Are You Experienced is the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, the LP was an immediate critical and commercial success. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. Rolling Stone ranked it 30th on its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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Are You Experienced is the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, the LP was an immediate critical and commercial success. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. Rolling Stone ranked it 30th on its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 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. In 2000, the record was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress in recognition of its cultural significance to be added to the National Recording Registry. The album was released in the US on August 23 by Reprise Records, where it reached number five on the US Billboard Top LPs, remaining on the chart for 106 weeks, 27 of those in the Top 40. In the UK, it was released on May 12, 1967, and spent 33 weeks on the charts, peaking at number two. It was voted number 63 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums in 2000, and ranked 30th in Rolling Stone’s 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The LP was recorded over a five-month period from late October 1966 through early April 1967, at three London locations: De Lane Lea Studios, CBS Studios, and Olympic Studios. The Experience signed with Track, a new label formed by the Who’s managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, in late October, after having been rejected by Decca Records.
The band’s first single, “Hey Joe”, was recorded during the same period, and was released as a single in April 1967. The group’s second, “The Wind Cries Mary,” was recorded in May 1967, but not released on the album until September. The first single was “Purple Haze”, which was released the following month. The experience’s third and fourth singles, “Foxy Lady” and “The Blue Flames,” were released in August 1967. In November 1967, Hendrix and the Experience were signed to a management and production contract with himself and ex-Animals manager Michael Jeffery. In February 1968, the Experience signed a contract with Atlantic Records, with whom they would record the next two albums. In March 1968, they signed a deal with Atlantic for $500,000. In April, the band released the album, which was followed by a tour of Europe and the U.S. in September and October. The tour was the first time the Experience had played in front of an audience outside of the United States. In October, they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, where they were greeted by thousands of fans. In December, they performed at a benefit for the New Animals, where Hendrix was introduced to Noel Redding, who was then a member of the band. In January 1967, they toured the UK and Europe with the Blue Flames.
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