Are You Experienced
Studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Released	May 12, 1967 (UK) August 23, 1967 (US)
Recorded	October 26, 1966-April 3, 1967
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	40:12 (61:24- with bonus tracks)
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	Chas Chandler
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Jimi Hendrix Experience chronology
	Are You Experienced (1967)	Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
Alternate cover
US Album Cover

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The album is also generally known as Are You Experienced?. None of the covers of the album list a question mark at the end of the title however.

After arriving in England in September 1966 and being taken under Chas Chandler's wing, they formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass. After signing with Polydor Records and quickly switching over to The Who's label, Track Records, the group released three classic Top 10 hit UK singles: "Hey Joe"/"Stone Free" (December 1966), "Purple Haze"/"51st Anniversary" (March 1967) and "The Wind Cries Mary"/"Highway Chile" (May 1967). During the making of these singles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience cut their debut album, with Chas Chandler producing. Released in England that May without the three singles - as was the custom in the UK at that time - Are You Experienced and The Jimi Hendrix Experience quickly became a sensation all across Europe, with the album reaching #2 in the UK, behind The Beatles' unmovable Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Bryan Chas Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was a British musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. ... John Mitch Mitchell (born 9 July 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) was a drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... Noel Redding Noel Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was a rock & roll guitarist but best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential rock n roll bands of all time. ... Track Records is a record label founded by The Who to distribute artists and projects they wanted to support. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool. ... For other uses, see Sgt. ...

It was after the band's show-stealing performance at the Monterey Pop Festival that June that his US label Reprise Records prepared the album for release, but with some significant changes. The UK cover, admittedly, was not sensational, so a more psychedelic design was devised by Jimi's photo designer Karl Ferris. Secondly, and more crucially, "Red House", "Can You See Me" and "Remember" were all removed - in order to make way for the three UK hit singles, with the running order being shuffled in the process. This time the running order was selected by Hendrix himself, but "Red House" was excluded from the album against his wishes. He was told that "America does not like the blues". In August, the US version of Are You Experienced saw issue and became a strong and enduring seller. Indeed, Jimi's own follow-up, Axis: Bold As Love, 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). Poster promoting the festival The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Axis: Bold as Love is the second album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music). ...

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. Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ...

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 2001. In 2003, the album was ranked number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005 it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. A television station is a type of radio station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Track listing

All songs by Jimi Hendrix, except where stated otherwise.

UK version

1. "Foxy Lady" – 3:19
2. "Manic Depression" – 3:42
3. "Red House" – 3:42
4. "Can You See Me" – 2:33
5. "Love or Confusion" – 3:11
6. "I Don't Live Today" – 3:55
7. "May This Be Love" – 3:11
8. "Fire" – 2:43
9. "Third Stone From the Sun" – 6:44
10. "Remember" – 2:48
11. "Are You Experienced?" – 4:14
    • Bonus tracks:
12. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 3:30
13. "Stone Free"
14. "Purple Haze" – 2:51
15. "51st Anniversary"
16. "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:20
17. "Highway Chile"

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US LP version

Side 1

1. "Purple Haze" – 2:46
2. "Manic Depression" – 3:30
3. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) - 3:23
4. "Love or Confusion" – 3:15
5. "May This Be Love" – 2:55
6. "I Don't Live Today" – 3:55

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1. "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:21
2. "Fire" – 2:34
3. "Third Stone From the Sun" – 6:40
4. "Foxy Lady" – 3:15
5. "Are You Experienced?" – 3:55

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US CD version

1. "Purple Haze" – 2:52
2. "Manic Depression" - 3:46
3. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) - 3:33
4. "Love Or Confusion" - 3:18
5. "May This Be Love" - 3:11
6. "I Don't Live Today" – 3:55
7. "The Wind Cries Mary" – 3:20
8. "Fire" – 2:42
9. "Third Stone From The Sun" – 6:51
10. "Foxey Lady" – 3:19
11. "Are You Experienced?" - 4:15
12. "Stone Free" - 3:41
13. "51st Anniversary" - 3:19
14. "Highway Chile" - 3:36
15. "Can You See Me" – 2:34
16. "Remember" – 2:51
17. "Red House" – 3:57

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Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals, piano, voice of "Star Fleet" on "Third Stone From The Sun"
• Noel Redding – bass, additional vocals
• Mitch Mitchell – drums
• Chas Chandler - voice of "Scout Ship" on "Third Stone From The Sun"

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Production

• Producer: Chas Chandler
• Engineers: Eddie Kramer, Mike Ross, Dave Siddle
• Remastering supervisor: Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, Jr.
• Remastering: Eddie Kramer, George Marino
• Photography: Karl Ferris,
• Cover design: Karl Ferris,
• Liner notes: Dave Marsh

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Songbooks

• Instrumental parts for 17 songs: ISBN 0-7935-2694-9
• Drum parts for 17 songs: ISBN 0-634-00920-6

Miscellanea

• The Get Fuzzy book, The Get Fuzzy Experience (ISBN 0-7407-3300-1) 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.
• The song "Manic Depression" was covered by Carnivore (band) in 1987 for their second album "Retaliation."
• 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.
• The album was named the greatest "Guitar" album of all time by the DigitalDreamDoor website.

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See also

• The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
• NPR special on the selection of the album to the 2005 National Recording Registry