jimi hendrix best recording

[ssgp2]

I'm looking for suggestion on the best recordings from Jimi.

Preferably , CD's containing most of his hits.

 

Thanks

 

[AlainGr]

Hi,

 

I think that you should get almost (I can't say all, because he has done so much), but I bought that CD after the LP (I had a long time ago)...

 

But beware... There are so many "Greatest Hits", "Encore of Greatest Hits" and "Gold hits" nowadays that it semms endless, but in the end it is mostly the same, with a different order of presentation, remastered without adding much... The best I could suggest is for you to go on Amazon.com and check the different mp3s that could allow you at least to hear what's on a CD ?

 

Regards,

 

Alain

[crisnee]

Either one of the hits cds that Alain mentioned, or Electric Ladyland, which I like the best of his basic cds. I think the "Ultimate Experience" is a good hits cd if I remember correctly. A good place to check out stuff like this is on www.allmusic.com. They have reviews of pretty much all well known albums plus many others and they have good discographies and bio info. You won't believe how many albums they have listed under compilations.

 

-Chris

[ssgp2]

Thanks guys!

[firedog]

Get the later remasters-done with Hendrix family approval after they got control of the material - those are the good sounding ones.

 

"Are you Experienced" remaster from 1997 - sounds great, and has bonus tracks - tracks that were on the British version of the Album and not on the original American one. (The American and British versions each had several songs that were on one version and not on the other in the original 60's release).

 

Electric Ladyland. Most of the stuff here is genius. Just one or two clunkers on a (at the time) double album.