THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Axis Bold As Love 1st REPRISE RS 6281 Santa Maria CA
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Axis Bold As Love 1st U.S. pressing from January 1968 released on tri-color Reprise labels in Stereo.
Santa Maria Pressing Plant in California as indicated by small "S" etched in dead wax. Gatefold sleeve featuring thick U.S. style cardboard.
VINYL in VG condition with light marks/hairlines and paper scuffs that cause some background crackle in quieter segments. Played all the way through to test sound, nice player!
COVER in G+ condition with rubbing, corner damage, bottom seam intact with some rubbing and minor chipping. Top seams has chipping and 1" split at opening. Outside edge seam has chipping and corner damage.
Notes First US stereo pressing, tri-colored Reprise labels (see images).
Santa Maria pressing with backwards "S" in runouts and Customatrix mastering based on "o" in runouts.
Label numbers:
6281 on front cover.
RS6281 on labels and right inside of gatefold.
R6281 on right inside gatefold.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched (variant 1)): Ƨ \ 30725 RS-6281-A 1E o Matrix / Runout (Side B etched (variant 1)): Ƨ 30726 RS-6281-B 1F o
