Experience (Jimi Hendrix album) by Jimi Hendrix

Experience (Jimi Hendrix album)

by Jimi Hendrix

Released: August 04, 1971

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

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The Album

The album serves as an incomplete soundtrack to the unreleased film "Experience," which documents the Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Royal Albert Hall on February 24, 1969. "Experience" is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in August 1971 in the United Kingdom by Ember Records. Despite the album liner notes erroneously stating recordings from February 18, all tracks are from the February 24 concert.

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Interesting Facts

The liner notes notably claim these recordings areโ€ฆ

The liner notes notably claim these recordings are likely the last captured sounds of Jimi Hendrix, although subsequent live recordings from events like Woodstock and performances with the Band of Gypsys were released during his lifetime.

Posthumously, several live albums and films documenting hisโ€ฆ

Posthumously, several live albums and films documenting his 1970 Cry of Love Tour have also been released.

Ember Records followed up with "More Experience," whichโ€ฆ

Ember Records followed up with "More Experience," which featured edited versions of two tracks from "Experience," along with two previously released songs and three additional recordings from the February 24 concert.

Then

Reception

The album reached number nine on the UK album charts in September 1971.

Full background

The Complete Album Story

"Experience" is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in August 1971 in the United Kingdom by Ember Records. The album serves as an incomplete soundtrack to the unreleased film "Experience," which documents the Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Royal Albert Hall on February 24, 1969. Despite the album liner notes erroneously stating recordings from February 18, all tracks are from the February 24 concert.

The album reached number nine on the UK album charts in September 1971. The liner notes notably claim these recordings are likely the last captured sounds of Jimi Hendrix, although subsequent live recordings from events like Woodstock and performances with the Band of Gypsys were released during his lifetime. Posthumously, several live albums and films documenting his 1970 Cry of Love Tour have also been released.

Ember Records followed up with "More Experience," which featured edited versions of two tracks from "Experience," along with two previously released songs and three additional recordings from the February 24 concert.

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