Jimi Hendrix Axis Bold As Love Lp 1st Uk Press 1967, Mint Poster Stereo, Mint

BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix, 1967
Anger, he smiles,
Towering in shiny metallic purple armour,
Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him,
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground.
Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted,
They quietly understand.
Once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready,
But wonder why the fight is on,
But they re all bold as love, yeah, they re all bold as love.
Yeah, they re all bold as love....
Just ask the axis.
My red is so confident that he flashes trophies of war,
And ribbons of euphoria,
Orange is young, full of daring,
But very unsteady for the first go round.
My yellow in this case is not so mellow,
In fact, I m trying to say it s frightened like me,
And all these emotions of mine, keep holding me from,
Giving my life to a rainbow like you,
But, I m , yeah, I m bold as love,
Well I m bold, bold as love, hear me talking, girl,
I m bold as love,
Just ask the axis, he knows everything....

JIMI HENDRIX: Axis Bold As Love LP. VERY FIRST UK PRESSING, 1st DECEMBER 1967, IN RARE STEREO.
Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year to all, a strong emphasis falls on peaceful with the threat of the escalation of yet
another war. Dropping bombs never has and never will solve anything, just one innocent life lost makes those who ordered the
atrocities, no better than the lunatic terrorists. All a wise man in 1969 was saying........ Why not give peace a chance?
Two years earlier, the 1967 Summer Of Love was epitomised when the Beatles performed All You Need Is Love live in front of
TV cameras, the message was simple, effective and delivered to the whole world. The first global satellite TV broadcast was
just as much a peace anthem as Give Peace A Chance , John Lennon was not alone as a dreamer and as the year drew to the last
few weeks, a sensational album was released by the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the very peak of psychedelic music. 1967 never
showed any sign of running out of inspiration, from the beginning of the year and with every passing month, artists were producing
ever more incredible and innovative albums throughout the year. Even in those final few weeks the most amazing albums still just
kept coming In December, two of the greatest 60 s records and cover artwork, Satanic Majesties Request and Axis Bold As Love
were visually and audibly mind blowing in every sense of that much abused 60 s term. After Jimi s magnificent earlier debut album
in May,1967, Are You Experienced, Jimi Hendrix had the necessary studio experience to create a real masterpiece with Axis .
Freshly written stunning new songs had the most poetic lyrics of his short but productive lifetime, with his astounding visionary
musical genius, along with the Experience and Eddie Kramer s production recording skills, Axis Bold As Love stands shoulder to
shoulder with the most inspired records ever made. To illustrate that lyrical genius and how Lennon was not the only dreamer, the
final verse of One Rainy Wish from Side 2 represents Jimi Hendrix at his most lyrically inspired:

It s only a dream,
I d love to tell somebody about this dream,
The sky was filled with a thousand stars,
While the sun kissed the mountains blue,
And eleven moons played across rainbows,
Above me and you.
Gold and rose, the color of the velvet walls surround us.

It might not be possible to accept Jimi Hendrix could possibly be underrated, but the above verse and all the tracks on Axis,
have not been given the accolades for the lyrics, the main emphasis is always on the soundscapes. I will later include how Jimi
accidentally lost the Master Tape of Side 1, but once recreated, this very first made UK 1967 Stereo mix has breathtaking stereo
panning effects, painstakingly crafted to give the maximum sensory psychedelic effects. I will also discuss differences between
the Mono and Stereo mixes, a reminder is required that Axis Bold As Love was Jimi s first ever UK album mixed in true Stereo.

TEXTURED MATT BLACK TRACK LABEL: 613003.
In late 1967 the Track label had a distinctive raised area around the outer rim, forming a ridge, plus the usual Polydor 1960 s
press that produced a concentric ring around the spindle hole, one side with a concave grove on one side and convex on the other.
The thickly textured label paper is the easeist to read the spindle contacts from, these immaculate labels show only two plays,
two faint traces also mean it was most likely one play, removing records from 60 s autoplay spindles involved getting past the
protruding sprung retaining clip. I have to be aware ebay buyers are constantly being frustrated by ridiculous grading s and for
me to state most likely one play for a first pressing of a Jimi Hendrix album, I demand more proof from all the printed items.
The label pictures demonstatrate I do not require them, although the cover and the poster / lyric insert positively substantiate
that statement. Please look at Side 2 s picture for the thick wedge of vinyl shavings in and around the spindle hole, a rare sight
for any 60 s record due to the just described top of the era s spindle design. With even way, way below average low plays, no way
could Side 1 retain the lesser amount, but Side 2 s centre would only need one more inaccurate centre hole alignment on today s
smooth sided spindle. I will play the record with my usual careful alignment but keep that to just the one undetectable play, with
the same care that just pressed appearance can be preserved indefinitely, my respect for a Mint Axis goes beyond just being
an ebay record seller, I bought every record as they were released. Familiarity with the first pressings began in December,1967,
but I am still in awe of such incredible condition, especially when I think about the state of my very heavily played and handled
original..... by 1968
MAITRIX: 612003 A 1 1 1 1 1 1 / 612003 B 1 1 1 1 1 1
I often dismiss the digits following the two Side s actual digit due to the mostly complete loss of a logical indexing, although
they are spread around the run-out grooves and stamped at random, this time I have included all five per side. Not in pictures
due to the restrictions, but given in full above because I have only seen all 10 digits stamped 1 onto both sides, on the very
first of the UK first pressings.
1967 TRACK / POLYDOR POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, A MAJOR RARITY AND ONLY A MINT RECORD WOULD STILL HAVE A
NEAR 50 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL. FEW WERE DATE STAMPED AS EARLY AS 1967....BUT THIS WAS, THE 1967 FORMAT
PLACED THE ENCODED DATE ON THE FRONT LEFT BOTTOM RIM, ALONG WITH THE Made In England TEXT.
British Patent IS ON THE RIGHT, WHEN POLYDOR / TRACK ETC. ADDED THE CENTRAL BOXED WARNING ABOUT
THE PLASTIC LINING BEING DANGEROUS TO YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY REVERSED THE ABOVE ITEMS POSITION S.
THE ENCODED DATE CAN BE SEEN CLOSE UP IN A COMPILED INSERT PICTURE:

11-7 November, 1967.

1960 s Polydor inner s took it for granted we all knew the decade, so the last digit indicated the actual year of the 1960 s and
November, 1967 for a 1st December release, meant the records were pressed and inner sleeves printed in November, 1967.
I am still amazed to find a dated inner, let alone not ripped to shreds and unable to hold and protect the record, this only has
a record impression and related creases and moderate ageing. No tears or seam splits and all the correct traits of a virtually
unused inner sleeve.
THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT MINT CONDITION.
WITH THE VERY RARE FIRST ISSUE ONLY, Axis POSTER / ALBUM LYRIC INSERT, THIS WAS UNIQUE TO SOME
OF THE VERY FIRST MONO STEREO PRESSINGS, THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FIRST PRESSINGS DID NOT HAVE
THE POSTER.
The poster/lyric has become so desired due to it only being printed exclusively for the British albums, then there was the matter
of how few were made Not all the UK first issues had them, a Limited Edition was placed in only some of the cover, Track did
exactly the same 14 days after Axis Bold As Love was released. On the 15th December, The Who Sell Out album also had a
poster inside, but once again strictly as a Limited Edition, if not numbered, for the second time only some first pressing had a
poster inside, hence the acute rarity today.

I am never comfortable giving double definitions of an insert....so, is this a poster or a lyrics insert? In my humble opinion a
lyric insert inside an LP cover can be, and often is, a simple white background to basic back print. Well, this is purely 1960 s
and as psychedelic as the Who s poster, the stunning bright, deep orange colour with red printing, and a white band picture that
includes the orange colour and sections of the lyrics, looks absolutely stunning framed and hung on a wall.... like a poster.
The 11.5 inches height was dictated by the 12 cover and as a double folded item, the near two feet width is certainly large
enough to hang on a wall. With the deluxe semi-glossy thick paper and such incredible artwork, for me, this is a poster.
THE ACTUAL PAPER IS SEMI-GLOSSY BUT VERY THIN PAPER AND MOST ARE TORN AND SEVERELY DAMAGED.
OPENED, THE SINGLE FOLDED POSTER / LYRIC INSERT MEASURES, 23 x 11.5 , 11.5 x 11.5 FOLDED
DEEP ORANGE BACKGROUND TO RED COLOUR LYRICS, A JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE PICTURE OCCUPIES THE CENTRE
CENTRE IN WHITE. DIRECTLY UNDER AND ON SOME OF THE WHITE BAND PICTURE The Jimi Hendrix Experience
LETTERING IS IN THE SAME RED AS THE LYRICS AND ALBUM TILE TOP CENTRE. ALTHOUGH THE LABELS CREDIT
ONLY THE MUSIC PUBLISHING RIGHTS WITH A. Schroeder Music Publishing Co. Ltd. , THE RIGHT BOTTOM
RIM OF THE POSTER CREDITS THE FULL LATE 1966 - LATE 1967 MUSIC PUBLISHING COPYRIGHTS:
c 1967 Yameta Co. Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas c/o Sea-Lark Enterprises Inc. A. Schroeder Music Publishing Co. Ltd.

The non printed side of the poster is still the original pure white on the reverse side, literally no ageing or yellowing here or
on the front, that includes the Experience s white picture looking like brand new. Astonishing to see the intensive orange colour
completely unfaded and that enhances the lovely contrast to the pure white band picture, the psychedelic almost luminous colours
were nothing less than sensational. For this particular 1967 poster/insert to be unaged and unfaded etc. is real pleasure to see.
With the first issue front compartment glued together, the poster had to been in the back for 48 years alongside the record, but
such caring storage has only left really minor paper ripples. Which are quite natural to how the shiny paper settles into, in
fact, this looks like it has never left the cover All the edges lay flat and are perfectly sharp edged and unfrayed, positively
no pin holes or sellotape because it was never on display. As the one and only Track label Jimi Hendrix insert/ poster issued
in Jimi s lifetime, without a USA version, I cannot stress enough how superb this is to hold and see without tears and creases,
please my pictures for an accurate representation of all items.
THE UNUSED POSTER/ LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT- CONDITION.
VERY FIRST Ernest J. Day Co. Ltd. London LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WITH INTERNAL FLIPBACK EDGES
FINISHED MTERED OR AT 45 DEGREES. AS THE VERY FIRST STEREO PRESSING, THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A
TRACK RECORDS Stereo STICKER.
Track were ahead of their time to make a gatefold cover with Stereo Mono catalogue numbers inside, the position was of course
impracticable and that should have been on the outside to work in record shops for staff and buyers alike. Then the standing edge
actual spine was only printed with the continuous artwork covering both outside panels, top opening gatefold covers always have
that problem and it was far better to not have the artwork disturbed with catalogue numbers and formats. Mono records were taken
for granted as the overwhelming majority in 1967, they were only alerting all concerned about a Stereo first pressing. Strictly
December 67 first issues only had an oblong white sticker with rounded corners hand applied to the front top left corner, so few
authentic Stereo first pressings were made, only one area picked to place the Stereo sticker. Once again I was surprised to
see this sticker s light red colour background pattern not rubbed away or just stained and severed yellowed, the actual lettering
was thick and solid. Please see my close up picture for that, I had to double up the picture of a second small circular sticker
on the opposite right top corner, I was even more amazed because this unbelievable condition Axis Bold As Love still has the
original December, 1967 UK record shop price. Handwritten of course, in blue ink the price of Jimi s second album was 33 / 2 or
or 1-13s-2d , before Feb.1971 a pound was equivalent to 20 shillings, was that really too hard to follow? I sincerely hope the
next owner does not remove it because the historical aspect of the actual record shop price....is priceless, especially for such
all round fantastic condition.
Hardly any negative condition comments required here and they are no more than light standing in storage traits, as ever, the top
top opening design placing the spine as the standing edge, affects the extreme tips. Even that is as minimal rubbing as it gets
after nearly half a century. The virtually unused top opening of the back compartment are perfectly crisp and unworn, so are the
the four side edges or spines and beyond a record impression with a few minor related laminated edge lines, I am now into the
positive s. Returning to the square shape standing edge, just the slightest signs of pressure, for a heavyweight record that s as
light as it gets. The amazing outside artwork still has the original dazzling bright colours, the deep colour tones are totally
unfaded and are dazzlingly rich and vivid. Only first issue Sgt. Pepper Satanic Majesties are in this premier league of
1960 s psychedelic psychedelic artwork gatefold covers. The 1967 deeply glossy lamination is still exactly the same as the day
is was made. The bottom edge / spine is usually so badly worn there a fraying split from the heavyweight record bearing down on
the central position. As I said the only the only wear to the extreme corners of the spine. There is some almost invisible clear
glue near the front top edge, that was glued together and purely from the manufacturing assembled hen the cover was folded and
stuck. The inside panels flipback edges are outstanding, as expected from an unremoved or played record since late 1967 and
THE COVER IS IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Nr. MINT CONDITION.
I HAVE DESCRIBED THE LABELS AND VINYL IN GREAT DETAIL AND ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO CONFIRM THIS
WAS ONLY PLAYED TWICE WITH SUCH CONSUMATE CARE, IT WOULD BE POINTLESS TO GRADE THIS WITH A
NEAR PREFIX OR A MINUS SUFFIX. THE VINYL HAS THE DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN OF MINT VINYL WITHOUT ANY
SCRATCHES, WITHOUT THE FAINT SPINDLE TRACES, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO TELL IT HAD BEEN PLAYED.
THE RECORD IS IN MINT CONDITION.

SIDE 1
EXP
Up From The Skies
Spanish Castle Magic
Wait Until Tomorrow
Ain t No Telling
Little Wing
If 6 Was 9
SIDE 2
You Got Me Floatin
Castles Made Of Sand
She s So Fine Noel Redding
One Rainy Wish
Little Miss Lover
Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix vocals, electric guitar, piano, recorder Mr. Paul Caruso voice on EXP
Noel Redding - bass guitars, lead vocals on She s So Fine backing vocals
Mitch Mitchell - drums, glockenspiel on Little Wing , backing vocals the Interviewer on EXP
Roy Wood Trevor Burton The Move - backing vocals on You Got Me Floatin
All Songs Written By Jimi Hendrix, Except She s So Fine Noel Redding
Recorded May - June October,1967, at Olympic Studios, London.
Main Sound Engineer - Eddie Kramer
Produced By Chas Chandler.

It just doesn t seem feasible for Axis Bold As Love to be released in the same year he issued a debut album, especially when
his Hey Joe debut single was near enough just one year earlier, I think I will start this description from Jimi s arrival here.
paid to sign new talent, with lucrative record recording contracts being offered. Guided by the very experienced ex-Animals bass
guitarist, Chas Chandler, he put The Experience together with a song in mind for their debut single, he even taught Noel Redding
some basic bass techniques, so in theory there should have been a host of British record companies queuing up to sign them.
That never happened, for all Jimi s extraordinary charisma, presence and unbelievable musicianship, his first singles and his UK
debut album were all the direct result of fate intervening. On a real shoestring of a budget they recorded and mixed Hey Joe ,
to save money, on the 2nd November,1966 in De Lane Lea Studio, London, Chas Chandler recorded the band live in the studio.
Some simple overdubbs were required, such as Jimi s vocal harmonies and his second guitar were recorded, mixed completed
within one hour. Pertinent to Are You Experienced, along with the B-side Stone Free, Jimi Hendrix had also written his second
ever song, Can You See Me which a rough demo of was taped that day, but full concentration fell onto the two tracks aimed at
releasing as their debut single. In the time honoured fashion, clutching the master tape of Hey Joe and Stone Free Chandler
set off to find a UK record company to press, release and distribute it, the first door slammed in his face figuratively speaking,
was by EMI, who via their Columbia label only recently in late 1966, with the Animals, Chandler sold huge quantities of records.
He was still signed to Columbia as an Animal but EMI s A R Department refused to even take a listen or see Chandler, who next
tried Decca where at least he got to see Dick Rowe, the man who had turned down the Beatles in 1962. Rowe heard Hey Joe and
turned him down flat, described by Chas Chandler as, Looking at me as if I was completely out of my mind, we are talking here
about the man who very recently played the bass guitar sang on House Of The Rising Sun It s My Life and had three Top 15
singles in 1966 alone.

Fate lent a hand when Chas Chandler met one half of the Who s management pair, Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert at a London club, the
Scotch Of St. James, Chas had brought Jimi Hendrix along to jam with The VIP s who were friend of his. Kit Lambert was in this
famous nightclub with a stage and after hearing Jimi, according to Chas, He nearly turned over tables to get across to me. This
was now an era of independent record companies forming and their owners like Chris Blackwell and Andrew Oldham, were as into
the latest sounds as the musicians. Totally unconventional, well you had to be to manage The Who, Lambert immediately drew up a
contract on a beer mat and Jimi was signed up to Stamp and Lambert s new Track Records label, for now though, Hey Joe was
released on Track s parent company, Polydor. The man who turned down the Beatles and the Yardbirds with Eric Clapton, could
now look on as Hey Joe climbed up the UK charts and reached No.6 on the 31st December, Jimi Hendrix had arrived and the rest
of the decade was about to be devastated by his astonishing records and live performances. Incidentally, had the Yardbirds signed
to Decca they would have also had two other rather gifted guitarists recording for them,instead they lost this incredible list of
lead guitarist s in this chronological order, 1962 - 1966 George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck Jimmy Page
Chas Chandler was really struggling for money and he shared a flat with Jimi, where he wrote songs on his Stratocaster guitar and
a small Vox amp, he soon established the riff for Can You See Me and next composed Remember . The above lyrics I typed for
3rd Stone From The Sun and all those other Sci Fi songs originated inside the flat because Chas Chandler loved science fiction and
Jimi started reading his books. I know people have this image of a non terrestrial musical genius, plucking psychedelic sounds and
ideas from another dimension or universe, all part of the legend of course, but like all musicians grounded in r b/soul/blues, he
had to evolve over a period of time, the remarkable side of that in the 60 s, was how short that period was, from late 1965/1966.
A strong lyrical influence came directly from those imagination stirring Sci Fi books, would now combine with Jimi Hendrix s s own
natural blues/psychedelic leanings and the incredible sounds on Are You Experienced , but first they had to leave the confines of
the De Lane Lea Studio. While trying to perfect his next and first Track single, Purple Haze , fate now dealt a second hand of
cards, moving to Olympia Studios meant meeting a sound engineer who fully understood and was able to translate Jimi Hendrix s
visionary sounds onto a tape. Before Purple Haze , Jimi was well into the tracks for A.Y.Experienced , in fact by 15th December
1966, he had written and recorded two untitled instrumental demo s and rough mixes of Foxy Lady , 3rd Stone From The Sun and
Can You See Me, after using the more advanced CBS studios in London, that was the day before Hey Joe was released.

Jimi Hendrix s staggering album, Are You Experienced, was issued 27th May 1967, in mono only in the UK, this time Decca had to
watch the rejected greatest debut album of all time storming up the UK charts. Can You See Me indeed, Are You Experienced
peaked at No.2, narrowly missing the Top, when you think the June Sgt. Pepper Piper At The Gates Of Dawn were having a big
share of album sales mere days after Jimi s debut was available, 1967 was just unreal
America delayed Jimi Hendrix s follow up album because Reprise were worried Axis Bold As Love would compete with the still
selling Are You Experienced in late 1967. A February,1968 release worked just as well reaching No.3 in the USA and No.5 in
the UK, residing there for four months.
As soon as the Are You Experienced album was finished, the Experience began work on what would become Axis Bold As Love , once
again at Olympic Studios in London. Chas Chandler acted as their producer and Eddie Kramer remained installed as sound engineer,
in May the first recording session concentrated on a non Hendrix composition, She s So Fine was Noel Redding s ode to Hippies.
The Sci Fi theme opened that opened the album, EXP was an innovative experiment of complex sounds with spoken pieces that he
began on Are You Experienced, for a truly haunting melody, Little Wing was nothing less than breathtakingly beautiful. I love
to include recording info because that is a major fascination, I m aware not everyone is interested and with so much text so far,
even for an unrushed Christmas description I write over three days. I will save specific track comments for a description of the
contents, just a little more general album info, for example, only America and Britain pressed a mono version, the rest of the
world were Stereo only. Huge differences exist in the European mixes if compared to the UK and USA mix, a mistake by Polydor
caused that, but the Mono / Stereo versions features slightly different sections such as vocals on the mono Castles Made of Sand
having a different take. You need to be a fanatic to hear most of the subtle differences, my 1967 original was mono and I only
heard the Stereo first UK pressing around 1972, I was genuinely staggered to hear the differences in sound, the true stereo mix
was made in the psychedelia era and the extra dimensions Stereo impacts, was a revelation. Mono is not about louder because
the 1967 Stereo first pressings had exactly the same extraordinary volume, only now your senses are sent spinning with the sound
creating unbelievable movements between the speakers. When Axis was just about ready for transferring to vinyl, Jimi took the
mixed Master Tape of Side 1 home in a taxi, only he forgot to take it out with him. All attempts to recover it failed, so Side 1
had to be remixed to recreate a Master Tape, the Stereo mixes were completed 31st October 1st November,1967. Possibly the
lost Master Tape is out there somewhere, imagine the bidding on ebay if it could be authenticated On the rarity of a Stereo
first pressing, only a comparative few people even had stereo systems in 1967, plus the acute scarcity of a first issue of Axis
in stereo or mono, concerns the fantastic poster. I can speak from experience about the rarity because my original 1967 mono
Axis very first pressing, was not one of the few with a poster, if it was, in 1967 I would certainly have put it on my wall...
as a poster Yes, this qualifies as being not only a poster, but a really beautiful one, Mint- is almost a dream like scenario.
A Mint grading for the record is thoroughly deserved, the massively heavyweight deep grooved record has the glossy top surface of
just pressed vinyl, no surface marks, scuffs or scratches. Any handling traces are invisible or at least near invisible because
I could not find anything. A very careful spindle alignment and I will describe the complete tacks in one play through, I doubt
if it s possible to attempt detailing the amazing psychedelic stereo effects. With constantly flowing movement of sounds, I can
only do my best and having been a Jimi Hendrix fanatic since late 1966, I relish the challenge
Miraculously, Side 1 has near silent run-in grooves before the incredible ESP , which is virtually impossible to find on any of
the much later decade s pressings, let alone a 1967 first issue record. An intro of only a few sparse bass notes from the right
channel, meanwhile a studio effected speeded up voice speaks from the left speaker. Jimi s spaced out, drawn out, slowed down
reply finishes with, If you will excuse me, I must be on my way, answering now from the right speaker. Then the spaceship or
Sci Fi sound effects begin in earnest, the sound starts from the right channel, slowly moving across, now returning slowly to the
left channel. Amazing stuff The other effects follow in the same fluid movement with realistic engine revving sounds hurtling
along and creating a positive feel of traveling at high speed between the speakers. All was heard in massively powerful, crystal
clear sound quality, staggering sound As a side opener without any music, ESP was always skipped through with the stylus,
nearly all originals have severe crackles and loud annoying clicks, not here, every track has audio perfection. No need at all
to discuss surface sound and even faint static is unworthy of inclusion. Keeping up such detailed stereo panning info on every
track is not possible, I wanted to establish that on the track most likely to be severely damaged or at least very noisy. Stereo
effects in such astonishing clarity is why I refuse point blank to grade this record anything except a straight, Mint . Just to
confirm that, next up is Up From The Skies, another track wide open to needle noise and also another perfect one to illustrate
just how staggering a December, 1967, first pressing s stereo mix actually is from an ultimate condition record. The linking
grooves have no more than low level static, so low I cannot take that seriously. A perfectly clean intro has Mitch s drums and
Jimi s vocal panned in the right speaker, his guitar and Noel s bass are heard from the left speaker. The stereo panning here
is perhaps the finest ever attempted for any record I can think of, without turning to Electric Ladyland, which would not be
recorded and released for a whole year. Ignoring leaving Master Tapes in a taxi and a new mix required, I said earlier the first
stereo mix is mind blowing, this is the reason why. Jimi sings the opening verse from the right channel, the beginning of the
sentence is I have lived here before , then mid-sentence, amazingly the days of ice end the line across in the left speaker.
Then his voice re-appears back in the right speaker, singing the next line, And of course this is why , then his voice ends that
sentence back again in the left channel with, I m so concerned. To type and follow this is really tricky because I m also
hearing all the instrument which individually have astonishing panning movements as well. I attempt this regularly on other late
60 s psychedelic records but a Jimi Hendrix LP as innovative as Axis in 60 s true stereo, is in another league, well, more like
another dimension or universe Up From The Skies is one of the least overtly psychedelic tracks on the album, due to the ever
increasing text and potential length of this description, I will just describe some selected stereo highlights, here is a small
sample of Hendrix s use of stereo panning. All plays in the most stunning audio sharpness, any static is much too low level to
be significant and this is after all a really quietly performed song. This was Jimi Hendrix deliberately leaving your senses
reeling with the most most extraordinary sounds. The very short gap runs as smooth as silk before the dazzling brilliance of,
Spanish Castle Magic, exploding with all the power embedded in the UK first pressings, just staggering sharp edged sound yet
again. The power mastered in 1967 presents the very quietest to the very loudest music in magnificently defined sound, and the
stereo is something else A silent gap gives an ultra clean entrance to the guitar only intro to, Wait Until Tomorrow, Jimi s
guitar impacts entirely from the left speaker and what superbly clean sound. Jimi s Hendrix songwriting was beyond belief for
inspiration, the outstanding songs were a contributory factor that made Axis an album you never quite become over familiar
with. By that, I mean you hear something for the first time, regardless of how many times you have heard the album, that has
been my experience and long may it continue. 48 years later, this still sounds as fresh and challenging to plays as all those
years ago when first experiencing these amazing sounds. I m trying to not dwell too long on every track or I will never make it
to the second side Ain t No Telling begins from totally silent grooves, a perfectly clean single guitar intro yet again, a
track very close to the relatively recently issued, Are you Experienced album for the blues structure. Great deumming from
Mitch, true stereo total separation certainly give incredible audio clarity to the backing instruments, the vocals are stunningly
clear as the audio perfection carries into a fantastic intro to the truly beautiful Little Wing . An all time favourite Hendrix
track, I demand only ever hearing this in maximum clarity and the sound os nothing less than awesome Not only no crackles or
clicks on the gentle dreamy intro, the entire track continues that way without any surface sound. Wow, a staggering pressing
without any wear, you can fully enjoy Jimi s inspired vocal, how great can one side of an album get? The 1967 mix features the
voice as heavily phased as on the Mono mix, but that psychedelic effect was all but lost on every following stereo re-issue, the
UK mix is sensational. In case the phasing psychedelic effect is unknown to all, it was a late 1966 -1967 innovation, made by
ruuning sounds through a rotating Leslie speaker to create a spaced out feel and sound, pioneered in Abbey Road. The effect on
Jimi s superbly delivered vocal was given an incredible tone, this record reproduces absolutely wonderfully. The next song and
final track on Side some how increases the inspiration and raises the temperature to boiling point, a tense, dramatic feel settles
in and the stakes are raised to pure genius. I cannot find the words potent enough to convey that, this once more demonstrates
Jimi had made amazing progress since the Are you Experienced album. If Six Was Nine has simply staggering stereo effects,
best heard in first person with headphones on for the listening experience second to none, writing them sounds cold and lifeless
but they are far from being that. The full bloodied power of the record is really heard here, adding such dramatic depth and a
wide spaciousness comparable to meditating, a state of mind but mind blowing to hear Jimi s stunning vocal and guitar playing.
The sound quality is just as stunning as the music and psychedelic studio embellishments Again, there s nothing to say about the
sound quality critically, sheer perfection and untroubled by any surface sound or the usual excessive noise the overplaying of
If Six Was Nine caused. An amazing sounding first side, to have Little Wing in such flawless sound is the greatest indication
you can have for an unworn, Mint Axis Bold As Love first pressing.
Side 2 maintains the remarkable pressing standard attained in this Golden Decade, the smooth, trouble free run-in grooves only a
vague hint of low level static. Most importantly is an ultra clean intro of the psychedelic guitar at the beginning of the great,
You Got Me Floating. A truly amazing track for stereo panning effects,I will have to settle for just saying the sound quality
is sheer perfection. The cross over movement of the lead guitar between the speakers, is much too fast to try detailing anyway,
one guitar note begins in one speaker and ends in the opposite one. The vocals include full backing from Mitch and Noel, I keep
repeating the word perfect for the sound, but the sheer clarity of the vocals is breathtaking. No crackles isn t quite enough,
Axis was mastered with awesome power and distortion becomes a major problem for most originals. You can boost your volume as
high as you can take it and the music signals hold their keenest edge, my volume is rather loud Fading into silence, into the
single guitar introducing Castles Made Of Sand, a really beautiful, gentle song, with floaty , dreamily stoned guitar, minimal
backing here equates to being very prone to irritating wear induced noise on original vinyl of this vintage. Not on this correctly
graded Mint record, even when the music drops right down while Jimi sings the chorus, still absolutely no surface/stylus sound.
The fade-out ending is a into near enough silence, as Mitch s drums very powerfully impact the intro to She s So Fine. Written
by Noel Redding, who also sings the lead vocal. I know this is repetive but I would like to hear She s So Fine can be enjoyed
in outstanding clear, clean sound quality once again, with every part of the track in stunning sound. The definition during the
harmonised backing vocals can only be heard from unworn grooves, if ever I have heard a record I could have described in one
sentence or even word, this is it. Consistency is rarely found on this age and era but this a record you can relax with for every
second with any irritations spoiling the flow of the tracks. Think of your best sounding, cleanest record in your collection and
this will equal it or blow it clean away, this is indeed the ultimate, very first pressing of the UK Stereo, Axis Bold As Love all
right From another silent gap, One Rainy Wish is a superb dreamy song that explodes with massive power, but not until after
the first verse. I have to add the astonishing stereo panning here, Jimi sings the verses entirely from the left channel, with his
delightful guitar opposite from the right speaker. For the emphasis placed on some of the words, his voice has a non stop fluid
movement, the ending is heard in simply glorious stereo panning effects, wow That was sensational Linking in silence to
to the glorious Little Miss Lover, stand by to have your senses beguiled by incredible effects here as well, the sound of Jimi
Hendrix s guitar is so special and magically toned, it makes Little Miss Lover a real audio treat. The individual guitar notes
move across the speakers in a mesmering fashion, adding to the listening experience of Jimi Hendrix s genius playing inspiredly.
The perfect cleanness of the sound is astonishing, stereo records are far more revealing for background noise, mono records can
and do hide a multitude of sins if you re not a sensitive as myself about Jimi Hendrix s music. I can t believe I have arrived at
the last track so quickly, this album totally immerses you in the music and makes time irrelevant, the title track, Bold As Love
is a song of the deepest beauty, for the lyrics, the haunting beautiful melody and how the instruments melt together. The amazing
phasing effect on Hendrix s vocals and his guitar, simply have to be heard on a 1967 UK first pressing to be fully appreciated, if
possible a Mint first pressing. This is the true staggering sound quality of the greatest Jimi Hendrix song, performance and
record production, if you think I have overblown the status of Bold As Love , please scroll up and read the full verses, genius
is the only word to describe this intensive but beautiful track. It s not true 1960 s psychedelic stereo records can t reproduce
sound effects like phasing, on the contrary, they magnify it by having an even more sensory feel of the overall sound caressing
your ears from both speakers, being heard as an individual part of the track. A magical moment happens very near to the end,
a superb drum break roll from Mitch travels between the speakers along with some of Jimi s greatest ever guitar, that literally
takes off into the stratosphere, in a tidal wave of senses affecting, psychedelic toned sounds. Jimi Hendrix is still incorrectly
underestimated for his ability to write brilliant lyrics, I can t leave this song without giving a sample of a poetic talent for words

All these emotions of mine, keep holding me from giving my life to a rainbow like you.

The stereo on this penultimate track is yet again breathtaking to listen to, the audio clarity is unique to Mint vinyl. I hope I
have managed to capture enough of the truly awesome sounds created by the world s greatest individual musician of all time.
To experience a first generation pressing from the original stereo Master Tapes, is once again, something I found as amazing as
the sound quality of this record.
Have a great Christmas and who knows, maybe the warmongers and religous fanatics will finally give peace a chance
Roy

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