Jimi Hendrix Discography
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970. 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. Beginning in late 1966, he recorded three best-selling studio albums and 13 singles with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. An Experience compilation album and half of a live album recorded at the Monterey Pop Festival were also issued prior to his death. 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. A studio single with the Band of Gypsys was also released.
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. Track also issued the Band of Gypsys' album, but to settle an American contract dispute, it was released by Capitol Records in the US. The Woodstock soundtrack album was issued by Atlantic Records and its subsidiary Cotillion Records in US. 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. In 2010, Sony's Legacy Recordings became the exclusive distributor for the recordings managed by Experience Hendrix, a family company. His original albums have been reissued, sometimes with new album art, mixes, and bonus material.
Hendrix's work as an accompanist appears on several different labels. After he became popular, Hendrix contributed to recordings by several different artists. 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. After his death, many more such albums appeared.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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| 1967 | Are You Experienced | 5 | 2 | |||
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| Axis: Bold as Love | 3 | 5 |
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| 1968 | Electric Ladyland | 1 | 6 |
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Live albums
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| 1970 | Band of Gypsys | 5 | 6 |
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| Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More | 1 | 35 |
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| Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival | 16 | — |
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| "—" 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) | ||||
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| 1968 | Smash Hits | 6 | 4 | ||||
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| Electric Jimi Hendrix | — | — | — | ||||
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Single details | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| 1966 | "Hey Joe" / "Stone Free"
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— | 6 | Are You Experienced (expanded CD editions with both UK and US tracks) | |||
| 1967 | "Purple Haze" / "51st Anniversary"
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— | 3 | ||||
"Hey Joe" / "51st Anniversary"
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— | — | — | ||||
"The Wind Cries Mary" / "Highway Chile"
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— | 6 | |||||
"Purple Haze" / "The Wind Cries Mary"
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65 | — | — | ||||
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" / "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice"
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— | 18 | Smash Hits (UK), Electric Ladyland | ||||
"Foxy Lady" / "Hey Joe"
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67 | — | Are You Experienced | ||||
| 1968 | "Up from the Skies" / "One Rainy Wish"
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82 | — | — | Axis: Bold as Love | ||
"All Along the Watchtower" / "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
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20 | — | — | Electric Ladyland | |||
"All Along the Watchtower" / "Long Hot Summer Night"
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— | 5 | |||||
"Crosstown Traffic" / "Gypsy Eyes"
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52 | 37 | |||||
| 1969 | "Stone Free" / "If 6 Was 9"
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— | — | — | Smash Hits (US) | ||
"Let Me Light Your Fire" / "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
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— | — | — | Smash Hits (UK) | |||
| 1970 | "Stepping Stone" / "Izabella" as Hendrix Band of Gypsys
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— | — | — | Kiss the Sky, Voodoo Child | ||
| "—" 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) |
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| 1965 | Don Covay & the Goodtimers | Mercy!
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"Mercy, Mercy", "Can't Stay Away" | — | — |
| 1967 | Curtis Knight | Get That Feeling
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All eight songs | 75 | 39 |
| 1968 | McGough & McGear | McGough & McGear
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"So Much", "Ex Art Student" | — | — |
| Curtis Knight | Flashing/Jimi Hendrix Plays Curtis Knight Sings
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All nine songs | — | — | |
| Curtis Knight | The Great Jimi Hendrix in New York
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All songs except "My Heart Is Higher" | — | — | |
| 1969 | Eire Apparent | Sunrise
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"Yes I Need Someone", "The Clown", "Captive in the Sun", "Mr. Guy Fawkes","Someone Is Sure To (Want You)", "Morning Glory", "Magic Carpet", "Let Me Stay" | — | — |
| King Curtis | Instant Groove
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"Instant Groove" | 127 | — | |
| Fat Mattress | Fat Mattress
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"How Can I Live" (percussion) | 134 | — | |
| 1970 | Timothy Leary | You Can Be Anyone This Time Around
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"Live and Let Live" (bass) | — | — |
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Singles as sideman
| Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Posthumous Hendrix album | |
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| US R&B | US | ||||
| 1964 | The Isley Brothers | "Testify, Part I" / "Testify, Part II"
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— | — | West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology |
| Don Covay & the Goodtimers | "Mercy, Mercy" / "Can't Stay Away"
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— | 35 | ||
| 1965 | Frank Howard & the Commanders | "I'm So Glad" / (not on B-side)
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| Rosa Lee Brooks | "My Diary" / "Utee"
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| The Isley Brothers | "Move Over and Let Me Dance" / "Have You Ever Been Disappointed"
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| 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"
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12 | 92 | ||
| Little Richard | "Dancing All Around the World" / "What You've Got" ("I Don't Know...")
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| 1966 | Ray Sharpe with the King Curtis Orchestra | "Help Me (Get the Feeling), Part I" / "Help Me (Get the Feeling), Part II"
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| Curtis Knight | "How Would You Feel" / "Welcome Home"
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— | — | You Can't Use My Name: The RSVP/PPX Sessions | |
| Lonnie Youngblood | "Go Go Shoes" / "Go Go Place"
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— | — | none | |
| The Icemen | "(My Girl) She's a Fox" / "(I Wonder) What It Takes"
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— | — | West Coast Seattle Boy | |
| Jimmy Norman | "You're Only Hurting Yourself" / "That Little Old Groovemaker"
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| Curtis Knight and the Squires | "Hornet's Nest" / "Knock Yourself Out"
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— | — | You Can't Use My Name | |
| 1967 | Lonnie Youngblood | "Soul Food (That's a What I Like)" / "Goodbye Bessie Mae"
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— | — | none |
| Jayne Mansfield | (not on A-side) / "Suey"
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| Curtis Knight | "You Don't Want Me" / "How Would You Feel"
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— | — | You Can't Use My Name | |
| Curtis Knight | "Hush Now" / "Flashing"
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— | — | none | |
| 1968 | Billy Lamont | "Sweet Thang" / "Please Don't Leave"
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— | — | West Coast Seattle Boy |
| 1969 | Curtis Knight | "Day Tripper" / "Love, Love"
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— | — | none |
| Eire Apparent | "Rock 'n' Roll Band" / "Yes I Need Someone"
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| King Curtis | "Instant Groove" / (not on B-side)
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35 | 127 | West Coast Seattle Boy | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
See also
Notes
Footnotes
- ^ The original British and American Are You Experienced LPs have different track listings.
- ^ Are You Experienced: US R&B No. 10, Canada No. 15, Germany No. 17, Norway No. 3
- ^ Axis: Bold as Love: US R&B No. 6, Germany No. 21, Norway No. 12
- ^ Electric Ladyland: US R&B No. 5, Canada No. 1, Germany No. 12, Norway No. 13
- ^ Band of Gypsys: US R&B No. 14, Australia No. 4, Canada No. 5, Germany No. 15, Netherlands No. 7, Norway No. 9
- ^ 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.
- ^ Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Canada No. 1
- ^ Half (one LP side) of the Monterey album features the Experience and the other Otis Redding.
- ^ Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival: US R&B No. 15, Germany No. 9
- ^ The original British and American Smash Hits LPs have different track listings.
- ^ Smash Hits: US R&B No. 22, Canada No. 3, Germany No. 19, Norway No. 11
- ^ Electric Jimi Hendrix, a single LP version of Electric Ladyland, was released in the UK only and immediately withdrawn.
- ^ "Hey Joe": Australia No. 40, Germany No. 21, Netherlands No. 8, Norway No. 10
- ^ "Purple Haze": Germany No. 17, Netherlands No. 11, Norway No. 7
- ^ "The Wind Cries Mary": Australia No. 12, Germany No. 35, Netherlands No. 6
- ^ "Burning of the Midnight Lamp": Australia No. 22, Germany No. 27, Netherlands No. 20
- ^ "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" was initially a non-album single before being included on the UK Smash Hits and Electric Ladyland.
- ^ "Foxy Lady"/"Fire": Australia No. 29
- ^ "All Along the Watchtower": Australia No. 9, Canada No. 16, Germany No. 21, Netherlands No. 9
- ^ "Crosstown Traffic": Australia No. 38, Canada No. 64, Germany No. 34, Netherlands No. 48
- ^ "Stone Free": No. 130 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Instant Groove also reached No. 37 on the Billboard R&B chart.
- ^ "Dancing All Around the World" is also known as "Dancin' All Over the World" and "Dance A Go Go"
- ^ "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.
Citations
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 22, 247.
- ^ Shadwick 2003, p. 253.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, Appendix 1: Music, Sweet Music: The Discography, pp. 523–621.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 535–536.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 537.
- ^ Shadwick 2003, p. 254.
- ^ "Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix announce an exclusive licensing partnership for legendary Jimi Hendrix catalog". jimihendrix.com (official website). August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced? – Album Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ McDermott & Kramer 1992, pp. 348–350.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 80.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 569–585.
- ^ "Jimi Hendrix". Official Charts. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Other charts (albums):
- "Chart History: Jimi Hendrix – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- "Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". GoSet. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- "RPM Weekly: Jimi Hendrix – Top Albums". RPM. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Albums". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Albums". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Albums". Norwegian Charts. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 526–528.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: Jimi Hendrix". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search: Jimi Hendrix". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 61.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 529–530.
- ^ Experience Hendrix, January 15, 1968.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 531–533.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 117.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 126.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 205.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 212.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 538.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 245.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 531, 534.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 168–169.
- ^ "April 12, 1968 Smash Hits is released in the United Kingdom (Track, 613 400)". jimihendrix.com (official website). Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 533.
- ^ Other charts (singles):
- "Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". GoSet. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- "RPM Weekly: Jimi Hendrix – Top Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Singles". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Single Top 100". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- "Jimi Hendrix: Song". Norwegian Charts. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 526.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 528.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 528–529.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 531.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 81.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 534.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 535.
- ^ Whitburn 2008, p. 176.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 578.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 586.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 579.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 587–588.
- ^ "May 12, 1969 Sunrise by Eire Apparent is released in England". jimihendrix.com (official website). Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 237.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 588.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 201–202.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 201.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 102.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 200.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 202–203.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 205.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 203.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 260.
- ^ Shadwick 2003, p. 56.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 575.
- ^ "Discography – Confirmed: Little Richard". earlyhendrix.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 208.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 206.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 211–212.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 213.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 210–211.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, p. 212.
- ^ Roby & Schreiber 2010, pp. 208–209.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 577.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, pp. 577–578.
- ^ McDermott 2010, p. 11.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 587.
References
- Experience Hendrix. "Jimi Hendrix Encyclopedia". JimiHendrix.com (official website). Experience Hendrix. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie (1992). Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight (1st ed.). New York City: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-39431-9.
- McDermott, John; Kramer, Eddie; Cox, Billy (2009). Ultimate Hendrix. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-938-1.
- McDermott, John (2010). West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (CD/DVD set booklet). Jimi Hendrix. New York City: Legacy Recordings. OCLC 762162961. 88697769272.
- Roby, Steven; Schreiber, Brad (2010). Becoming Jimi Hendrix. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81910-0.
- Shadwick, Keith (2003). Jimi Hendrix: Musician (1st ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-764-1.
- Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Cesar (1991). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy (1st US ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-05861-6.
- Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents: Across the Charts – The 1960s. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201758.
External links
- Jimi Hendrix discography at Discogs
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience discography at Discogs
