Fantástico segundo album por The Jimi Hendrix Experience que mostra a evolução do experimentalismo musical do próprio Hendrix e reconhece as suas influências musicais originais do soul e R&B. Remasterizado por George Marino a partir das Master Tapes Stereo Originais, as 13 faixas de Axis: Bold As Love apresentam-nos o trio em evolução ao aproximar-se do topo da sua carreira. Inclui clássicos intemporais como "Spanish Castle Magic", "Little Wing", "Castles Made Of Sand" e o hino de Easy Rider "If 6 Was 9".

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time na posição 83/500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time "Little Wing" na posição 366/500

A edição autorizada pela Família Hendrix (Experience Hendrix)*

• LP Vinil virgem 180 gramas
• Prensagem audiófila na QRP USA
• Masterização totalmente analógica a partir das Master Tapes Stereo Originais
• Masterizado pelo engenheiro original de Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Kramer
• Corte 100% analógico por George Marino na Sterling Sound
• Arte original completa em capa gatefold
• Livrete de 8 páginas e tamanho de LP com fotos raras e notas de texto extensas

Very few albums radically change the musical and cultural landscape, altering our perceptions by way of a mad combination of forward-looking performance, liberating lyrical narratives, spiritual overtones, and unimaginable sounds. Jimi Hendrix's sophomore Axis: Bold As Love is one of those records, a timeless and prophetic set that still seems as if it comes to us from the future. Unrelentingly ambitious, deeply mythical, and profoundly virtuosic, the stupendous 1968 collection dives into a pool of lustful psychedelia, earthy blues, cosmic soul, and unhinged rock.

Along with jazz-schooled drummer Mitch Mitchell and melodic bassist Noel Redding, Hendrix establishes a new musical language, a foundation on which fellow guitar giants such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, and Prince would build. Ranked by Rolling Stone as the 83rd greatest album ever released, and leagues ahead of its time, Axis: Bold As Love is an absolute must-have for every music lover. Particularly now that it's finally been afforded the sonic treatment it's always deserved.

Mastered from the original two-track mix-down analog master tapes, cut by legendary engineer George Marino on upgraded equipment at Sterling Sound, and pressed on 180-gram virgin vinyl at RTI, this LP is a sonic knockout on par with the very best audiophile recordings. With all apologies to previous editions from Classic and Universal, this pressing blows away any competition. It's no wonder that this release spearheads Legacy Recordings' unprecedented 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project of reissues and new releases from the greatest guitar player in history.

Featuring such eye-opening classics as "Spanish Castle Magic," "Little Wing," and "Castles Made Of Sand," Axis: Bold As Love stands as one of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's monumental moments, a tapestry scorched with color, sewn together with erotic threads, and varnished with rich personality. Do not miss this seminal pressing of a most seminal recording.

"This is the album that let the other guitar greats of the era know that Hendrix was the greatest—that he’d transcended the blues riffs, the Chuck Berry-isms and the electrified C&W picking and taken string bending to new territory." - Michael Fremer, Analog Planet, Music 10/10 and Sound 9/10

"...Axis is a leisurely, bluesy jewel; Hendrix slowed down on "Little Wing" and "If 6 Was 9" to allow his guitar space to breathe as well as burn. " 'Little Wing' is like one of these beautiful girls that come around sometimes," he said. "They might be spaced, they might be kinda strung out. But everybody has a right to . . . their beliefs, if they want to believe that a star is purple, or whatever." Like Hendrix, Axis was cryptic and bewitching. (...) Blissed out from his appearance at Monterey Pop, Hendrix brought a delicate touch to this ballad at a 1967 London session. In a mere 145 seconds, he conjured a gossamer reverie. Hendrix played one of his most lyrical solos through a Leslie speaker cabinet (creating an oscillating sound) and later added glockenspiel to complete the mood." - Rolling Stone

Lista de Faixas:

01. EXP
02. Up From The Skies
03. Spanish Castle Magic
04. Wait Until Tomorrow
05. Ain't No Telling
06. Little Wing
07. If 6 Was 9
08. You Got Me Floatin'
09. Castles Made of Sand
10. She's So Fine
11. One Rainy Wish
12. Little Miss Lover
13. Bold As Love

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*Esta é a prensagem americana oficial da editora Legacy / Experience Hendrix com o carimbo da "Sterling" na matrix de ambos os lados do disco.