The sensational sophomore release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience highlights Hendrix's own evolving musical experimentalism and acknowledges his early musical influences of soul and R&B. Remastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mono Mix Analog Master Tapes, Axis: Bold As Love's 13 songs show the evolving trio as they neared the height of their career. Features the seminal classics "Spanish Castle Magic," "Little Wing," "Castles Made Of Sand," and the classic Easy Rider anthem, "If 6 Was 9."

Rated 9/10 Music and 9/10 Sound by Michael Fremer (Analog Planet)

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• Limited Edition
• 180 Gram Audiophile  Vinyl
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings USA
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• Mastered from Original Mono Mix Analog Master Tapes
• Lacquers Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Gatefold Cover

Produced from the original monophonic mixes created by producer Chas Chandler, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Kramer, this reissue was cut to lacquer by noted mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. The plating at QRP was done by Gary Salstrom, master plating technician and QRP general manager.

Axis: Bold As Love has been judged the Jimi Hendrix Experience's best collective effort, both for its incredible performances and innovative engineering by Eddie Kramer. Released originally in England in December 1967 and January 1968 in the U.S., it immediately garnered lavish critical praise. Original 1968 mono copies of this title on Reprise have brought as much as a staggering $1,400 to $2,000, if they can be found!

Mono vinyl pressings of both Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold As Love are significant because they are not only difficult to find in premium condition, but they also feature discrete mixes made specifically for monophonic release. Measuring the subtle variances between mono and stereo mixes is almost solely the province of the most dedicated Hendrix devotee, but there are clear differences between the two versions.

This project presented an unusual challenge: Issuing a mono edition of one of the most heralded stereo albums of all time. For the Axis: Bold As Love session, Grundman's Los Angeles mastering facility was specifically equipped with a Studer tape machine outfitted with a full track mono head block. In addition, instead of utilizing the tape machine's more contemporary Studer electronics, Grundman refitted the machine with vintage Ampex 350 tube electronics. These technical alterations provided the closest possible approximation of the original 1967 Track Records mono mastering process. Grundman's all analog mono mastering process made a distinct impression on Eddie Kramer, who with Hendrix and Chas Chandler, created the original mono mixes more than 30 years before.

Track Listing:

Side A
1. Exp
2. Up From The Skies
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. Wait Until Tomorrow
5. Ain't No Telling
6. Little Wing
7. If 6 Was 9
        
Side B
1. You Got Me Floatin'
2. Castles Made Of Sand
3. She's So Fine
4. One Rainy Wish
5. Little Miss Lover
6. Bold As Love

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