Sold Date: May 25, 2024
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Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced Vinyl LP - Reprise RS 6261 (1967) Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, The Wind Cries Mary

Condition: Very Good-- (Good +) Vinyl and Very Good Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays well throughout with intermittent background noise, but no skips. Original cover is intact with some shelf wear, no splits or writing. Sticker with a name on it on one side of label, which can likely be removed. 2nd Pressing with 2-tone label.
Are You Experienced is the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in May 1967. The album was an immediate critical and commercial success, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. It features Jimi Hendrix's innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing, which soon established a new direction in psychedelic and rock music as a whole.
After struggling to earn a living on the R&B circuit as a backing guitarist, Hendrix signed a management and production contract in 1966 with former Animals member Chas Chandler and ex-Animals manager Michael Jeffery. Chandler brought Hendrix to London and recruited members for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a band designed to showcase the guitarist's talents. In late October, after having been rejected by Decca Records, the Experience signed with Track, a new label formed by the Who's managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. Are You Experienced and its preceding singles were recorded over a five-month period from late October 1966 through early April 1967. The album was completed in 16 recording sessions at three London locations: De Lane Lea Studios, CBS Studios, and Olympic Studios.
The album was issued in the US by Reprise Records, where it reached number five on the US Billboard Top LPs chart, remaining on the chart for 106 weeks. The US version contained some of Hendrix's best known songs, including the Experience's first three singles, which, though omitted from the British edition of the LP, were top ten hits in the UK: "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", and "The Wind Cries Mary". 
In 2005, the album was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Writer and archivist Reuben Jackson of the Smithsonian Institution wrote: "it's still a landmark recording because it is of the rock, R&B, blues ... musical tradition. It altered the syntax of the music ... in a way I compare to James Joyce's Ulysses."
Tracklist
A1Purple Haze2:46 A2Manic Depression3:30 A3Hey Joe   3:23 A4Love Or Confusion3:15 A5May This Be Love2:55 A6I Don't Live Today3:55
B1The Wind Cries Mary3:21 B2Fire2:34 B3Third Stone From The Sun6:40 B4Foxey Lady3:15 B5Are You Experienced?3:55
Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix – guitars, vocals; piano on "Are You Experienced?" Noel Redding – bass guitar; rhythm guitar on "Red House"; backing vocals  Mitch Mitchell – drums; percussion on "Stone Free" and "Can You See Me"; backing vocals on "Fire" _____________________________________________
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I use the Goldmine Grading System, and play-test all records. I note any differences between vinyl and cover, and make note of any inserts, special sleeves, or potential defects.

MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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