. This lineup remained until the guitarist's death, a run which resulted in many hours of studio recordings and a tour which ran for over three months. The last record issued before Hendrix's death was Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival on August 26 in the US, which partly documented The Experience's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967. Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B NED
[2]		 NOR
[3]		 UK
[4]
United States release United Kingdom release
1967 Are You Experienced 5 10 — 3 2
  • Released: August 23, 1967
  • Label: Reprise (RS 6261)
  • Released: May 12, 1967
  • Label: Track (612 001)
Axis: Bold as Love 3 6 — 12 5
  • US: Platinum[5]
  • Released: January 15, 1968
  • Label: Reprise (RS 6281)
  • Released: December 1, 1967
  • Label: Track (613 003)
1968 Electric Ladyland 1 5 75 13 6
  • US: 2× Platinum[5]
  • Released: October 25, 1968
  • Label: Track (613 008/9)
  • Released: September 16, 1968
  • Label: Reprise (2RS 6307)
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B NOR
[3]		 UK
[6]
United States release United Kingdom release
1970 Band of Gypsys 5 14 9 6
  • US: 2× Platinum[5]
  • Released: March 25, 1970
  • Label: Capitol (STAO-472)
  • Released: June 12, 1970
  • Label: Track (2406 001)
Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival[1] 16 15 — —
  • Released: August 26, 1970
  • Label: Reprise (MS 2029)
 Not released
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B NOR
[3]		 UK
[4]
United Kingdom release United States release
1968 Smash Hits 6 22 11 4
  • US: Platinum[5]
  • Released: April 1968 (1968-04)
  • Label: Track (613004)
  • Released: July 30, 1969
  • Label: Reprise (MSK-2276)
Electric Jimi Hendrix[2] — — — —
  • Released: 1968 (1968)
  • Label: Track (2856 002)
 Not released
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

[edit] Extended plays

Year Album details
1967 Hey Joe
  • Labels: Barclay (071 111) (France), Polydor (51 080 EPH) (Spain)
  • Format: 7" vinyl
  • Track listing Barclay
    • Side one
      1. "Hey Joe"
      2. "Stone Free"
    • Side two
      1. "51st Anniversary"
      2. "Can You See Me?"
  • Track listing Polydor
    • Side one
      1. "Hey Joe"
      2. "Stone Free"
    • Side two
      1. "Purple Haze"
      2. "51st Anniversary"
Mini Boum
  • Labels: Barclay (0500 004) (France)
  • Format: 5" vinyl flexidisc
  • Track listing
    1. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
    2. "May this Be Love"
    3. "Highway Child"
    4. "Hey Joe"
    5. "Purple Haze"
    6. "The Wind Cries Mary"
The Wind Cries Mary / Purple Haze
  • Labels: Barclay (071.157) (Australia), Polydor (EPH 60033) (France)
  • Format: 7" vinyl
  • Track listing Polydor
    • Side one
      1. "The Wind Cries mary" – 3:13
      2. "Purple Haze" – 2:40
    • Side two
      1. "Hey Joe" – 3:19
      2. "51st Anniversary" – 3:11
  • Track listing Polydor
    • Side one
      1. "The Wind Cries Mary"
      2. "Fire"
    • Side two
      1. "Purple Haze"
      2. "Highway Child"
1968 Foxy Lady
  • Released: January 1968
  • Labels: Polydor (EPH 60036) (Australia)
  • Format: 7" vinyl
  • Track listing
    • Side one
      1. "Stone Free" – 3:33
      2. "Foxy Lady" – 3:12
    • Side two
      1. "Fire" – 2:30
      2. "Manic Depression" – 3:30

[edit] Singles

Year Song Peak positions Album
US
[1]		 AUT
[7]		 NOR
[3]		 UK
[4][6]		 AUS
1966 "Hey Joe" — — 10 6 34 Are You Experienced
1967 "Purple Haze" 65 7 17 3 53
"The Wind Cries Mary"[3] — 18 — 6 18
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp"[4] — — — 18 21 Electric Ladyland[5]
"Foxy Lady"[6] 67 — — — 27 Are You Experienced
1968 "Up from the Skies"[7] 82 — — — 82 Axis: Bold as Love
"All Along the Watchtower" 20 17 — 5 6 Electric Ladyland
"Crosstown Traffic" 52 — — 37 37
1969 "Stone Free"[8] 130 — — — 26 Are You Experienced
"Fire"[9] — — — — 27
1970 "Stepping Stone"[10] — — — — — Non-album single[11]
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" — 69 — 1 57 Electric Ladyland
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

[edit] Tribute albums

Year Artist Album Label
1990 Various Artists If 6 Was 9; A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Imaginary Records
1992 Randy Hansen Tribute to Jimi Hendrix; Classics Live Ananaz Records
1992 Paul Gilbert Tribute to Jimi Hendrix MGI Records
1993 Various Artists Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Warner Bros
1994 Various Artists Tribute to Jimi Hendrix; Return of the Gypsy Blues Interactions
1995 Dr. Lonnie Smith Purple Haze: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Music Masters
1995 Various Artists Revenge; A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Gravity
1995 Various Artists In From The Storm BMG Entertainment
1996 Dr. Lonnie Smith Foxy Lady: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Music Masters
1999 Various Artists Searching for Jimi Hendrix The Right Stuff
2000 Various Artists Blue Haze Songs of Jimi Hendrix Ruf Records
2002 Nguyen Le Celebrating Jimi Hendrix Act Music
2003 Various Artists Hazy Dreams: (Not Just) A Jimi Hendrix Tribute Pick Up Records
2004 Various Artists Gypsy Blood; A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Comet Records
2004 Various Artists Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Image Entertainment
2004 Various Artists Jimi Hendrix Tribute - The Spirit Lives On Vol. 1 Lion Music
2004 Various Artists Jimi Hendrix Tribute - The Spirit Lives On Vol. 2 Lion Music
2008 Various Artists Hey Jimi|Hey Jimi - Polskie gitary grają Hendrixa Agora SA
2008 Geri Allen (feat Mark & Scot Batson) Three pianos for Jimi

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Historic Performances... was a joint LP with Otis Redding released in the United States only.
2. ^ Electric Jimi Hendrix was released in the United Kingdom only and immediately withdrawn.
3. ^ "The Wind Cries Mary", "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" and "Let Me Light Your Fire" were not released in the United States.
4. ^ "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" was later featured on Electric Ladyland in 1968.
5. ^ "Foxey Lady", "Up from the Skies", "Stone Free" and "Stepping Stone" were not released in the United Kingdom.
6. ^ "Stepping Stone" was later featured on War Heroes in 1970.

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d "American chart". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
  2. ^ "Discografie Jimi Hendrix" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jimi+Hendrix. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  3. ^ a b c d "Discography Jimi Hendrix". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jimi+Hendrix. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  4. ^ a b c "Chart Stats - Jimi Hendrix Experience". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1926. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 2008-07-11. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Jimi%20Hendrix&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  6. ^ a b "Chart Stats - Jimi Hendrix". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1905. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  7. ^ "Discographie Jimi Hendrix" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jimi+Hendrix. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 

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