JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Are You Experienced / Axis: Bold as Love 1973 N/M DOUBLE

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ANY ITEM or ITEMS TO BE PAID WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF 6 DAYS or they will be cancelled – NO EXCEPTIONS.

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Artist or Band: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

Album Title: Are You Experienced / Axis: Bold as Love

Producer(s): Chas Chandler and Noel Redding†

TRACK LIST:

Are You Experienced Side 1: Foxy Lady; Manic Depression; Red House; Can You See Me; Love or Confusion; I Don’t Live Today.

Are You Experienced Side 2: May This Be Love; Fire; 3rd Stone From the Sun; Remember; Are You Experienced.

Axis: Bold as Love Side 3: EXP; Up From the Skies; Spanish Castle Magic; Wait Until Tomorrow; Ain’t No Telling; Little Wing; If Six Was Nine.

Axis: Bold as Love Side 4: You’ve Got Me Floating; Castles Made of Sand; She’s So Fine†; One Rainy Wish; Little Miss Lover; Bold as Love.

Label/Format: A double set issued in the Polydor ‘Twosome’ series. These have matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: All four very clean, fresh and attractive with any spindle traces very few, fine and faint with no wear around the hole area. This brilliant double set appears hardly played and plays superbly.

Catalogue Number: 2683031 [2343073/4]

Mode / Speed: Stereo (except ‘Can You See Me’, ‘Red House’ and ‘3rd Stone From The Sun’ which are mono. This not mentioned on the cover or labels, but my play-grade confirmed this) / 33.3 rpm.

Up and Down Movement: Minimal trace. Few vintage records will ever be perfectly flat, any issues with significant movement or tracking will be mentioned in detail if applicable.

Lateral Movement (Side-to-Side): Minimal trace.

Weight of Records: 124 / 136 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderately scarce as the double set, especially with two records appearing hardly played. As originals, both albums are rare with considerable value, especially if copies are found in this superb playing conditions.

Original Year of Release: 1967. This double reissue from 1973.

Matrix Nos: 2343073 A//1 420 1 1 8 7 & 2343073 B//1 420 1 1 1 1 & 2343074 A//1 420 1 1 1 & 2343074 B//1 420 1 1 2

Other Stampers: 06 / 04 (on ‘Experienced’)

Musicians, Are You Experienced: Jimi Hendrix – guitar, lead vocals; Noel Redding – bass guitar; backing vocals; Mitch Mitchell – drums; backing vocals.

Musicians, Axis: Bold as Love: Jimi Hendrix – vocals, electric guitar, piano, recorder, glockenspiel; Mitch Mitchell – drums, backing interviewe vocals on ‘EXP’; Noel Redding – backing vocals, bass guitars, foot stomping, some lead vocals.

Brief Info: The first two classic Track albums by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and this a superb 1973 repressing on Polydor. Both records appear hardly played, and the first album has a rare stereo mix on the majority of songs (three are in mono). Superb psychdelic rock and famed albums within the genre by this master musician and band. With originals now commanding vast prices, especially if found in this type of condition, I have no qualms in offering a quality reissue like this. At 46-years-old, this double set is still in vintage territory for vinyl records, and both albums appear hardly used and sound superb. For those wanting to experience these psych classics without a spending a king’s ransom, this is a great opportunity.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: and arguably better, just marked down for a small tear on the back left edge which I neatly repaired to stop is potentially catching and become bigger. An unlaminated matt gatefold format with smooth surfaces. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse, includes the Polydor soft-lined inner sleeves.

Cover Front & Back: Both sides clean, fresh with hardly any rubbing, any creasing little, fine and very light. The back retains its retailers code sticker near the top right corner. As stated, one small edge tear on the back left was repaired as neatly as possible by myself, that by a distance the only flaw of any real note.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The inside has little to fault bar a small ‘90’ in black (on a black surface), so showing little, and remains clean and impressive with a great picture of Hendrix, Redding (spelled incorrectly on the cover) and Mitchell, this as per the original gatefold of ‘Axis’.

Top Edges: Both straight, flat and flush with barely even a trace of rubbing.

Bottom Edges: Almost the again, any traces of rubbing minuscule, and unusual to see on storage edges.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, still very sharp with any thickening tiny, very patchy and light as seen viewed end-on. Records enter on these edges and are guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Solid, straight with minimal compression, also folded square, so the edges meet up very closely together and parallel. All text is barely rubbed at all, the white surface still mostly clean and hardly aged.

Corners: Hardly any tip rub rubbing or creasing with excellent shape retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: A strong all-round example of this wear-prone 1970’s cover. Even with the small tear repair, it could still prove difficult to find much better. This generally well stored item should please many collectors, but not perfectionists.

The Inner Sleeves: EXCELLENT: one better without as much darkening of the paper. A soft-lined pair with neat untorn window circles and linings intact. Minimal creasing and all edges naturally intact with no repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: NEAR MINT: a fantastic visual pair that are very clean with equally fine shine and solidly pressed. Both appear hardly played with any surface traces ultra light, wispy and faint as seen critically under bright light. No penetrating stylus scratches, viewed in average room light, barely anything even registers. Visually super records that should please many, if not most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing equipment, all listed further down.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This brilliant double set plays up to and most even beyond their high visual gradings with hardly anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and these are very cleanly pressed with no tracking issues* or inherent pressing noises. Actually very interesting to hear most songs on ‘Experienced’ in stereo as psychedelic albums benefit greatly from channel separation for effect, and this was not available on UK originals. Initial American copies were available in both modes, but had a different track listing. Few available copies will outperform this I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain these records have been played very lightly and have been generally well stored (the one flaw apart) and carefully handled. Nothing of note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this brilliant set. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

I am one of the most established sellers on Ebay, trading since 2001 and offering the finest records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty all elements of the items I offer for sale. You may notice I only submit records quite sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade – visuals alone do not always tell a true story. I will try to mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same – just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, major warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Nessie vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D7500 DSLR Camera.

PACKING – THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid bid retractions. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I only accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 2 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive – if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund if the item is returned in the same condition is was sent e.g. as per the listing pictures.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.