The Making Of Are You Experienced (ATM 109-112) Disc 1: [72:15]
1. Foxy Lady (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 3:11
2. Foxy Lady (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:14
3. Manic Depression (false start) [mono] 0:05
4. Manic Depression (11) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:23
5. Manic Depression (12) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 4:31
6. Manic Depression (10) [sim stereo, sttp] 3:36
7. Manic Depression (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 3:31
8. Manic Depression (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:39
9. Red House [mono, pre-take chat]
10. Red House (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 3:45
11. Red House (2) [stereo] 1:26
12. Red House (3) [stereo] 1:42
13. Red House (4) [stereo] 3:02
14. Red House (5) [stereo] 3:50
15. Red House (6) [stereo, Smash Hits CD] 3:48
16. Can You See Me (7) [simulated stereo, instrumental,sttp] 1:37
17. Can You See Me (8) [simulated stereo, instrumental,sttp] 2:25
18. Can You See Me (9) [simulated stereo, instrumental,sttp] 1:33
19. Can You See Me (10) [simulated stereo, instrumental,sttp] 2:28
20. Can You See Me (11) [simulated stereo, sttp] 2:28
21. Can You See Me (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 2:30
22. Can You See Me (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 2:29
23. Can You See Me (3) [simulated stereo, Legacy vinyl] 2:32
24. Love Or Confusion (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 3:06
25. Love Or Confusion (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:10
26. I Don't Live Today (5) [stereo, instrumental, oots] 2:22
27. I Don't Live Today (6) [stereo, instrumental, oots] 1:09
Disc 2: [70:35]
1. I Don't Live Today (7) [stereo, instrumental, oots] 2:10
2. I Don't Live Today (4) [stereo, instrumental, oots] 4:18
3. I Don't Live Today (3) [stereo, oots] 4:19
4. I Don't Live Today (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 3:51
5. I Don't Live Today (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:47
6. May This Be Love (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 2:56
7. May This Be Love (2) [mono, Barclay single] 3:10
8. May This Be Love (3) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:07
9. Fire (86) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:45
10. Fire (87) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:09
11. Fire (88) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 1:07
12. Fire (89) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 1:48
13. Fire (90) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 1:49 1:14
14. Fire (3) [mono, instrumental, oots] 2:34
15. Fire (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 2:32
16. Fire (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 2:40
17. 3rd Stone From The Sun (4) [mono, double speed vocal, tape] 3:20
18. 3rd Stone From The Sun (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 6:31
19. 3rd Stone From The Sun (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 6:38
20. Remember (3) [mono/sim stereo, instrumental, oots2/sttp] 0:30
(preceded by f.s. 0:04 and followed by false starts 0:07, 0:09)
21. Remember (4) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 2:29
22. Remember (5) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:46
(followed by false starts 0:07, 0:03)
23. Remember (6) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 1:45
Disc 3: [72:03]
1. Remember (7) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 2:54
(followed by false start 0:07)
2. Remember (8) [sim stereo, instrumental, sttp] 2:46
3. Remember (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 2:44
4. Remember (2) [stereo, Smash Hits CD] 2:47
5. Are You Experienced? (3) [mono, backward guitar, Track vinyl] 2:49
6. Are You Experienced? (1) [mono, Track vinyl] 4:00
7. Are You Expereinced? (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 4:08
8. Purple Haze (4) [mono, overdub] 2:58
9. Purple Haze (4) [stereo, overdub] 2:39
10. Purple Haze (1) [mono, Track single] 2:45
11. Purple Haze (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 2:45
12. Purple Haze (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 2:46
13. Purple Haze (3) [simulated stereo, Legacy vinyl] 2:42
14. Purple Haze (5) [simulated stereo, Symphony of Experience] 2:16
15. Manic Depression (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:32
16. Hey Joe (69) [stereo, sttp] 3:43
17. Hey Joe (70) [stereo, instrumental, sttp] 3:11
18. Hey Joe (71) [stereo, instrumental, sttp] 1:33
19. Hey Joe (72) [stereo, sttp] 3:29
20. Hey Joe (4) [mono, vocal slip up, Unsurpassed Masters] 3:04
21. Hey Joe (1) [mono, Polydor single] 3:19
22. Hey Joe (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:21
23. Hey Joe (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:22
Disc 4: [66:03]
1. Hey Joe (3) [simulated stereo, Legacy vinyl] 3:20
2. Love Or Confusion (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:08
3. May This Be Love (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 2:59
4. I Don't Live Today (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:53
5. The Wind Cries Mary (3) [stereo, instrumental, oots] 3:29
6. The Wind Cries Mary (1) [mono, Track single] 3:23
7. The Wind Cries Mary (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:20
8. The Wind Cries Mary (2) [stereo, Polydor CD] 3:18
9. Fire (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 2:33
10. 3rd Stone From The Sun (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 6:32
11. Foxy Lady (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 3:16
12. Are You Experienced ? (1) [mono, Reprise vinyl] 4:09
13. Stone Free (1) [mono, Polydor Swedish single] 3:30
14. 51st Anniversary (2) [simulated stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:36
15. 51st Anniversary (3) [simulated stereo, instrumental, sttp] 0:36
16. 51st Anniversary (4) [simulated stereo, instrumental, sttp] 3:14
17. 51st Anniversary (5) [stereo] 3:14
18. 51st Anniversary (1) [mono, MCA CD] 3:15
19. Highway Chile (1) [mono, War Heroes CD] 3:30
20. La Poupée Qui Fait Non [stereo, instrumental] 3:40
Sources:
"Are You Experienced?" mono LP, (Track 612-001)
"Are You Experienced?" mono LP, (Reprise R-6261)
"Legacy" LP (Polydor Japan MP-9357/9358)
"Are You Experienced?" CD (Polydor Germany 825-416-2)
"Smash Hits" CD (Reprise 2276-2)
"Are You Experienced?" CD (MCA MCAD-10893)
"War Heroes" CD (Polydor Germany 813-573-2)
"The Jimi Hendrix Story Vol. 7: Waterfall / 51st Anniversary" single (Barclay France 061.389)
"Purple Haze / 51st Anniversary" single (Track 604-001)
"The Wind Cries Mary / Highway Chile" single (Track 604-004)
"Hey Joe / Stone Free" single (Polydor England 56139)
"Hey Joe / Stone Free" single (Polydor Sweden 59061)
Out Of The Studio
Out Of The Studio 2
Are You Experienced The Sessions - Vols. 1 and 2 (Shout to the Top)
Symphony of Experience
Unsurpassed Masters
Various tapes
4 CD. 4 CD afin de se plonger dans la création du premier album du Jimi Hendrix Experence.
La différence entre certains titres relève parfois de la nuance (elle ne concerne que le mixage), mais il y a aussi des prises inédites, dont certaines seraient dignes de sortir officiellement.
Les grands moments :
- Une prise de "Manic Depression" avec un solo final supplémentaire, se rapprochant plus du free jazz que d'autre chose ;
- Les prises incomplètes de "Red House", et surtout le mixage sans Delay de la version US, véritablement supérieur à celui de la version officielle (dont l'aspect psychédélique n'apporte rien) ;
- Un monument : les versions non éditées de "I Don't Live Today", avec les parties de guitares finales mixées en avant : du génie à l'état pur. A publier offiellement...
- "Fire" : une version instrumentale où le solo est construit autrement (au lieu de plaquer les accords, Jimi attaque directement) ;
- "Are You Experienced" avec les parties de guitare à l'endroit.
Mes conclusions : dès début 1967, Jimi montrait une liberté que la production de Chandler a limité, car il était concient que les plages free étaient autrement moins vendeuses.
Mais la maîtrise était déjà là...