Jimi Hendrix discography

Jimi Hendrix discography
Studio albums	3
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Singles	14
Albums as sideman	9
Singles as sideman	24

Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970.^[1] His discography includes the recordings released during his lifetime. Prior to his rise to fame, he recorded 24 singles as a backing guitarist with American R&B artists, such as the Isley Brothers and Little Richard.^[2] Beginning in late 1966, he recorded three best-selling studio albums and 13 singles with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.^[3] An Experience compilation album and half of a live album recorded at the Monterey Pop Festival were also issued prior to his death.^[2] After the breakup of the Experience in mid-1969, songs from his live performances were included on the Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More and Band of Gypsys albums.^[2] A studio single with the Band of Gypsys was also released.^[2]

Hendrix's albums and singles with the Experience were originally released by Track Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States.^[2] Track also issued the Band of Gypsys' album, but to settle an American contract dispute, it was released by Capitol Records in the US.^[4] The Woodstock soundtrack album was issued by Atlantic Records and its subsidiary Cotillion Records in US.^[5] Over the years, the Hendrix catalogue has been handled by different record companies, including Track's successor, Polydor Records in Europe and the UK, and MCA Records.^[6] In 2010, Sony's Legacy Recordings became the exclusive distributor for the recordings managed by Experience Hendrix, a family company.^[7] His original albums have been reissued, sometimes with new album art, mixes, and bonus material.^[8]

Hendrix's work as an accompanist appears on several different labels.^[2] After he became popular, Hendrix contributed to recordings by several different artists.^[9] In addition to the legitimate singles and albums released before his death, two albums worth of demos and outtakes recorded with Curtis Knight with misleading cover art and titles were released, which Hendrix publicly denounced.^[10] After his death, many more such albums appeared.^[11]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details		Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
			US [3]	UK [3][12]	Other [13]
	US release	UK release
1967	Are You Experienced[14][lower-alpha 1]		5	2	[lower-alpha 2]	US: 5× Multi Platinum[15] UK: Gold[16]
	Released: August 23, 1967[17] Label: Reprise (RS 6261)	Released: May 12, 1967 Label: Track (612 001)
	Axis: Bold as Love[18]		3	5	[lower-alpha 3]	US: Platinum[15] UK: Silver[16]
	Released: January 15, 1968[19] Label: Reprise (RS 6281)	Released: December 1, 1967 Label: Track (613 003)
1968	Electric Ladyland[20]		1	6	[lower-alpha 4]	US: 2× Multi Platinum[15] UK: Gold[16]
	Released: October 16, 1968[21] Label: Reprise (2RS 6307)	Released: October 25, 1968 Label: Track (613 008/9)

Live albums

Year	Album details		Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
			US [3]	UK [3][12]	Other [13]
	US release	UK release
1970	Band of Gypsys[4]		5	6	[lower-alpha 5]	US: 2× Multi Platinum[15]
	Released: March 25, 1970[22] Label: Capitol (STAO-472)	Released: June 12, 1970 Label: Track (2406 001)
	Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More[5][lower-alpha 6]		1	35	[lower-alpha 7]	US: 2× Multi Platinum[15]
	Released: May 27, 1970[23] Label: Cotillion (SD 3500)	Released: June 1970 Label: Atlantic (K60001)
	Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival[24][lower-alpha 8]		16	—	[lower-alpha 9]	US: Gold[15]
	Released: August 26, 1970[25] Label: Reprise (MS 2029)	Not released
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details		Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
			US [3]	UK [3][12]	Other [13]
	US release	UK release
1968	Smash Hits[26][lower-alpha 10]		6	4	[lower-alpha 11]	US: 2× Multi Platinum[15] UK: Silver[16]
	Released: July 30, 1969[27] Label: Reprise (MS-2025)	Released: April 12, 1968[28] Label: Track (613004)
	Electric Jimi Hendrix[29][lower-alpha 12]		—	—	—
	Not released	Released: 1968 Label: Track (2856 002)
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Singles

Year	Single details	Peak chart positions			Album
		US [3]	UK [3][12]	Other [13]
1966	"Hey Joe" / "Stone Free"[30] Released: December 16, 1966 (UK) Label: Polydor (56139)	—	6	[lower-alpha 13]	Are You Experienced (expanded CD editions with both UK and US tracks)
1967	"Purple Haze" / "51st Anniversary"[30] Released: March 17, 1967 (UK) Label: Track (604001)	—	3	[lower-alpha 14]
	"Hey Joe" / "51st Anniversary"[31] Released: May 1, 1967 (US) Label: Reprise (0572)	—	—	—
	"The Wind Cries Mary" / "Highway Chile"[30] Released: May 5, 1967 (UK) Label: Track (604004)	—	6	[lower-alpha 15]
	"Purple Haze" / "The Wind Cries Mary"[31] Released: June 19, 1967 (US) Label: Reprise (0597)	65	—	—
	"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" / "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice"[32] Released: August 19, 1967 (UK) Label: Track (604007)	—	18	[lower-alpha 16]	Smash Hits (UK), Electric Ladyland [lower-alpha 17]
	"Foxy Lady" / "Hey Joe"[33] Released: December 13, 1967[34] (US) Label: Reprise (0641)	67	—	—	Are You Experienced
1968	"Up from the Skies" / "One Rainy Wish"[33] Released: February 26, 1968 (US) Label: Reprise (0665)	82	—	—	Axis: Bold as Love
	"All Along the Watchtower" / "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"[33] Released: September 2, 1968 (US) Label: Reprise (0767)	20	—	—	Electric Ladyland
	"All Along the Watchtower" / "Long Hot Summer Night"[35] Released: October 18, 1968 (UK) Label: Track (604025)	—	5	[lower-alpha 18]
	"Crosstown Traffic" / "Gypsy Eyes"[35] Released: November 18, 1968 (US), April 4, 1969 (UK) Label: Reprise (0792), Track (604029)	52	37	[lower-alpha 19]
1969	"Stone Free" / "If 6 Was 9"[36] Released: September 15, 1969 (US) Label: Reprise (0853)	130[lower-alpha 20]	—	—	Smash Hits (US)
	"Let Me Light Your Fire" / "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"[36] Released: November 14, 1969 (UK) Label: Track (604033)	—	—	—	Smash Hits (UK)
1970	"Stepping Stone" / "Izabella"[36] as Hendrix Band of Gypsys Released: April 13, 1970 (US) Label: Reprise (0905)	—	—	—	Kiss the Sky, Voodoo Child [lower-alpha 21]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Hendrix as an accompanist

Albums as sideman

Year	Artist	Title	Songs (guitar, except where noted)	Peak chart positions
				US	UK
1965	Don Covay & the Goodtimers	Mercy! Released: January 1965 (US) Label: Atlantic (8104)	"Mercy, Mercy", "Can't Stay Away"	—	—
1967	Curtis Knight	Get That Feeling[38] Released: December 1967 (US), December 30, 1967 (UK) Label: Capitol (ST-2856), London (SH 8349)	All eight songs	75[38]	39[12]
1968	McGough & McGear	McGough & McGear[39] Released: April 1968 (UK) Label: Parlophone (PCS 7047)	"So Much", "Ex Art Student"	—	—
	Curtis Knight	Flashing/Jimi Hendrix Plays Curtis Knight Sings[38] Released: December 1968 (US) Label: Capitol (ST-2894)	All nine songs	—	—
	Curtis Knight	The Great Jimi Hendrix in New York[40] Released: December 1968 (NL) Label: London (379 008 XNU)	All songs except "My Heart Is Higher"	—	—
1969	Eire Apparent	Sunrise[41] Released: May 1969 (UK), 1969 (US) Label: Buddah (203 021), Buddah (BDS 5031)	"The Clown", "Mr. Guy Fawkes", "Someone Is Sure To (Want You)", "Morning Glory", "Magic Carpet", "Captive in the Sun"	—	—
	King Curtis	Instant Groove Released: June 1969 (US) Label: Atco (SD 33-293)	"Instant Groove"	160[lower-alpha 22]	—
	Fat Mattress	Fat Mattress[39] Released: August 15, 1969 (UK), August 1969 (US) Label: Polydor (583 056), Atco (SD 33-309)	"How Can I Live" (percussion)	134[43]	—
1970	Timothy Leary	You Can Be Anyone This Time Around[44] Released: April 1970 (US) Label: Douglas (1)	"Live and Let Live" (bass)	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles as sideman

Year	Artist	Title	Peak chart positions		Posthumous Hendrix album
			US R&B	US
1964	The Isley Brothers	"Testify, Part I" / "Testify, Part II"[45] Released: June 1964 (US) Label: T-Neck (45-501)	—	—	West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
	Don Covay & the Goodtimers	"Mercy, Mercy" / "Can't Stay Away"[46] Released: August 1964 (US) Label: Rosemart (45-801)	—	35[47]
1965	Frank Howard & the Commanders	"I'm So Glad" / (not on B-side)[48] Released: 1965 (US) Label: Barry (1008)	—	—
	Rosa Lee Brooks	"My Diary" / "Utee"[49] Released: June 1965 (US) Label: Revis (1013)	—	—
	The Isley Brothers	"Move Over and Let Me Dance" / "Have You Ever Been Disappointed"[50] Released: September 1965 (US) Label: Atlantic (45-2303)	—	—
	Little Richard	"I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part I" / "I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part II"[51] Released: October 1, 1965 (US) Label: Vee-Jay (VJ-698)	12[52]	92[52]
	Little Richard	"Dancing All Around the World"[lower-alpha 23] / "What You've Got" ("I Don't Know...")[55] Released: October 1, 1965 (US) Label: Vee-Jay (VJ-698)[lower-alpha 24]	—	—
1966	Ray Sharpe with the King Curtis Orchestra	"Help Me (Get the Feeling), Part I" / "Help Me (Get the Feeling), Part II"[57] Released: Spring 1966 (US) Label: Atco (45-6402)	—	—
	Curtis Knight	"How Would You Feel" / "Welcome Home"[58] Released: April 1966 (US) Label: RSVP (1120)	—	—	You Can't Use My Name: The RSVP/PPX Sessions
	Lonnie Youngblood	"Go Go Shoes" / "Go Go Place"[59] Released: After June 1966 (US) Label: Fairmount (F-1002)	—	—	none
	Mr. Wiggles and the Wigglin' Men	"Wash My Back" / "Home Boy"[60] Released: After July 1966 (US) Label: Golden Triangle (100)	—	—
	Mr. Wiggles	"Fat Back, Part I" / "Fat Back, Part II"[60] Released: After July 1966 (US) Label: Parkway (P-104)	—	—
	The World Famous Upsetters	"K.P." / "Cabbage Greens"[50] Released: After July 1966 (US) Label: Sound of Soul (105)	—	—
	The Icemen	"(My Girl) She's a Fox" / "(I Wonder) What It Takes"[61] Released: Late 1966 (US) Label: Samar (S-111)	—	—	West Coast Seattle Boy
	Jimmy Norman	"You're Only Hurting Yourself" / "That Little Old Groovemaker"[61] Released: Late 1966 (US) Label: Samar (S-112)	—	—
	Curtis Knight and the Squires	"Hornet's Nest" / "Knock Yourself Out"[62] Released: Late 1966 (US) Label: RSVP (758)	—	—	You Can’t Use My Name
1967	Lonnie Youngblood	"Soul Food (That's a What I Like)" / "Goodbye Bessie Mae"[63] Released: 1967 (US) Label: Fairmount (F-1022)	—	—	none
	Jayne Mansfield	(not on A-side) / "Suey"[64] Released: 1967 (UK) Label: London (HL 10147)	—	—
	Curtis Knight	"You Don't Want Me" / "How Would You Feel"[65] Released: August 11 & 17, 1967 (UK) Label: London (5.620), Track (604 009)	—	—	You Can’t Use My Name
	Curtis Knight	"Hush Now" / "Flashing"[66] Released: October 10, 1967 (UK) Label: London (HL 10160)	—	—	none
1968	Billy Lamont	"Sweet Thang" / "Please Don't Leave"[67] Released: 1968 (US) Label: 20th Century Fox Records (6707)	—	—	West Coast Seattle Boy
1969	Curtis Knight	"Day Tripper" / "Love, Love" Released: 1969 (NL) Label: London (FLX 3224)	—	—	none
	Eire Apparent	"Rock 'n' Roll Band" / "Yes I Need Someone"[41] Released: March 21, 1969 (UK), 1969 (US) Label: Buddah (201039), Buddah (2011-117)	—	—
	King Curtis	"Instant Groove" / (not on B-side)[67] Released: 1969 (US) Label: Atco (6680)	35[68]	127[68]	West Coast Seattle Boy
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

See also

• Jimi Hendrix videography

Notes

Footnotes

1. The original British and American Are You Experienced LPs have different track listings.
2. Are You Experienced: US R&B #10, Belgium (NL) #72, France #129, Germany #17, Norway #3, Sweden #53
3. Axis: Bold as Love: US R&B #6, Germany #21, Norway #12
4. Electric Ladyland: US R&B #5, Belgium (FR) #75, Belgium (NL) #85, Canada #1, France #96, Germany #12, Netherlands #75, Norway #13, Sweden #58
5. Band of Gypsys: US R&B #14, Canada #5, Germany #15, Netherlands #7, Norway #9
6. Hendrix contributes a medley of "The Star Spangled Banner", "Purple Haze", and an instrumental ("Villanova Junction") to the Woodstock soundtrack; the rest is by various artists.
7. Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Canada #1
8. Half (one LP side) of the Monterey album features the Experience and the other Otis Redding.
9. Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival: US R&B #15, Germany #9
10. The original British and American Smash Hits LPs have different track listings.
11. Smash Hits: US R&B #22, Canada #3, Germany #19, Norway #9
12. Electric Jimi Hendrix, a single LP version of Electric Ladyland, was released in the UK only and immediately withdrawn.
13. "Hey Joe": France #155, Germany #21, Netherlands #8, Norway #10
14. "Purple Haze": Austria #7, Germany #17, Netherlands #11, Norway #7
15. "The Wind Cries Mary": Austria #18, Germany #35, Netherlands #6
16. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp": Germany #27, Netherlands #20
17. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" was initially a non-album single before being included on the UK Smash Hits and Electric Ladyland.
18. "All Along the Watchtower": Austria #17, Canada #16, Germany #21, Netherlands #9
19. "Crosstown Traffic": Canada #64, Germany #34, Netherlands #48
20. "Stone Free": #130 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. ^[37]
21. Band of Gypsys' version of "Stepping Stone" was initially released as a non-album single before being included on Kiss the Sky and Voodoo Child; with Mitch Mitchell drum and other overdubs appeared on War Heroes and First Rays of the New Rising Sun; with Bruce Gary drum overdubs on Voodoo Soup.
22. Instant Groove also reached #40 on the Billboard R&B chart.^[42]
23. "Dancing All Around the World" is also known as "Dancin' All Over the World" ^[53] and "Dance A Go Go" ^[54]
24. "Dancing All Around the World" (with the title "Dance A Go Go") was apparently released on a Vee-Jay promo single as the B-side to an edited "I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me" (titled "What You've Got"), but with the same catalogue number as the "I Don't Know..." single; it later appeared on Little Richard albums).^[56]

Citations

1. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 22, 247.
2. Shadwick 2003, p. 253.
3. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, Appendix 1: Music, Sweet Music: The Discography, pp. 523–621.
4. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 535–536.
5. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 537.
6. Shadwick 2003, p. 254.
7. "Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix announce an exclusive licensing partnership for legendary Jimi Hendrix catalog". JimiHendrix.com (official website). Experience Hendrix. August 28, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
8. Unterberger, Richie. "Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced? – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
9. McDermott & Kramer 1992, pp. 348–350.
10. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 80.
11. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 569–585.
12. "Jimi Hendrix – Albums". Official Charts. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
13. Other charts:
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14. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 526–528.
15. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
16. "BPI Certified Awards – Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
17. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 61.
18. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 529–530.
19. Experience Hendrix, January 15, 1968.
20. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 531–533.
21. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 117.
22. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 205.
23. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 212.
24. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 538.
25. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 245.
26. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 531, 534.
27. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 168–169.
28. Experience Hendrix, April 12, 1968.
29. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 533.
30. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 526.
31. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 528.
32. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 528–529.
33. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 531.
34. McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 81.
35. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 534.
36. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 535.
37. Whitburn 2008, p. 176.
38. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 578.
39. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 586.
40. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 579.
41. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 587.
42. "King Curtis – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
43. "Fat Mattress – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
44. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 588.
45. Robey & Schreiber 2010, pp. 201–202.
46. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 201.
47. Whitburn 1988, p. 102.
48. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 200.
49. Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 202–203.
50. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 205.
51. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 203.
52. Whitburn 1988, p. 260.
53. Shadwick 2003, p. 56.
54. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 575.
55. Roby & Shreiber 2010, p. 203.
56. "Discography – Confirmed: Little Richard". EarlyHendrix.com. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
57. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 208.
58. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 206.
59. Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 211–212.
60. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 204.
61. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 213.
62. Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 210–211.
63. Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 212.
64. Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 208–209.
65. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 577.
66. Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, pp. 577–578.
67. McDermott 2010, p. 11.
68. Whitburn 1988, p. 237.

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