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Are You Experienced

pitchfork

10

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we look back at the explosive 1967 debut from the short-lived and revolutionary trio, one of the defining articles of rock music.”

Electric Ladyland

rollingstone

10

“An excellent new mix and mindblowing bonus material add depth and scope to the guitar legend's 1968 masterpiece”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Deluxe Reissue)

rollingstone

9.0

“Every posthumous Hendrix release fleshes out the tale of his genius and changes the way you hear his music – changes the way you hear music, period. These two reissued (and beefed-up) live collections are no exception. The four-CD box Winterland is culled from six Jimi Hendrix Experience shows at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, recorded […]”

Live In Maui

pitchfork

8.4

“Near the end of his life, Jimi Hendrix recorded two concerts in Hawaii for an ill-fated film. A new reissue reveals him elevating above an earthly debacle to offer a glimpse of transcendence.”

Smash Hits

rollingstone

8.0

“First released in 1969, this remastered hits package features all of the Hendrix songs still played on classic-rock radio stations, and little else. This version restores the original vinyl’s track listing, meaning that it lacks the bonus tracks placed on earlier CD versions.”

BBC Sessions

rollingstone

8.0

“During one of several spoken interludes on the two-disc BBC Sessions, Jimi Hendrix interrupts the radio-interview happy talk to wonder whether anyone is listening. "Be a shame for all that music to go to waste," he says. It seems incomprehensible now, but at the time — late 1967 — the waste of all that music […]”