The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (Hybrid SACD, Mono)
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Jimi Hendrix – vocals, electric guitar, piano, recorder, glockenspiel on "Little Wing", voice of Mr. Paul Caruso on "EXP" [Click here to see more vinyl featuring Jimi Hendrix]
Mitch Mitchell – drums, backing vocals, interviewer on "EXP"
Noel Redding – bass guitars (four- and eight-string), backing vocals, foot stomping on "If 6 Was 9", lead vocals on "She's So Fine"
Gary Leeds – foot stomping on "If 6 Was 9"
Graham Nash – foot stomping on "If 6 Was 9", backing vocals on "You Got Me Floatin" [click here to see more vinyl featuring Graham Nash]
Trevor Burton – backing vocals on "You Got Me Floatin"
Roy Wood – backing vocals on "You Got Me Floatin"
Written by Hendrix and Redding
Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master Tape : YES
Mono
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Track
Recorded May–June, October 1967 at Olympic Studio, London
Engineered by Eddie Kramer, George Chkiantz, Andy Johns and Terry Brown
Produced by Chas Chandler
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Originally released in 2018
Tracks:
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
8. You Got Me Floatin'
9. Castles Made Of Sand
10. She's So Fine
11. One Rainy Wish
12. Little Miss Lover
13. Bold As Love
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 92/500!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Little Wing" - Rated 366/500!
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - Ranked N°147
Guitarist magazine number 7 on their list of "the most influential guitar albums of all time
Reviews :
“Now, I can truly attest that AP’s mono and stereo UHQR (Ultra High Quality Record) releases of Axis: Bold As Love are anything but a “cash grab.” AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer and I compared original stereo British Track and American Reprise (“ tri-color steamboat” label) pressings, George Marino’s 2010 all-analog cut (plated and pressed at RTI, not QRP), DSD and Redbook layers of the SACD’s stereo portion, and the new stereo UHQR 200 gram vinyl pressed using the same mastering as the SACD, but of course all-analog.
MF and I agree that the SACD’s Redbook layer and the Marino master are the worst, with their respective low resolution and extremely exaggerated highs. The original British pressing is too “polite” for its own good, but the DSD and original American “steamboat” pressing both offer outstanding transparency and EQ balance.
However, AP’s UHQR mastered by Bernie Grundman towers above the rest. During our listening session, I told MF, “if someone doesn’t like this record’s sound, their listening situation is crap.” It’s everything the SACD offers and more, minus the slight digital sheen, and shockingly quieter (Yes! The vinyl produced blacker backgrounds than did the SACD, hence the "shock"—Ed). In addition, the packaging (which was sent in an unfinalized version) is stunning; the album itself is housed in a Stoughton tip-on gatefold while the outer two-piece box is of excellent build and features a beautiful wooden spine.
Fremer and I also compared the 2013 mono LP mastered by Bernie Grundman to Grundman’s new mono UHQR cut. Both were excellent, but the UHQR edged the 2013 LP with more detail, less smoothness, and slightly quieter vinyl.” Malachi Lui, Analog Planet, Dec 21, 2018
“Jimi Hendrix's second album followed up his groundbreaking debut effort with a solid collection of great tunes and great interactive playing between himself, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, and the recording studio itself. Wisely retaining manager Chas Chandler to produce the album and Eddie Kramer as engineer, Hendrix stretched further musically than the first album, but even more so as a songwriter. He was still quite capable of coming up with spacy rockers like "You Got Me Floating," "Up from the Skies," and "Little Miss Lover," radio-ready to follow on the commercial heels of "Foxey Lady" and "Purple Haze." But the beautiful, wistful ballads "Little Wing," "Castles Made of Sand," "One Rainy Wish," and the title track set closer show remarkable growth and depth as a tunesmith, harnessing Curtis Mayfield soul guitar to Dylanesque lyrical imagery and Fuzz Face hyperactivity to produce yet another side to his grand psychedelic musical vision. These are tempered with Jimi's most avant-garde tracks yet, "EXP" and the proto-fusion jazz blowout of "If 6 Was 9."” AllMusic Review by Cub Koda
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,57 / 5