The Essential Jimi Hendrix
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Released | July 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1966–1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 84:28 (album), 134:35 (cd) | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
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The Essential Jimi Hendrix is a compilation album of songs by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, released in 1978 by Reprise Records. Some editions in the UK, Japan and Italy also contained a 7-inch 331⁄3 rpm one-sided EP single of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing the song "Gloria".[1][2]
In 1989, the album was combined with the follow-up compilation, The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume Two, and issued on compact disc as The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volumes One and Two.[2]
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
Track listing[]
LP/Cassette version (1978)[]
All tracks are written by Jimi Hendrix, except where otherwise indicated.
Side one[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Are You Experienced?" | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 4:07 |
2. | "Third Stone From the Sun" | Are You Experienced? | 6:37 |
3. | "Purple Haze" | Single A-side / Are You Experienced? (U.S. Version) | 2:47 |
4. | "Little Wing" | Axis: Bold as Love (1967) | 2:24 |
5. | "If 6 Was 9" | Axis: Bold as Love | 5:32 |
Total length: | 21:27 |
Side two[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Bold as Love" | Axis: Bold as Love | 4:08 |
2. | "Little Miss Lover" | Axis: Bold as Love | 2:20 |
3. | "Castles Made of Sand" | Axis: Bold as Love | 2:45 |
4. | "Gypsy Eyes" | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 3:39 |
5. | "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" | Electric Ladyland | 3:35 |
6. | "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" | Electric Ladyland | 5:08 |
Total length: | 21:35 |
Side three[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" | Electric Ladyland | 2:11 |
2. | "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" | Electric Ladyland | 4:22 |
3. | "House Burning Down" | Electric Ladyland | 4:33 |
4. | "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) | Electric Ladyland | 4:00 |
5. | "Room Full of Mirrors" | Rainbow Bridge (1971) | 3:16 |
6. | "Izabella" | War Heroes (1972) | 2:51 |
Total length: | 21:13 |
Side four[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Freedom" | The Cry of Love (1971) | 3:24 |
2. | "Dolly Dagger" | Rainbow Bridge | 4:43 |
3. | "Stepping Stone" | War Heroes | 4:11 |
4. | "Drifting" | The Cry of Love | 3:46 |
5. | "Ezy Ryder" | The Cry of Love | 4:09 |
Total length: | 20:13 |
Bonus 7" EP[]
Included with some editions in the UK, Japan and Italy.
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Gloria" (Van Morrison) | Previously unreleased | 8:47 |
CD version (1989)[]
Disc one[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Are You Experienced?" | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 4:07 |
2. | "Third Stone From the Sun" | Are You Experienced? | 6:37 |
3. | "Purple Haze" | Single A-side / Are You Experienced? (U.S. Version) | 2:47 |
4. | "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) | Single A-side / Are You Experienced? (U.S. Version) | 3:25 |
5. | "Fire" | Are You Experienced? | 2:41 |
6. | "Foxey Lady" | Are You Experienced? | 3:15 |
7. | "The Wind Cries Mary" | Single A-side / Are You Experienced? (U.S. Version) | 3:15 |
8. | "I Don't Live Today" | Are You Experienced? | 3:49 |
9. | "Little Wing" | Axis: Bold as Love (1967) | 2:24 |
10. | "If 6 Was 9" | Axis: Bold as Love | 5:32 |
11. | "Bold as Love" | Axis: Bold as Love | 4:08 |
12. | "Little Miss Lover" | Axis: Bold as Love | 2:20 |
13. | "Castles Made of Sand" | Axis: Bold as Love | 2:45 |
14. | "Gypsy Eyes" | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 3:39 |
15. | "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" | Electric Ladyland | 3:35 |
16. | "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" | Electric Ladyland | 5:08 |
17. | "Crosstown Traffic" | Electric Ladyland | 2:17 |
18. | "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" | Electric Ladyland | 4:22 |
Total length: | 66:06 |
Disc two[]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" | Electric Ladyland | 2:11 |
2. | "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) | Electric Ladyland | 4:00 |
3. | "House Burning Down" | Electric Ladyland | 4:33 |
4. | "Room Full of Mirrors" | Rainbow Bridge (1971) | 3:16 |
5. | "Izabella" | War Heroes (1972) | 2:51 |
6. | "Freedom" | The Cry of Love (1971) | 3:24 |
7. | "Dolly Dagger" | Rainbow Bridge | 4:43 |
8. | "Stepping Stone" | War Heroes | 4:11 |
9. | "Drifting" | The Cry of Love | 3:46 |
10. | "Ezy Ryder" | The Cry of Love | 4:09 |
11. | "Wild Thing" (Chip Taylor) | Live at the Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California, June 18, 1967 | 6:44 |
12. | "Machine Gun" | Live at Fillmore East, New York City, January 1, 1970; released on Band of Gypsys (1970) | 12:09 |
13. | "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith) | Live at the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York, August 18, 1969; released on Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (1970) | 3:45 |
14. | "Gloria" (Van Morrison) | Bonus 7" single including with some vinyl editions | 8:47 |
Total length: | 68:29 |
Personnel[]
- Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
- Noel Redding – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Buddy Miles – drums on "Still Raining, Still Dreaming", "Room Full of Mirrors", "Ezy Ryder"
- Billy Cox – bass guitar on "Room Full of Mirrors", "Izabella", "Freedom", "Dolly Dagger", "Stepping Stone", "Drifting", "Ezy Ryder"
References[]
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Jimi-Hendrix-The-Essential-Jimi-Hendrix/master/57504
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1990). "Appendix 1 – Music, Sweet Music: The Discography". Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (1st. U.S. ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 550–551. ISBN 0-312-05861-6.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Categories:
- 1978 greatest hits albums
- Compilation albums published posthumously
- Jimi Hendrix compilation albums
- Warner Records compilation albums