THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE/ARE YOU EXPERIENCED R 6261 (-67) US MONO

 Last decades I've plowed through a number of different issues for this album, including the UK and Australian monos (see earlier posts). Both those sound just fine, but I've always been curious about this US mono and how it compares to the others. Now that I finally found a nice copy and being able to hear it for the first time I'm blown away. It's like a different LP. Not only having a totally other sleeve design, the tracks "Red House", "Can You See Me" and "Remember", originally on most other releases, have been removed and replaced with "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe" and "The Wind Cries Mary", making it more of a greatest hits. Though what really strikes me is the audio - a lot more powerful, almost violent at parts, making it hit hard and giving it a live aura. The three tracks "new" to this all seem to have some slight reverb added in comparison to the UK originals, but nothing disturbing, they still sound very good and so does the whole album. This has now become my new favourite AYE. Listening to it at high volume I do feel...experienced. To my knowledge only legally issued like this in US and Canada. US 2013 CD on Experience Hendrix (88765455842) came with six bonus tracks. First US had label as shown here in a sleeve with glossy front. (YZÄ*)  (JHÄ*) (ÖXCÅ*)