Any decent Jimmi Hendrix recordings?

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Originally Posted by rasmushorn 

I have heard a few Jimmi Hendrix live recordings but most of them sounds like crap. Can you help me find just one decent recording? - it might also be a studio recording which sounds great.

Thanks.

The problem with his studio work is the limitations of the source material. The best versions of his Jimi Hendrix Experience studio albums to my ears are the 2010 Legacy vinyl releases.

Check out the 2010 release "Valleys of Neptune"

I have both CD and 180grm vinyl editions and the recording, mastering and playing are all incredible.

Drew

Band of Gypsys

You might want to check out http://www.me.umn.edu/~kgeisler/jimi.html , the most comprehensive Jimi Hendrix site on the internet.

I second Valleys of Neptune. The best recorded by far. Unfortunately not the best of his work, but still good. 

In addition to Band of Gypsys, you could listen to Electric Ladyland which although "studio" has a lot of "live studio" in it.  The Experience boxed set that came out a few years ago has a lot of good live cuts.  And finally his "Blues" album, which is very fine regardless of which venue frames any given song.

- Ed

It is very frustrating listening to Hendrix for exactly this reason. You might also consider trying the Stevie Ray Vaughan versions of some of his songs, as they are equally incredible, but much better recorded.  Other than that, the albums that have already been suggested is about as good as I can suggest as well.

He only authorized one live recording, Band Of Gypsies, so yeah that's really the only properly recorded one. What's wrong with his studio work, do you think it was badly recorded?

The recordings aren't bad but are poorly handled by the labels.  IMHO, the best mastered studio albums are the Ultimate Experience Box set that MCA released in 1992.

Previous releases were hurridly put out to cash in on new formats (tape and CD).  Subsequent releases have clipping and other audio problems.  I have Ultimate and I love it.  It's not perfect (channel switching on EXP isn't as smooth as I would like) but I haven't heard anything better.