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  Type Album
  Artist The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  Cover areyouexpUSjpg
  Background orange
  Released May 12 1967 (UK), August 23 1967 (US)
  Recorded October 26 1966 - April 3 1967
  Genre Psychedelic Rock
  Length 40:12
  Label MCA
  Producer Chas Chandler
  This Album '''''Are You Experienced'''''<br />(1967)
  Next Album ''''<br />(1967)


''Are You Experienced'' was the debut album by
The Jimi Hendrix Experience , released in 1967 . The album highlighted Jimi Hendrix 's Psychedelic , feedback-laden electric guitar mastery, and launched him as a superstar.

After arriving in ' unmovable '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ''. Many of Jimi Hendrix's aficionados regard the UK edition of ''Are You Experienced'' as the definitive version.

It was after the band's show-stealing performance at the '', out that December in the UK, had to be detained for 6 weeks due to his debut's stellar sales (and it still wouldn't reach its peak of #5 until October 1968).

After Jimi's father, Al Hendrix won back the rights to his son's musical catalogue, ''Are You Experienced'' was re-issued, now on Universal Records worldwide, preserving the UK and US versions in their respective territories and including the extra tracks missing from the respective editions.

Long considered by many to be perhaps the greatest debut album of the rock era, the TV Channel VH1 named ''Are You Experienced?'' the 5th greatest album of all time in 2003. In 2003, the album was ranked number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time .


TRACK LISTING

All songs by Jimi Hendrix, except where stated otherwise.


UK Version


# " Foxey Lady " – 3:19
# "Manic Depression" – 3:42
# "Red House" – 3:42
# "Can You See Me" – 2:33
# "Love Or Confusion" – 3:11
# "I Don't Live Today" – 3:55
# "May This Be Love" – 3:11
# "Fire" – 2:43
# "Third Stone From The Sun" – 6:44
# "Remember" – 2:48
# "Are You Experienced?" – 4:14


US Version

# " Purple Haze " – 2:51
# "Manic Depression" – 3:42
# " Hey Joe " (Billy Roberts) – 3:30
# "Love Or Confusion" – 3:11
# "May This Be Love" – 3:11
# "I Don't Live Today" – 3:55
# "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:20
# "Fire" – 2:43
# "Third Stone From The Sun" – 6:44
# " Foxey Lady " – 3:19
# "Are You Experienced?" – 4:16

  • New copies of both the UK and US versions of ''Are You Experienced'' now also feature extra tracks missing from the respective editions.


  • The UK version of "Red House" derives from a different take than the US version, which was first released on the US-compiled '' Smash Hits '' in 1969 and is now a bonus track on the US edition of ''Are You Experienced''.



US Bonus Tracks

  • Stone Free

  • 51st Anniversary

  • Highway Chile

  • Can You See Me

  • Remember

  • Red House



UK Bonus Tracks

  • Hey Joe

  • Stone Free

  • Purple Haze

  • 51st Anniversary

  • Wind Cries Mary

  • Highway Chile



PERSONNEL



PRODUCTION

  • Producer: Chas Chandler

  • Engineers: Eddie Kramer , Mike Ross, Dave Siddle

  • Remastering supervisor: Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, Jr.

  • Remastering: Eddie Kramer, George Marino

  • Photography: Bruce Fleming, Harry Goodwin, Bobby Terry

  • Liner notes: Dave Marsh



SONGBOOKS

  • Instrumental parts for 17 songs: ISBN 0793526949

  • Drum parts for 17 songs: ISBN 0634009206



TRIVIA

  • The Get Fuzzy book, ''The Get Fuzzy Experience'' (ISBN 0740733001) is a spoof of the album cover.

  • The title track was covered by Devo in 1984 for their album ''Shout,'' and was released as a single.

  • Composer David Lang authored a piece titled "Are You Experienced?" for amplified Tuba , Orchestra , and Narrator . The title is a tribute to Hendrix's album.