Funky Discography If you have read this far and you are a "hendrix purist", you will hate this discography. If however you have an open mind about Jimi Hendrix and his music, I think that you will appreciate it. There are many "complete" discography’s of Jimi Hendrix available on the internet, just go to your favorite search engine and you will find dozens of Jimi Hendrix web sites which will have all the detail you seek. In addition to the listing here there are several other detailed Hendrix album reviews here on the web site.... JIMI HENDRIX: LIVE AT THE FILMORE The Very First FUNK Record - "Testify pt's 1&2" - Isley Bros/w Jimi Hendrx? First Rays Of The New Rising Sun (the missing Hendrix album)...click here to check out the review !! The first part of this discography are the key albums which you can actually hear Jimi Hendrix making the transition from a “rock star” to a funkateer. "Band of Gypsies" 1&2 is the live recording of Billy, Jimi & Buddy playing at the Filmore East on New Year’s Eve, 1969. "Band of Gypsies 1" is a must have. The song "Who Knows" is a song which should have been a hit record. Machine Gun" is a great example of Jimi's power as a guitarist and is also a powerful political statement. "Cry Of Love" and "Rainbow Bridge" are two albums that Jimi recorded before his death and were released after he died. His intention was to release them both as part of a double album. "Rainbow Bridge" is probably my favorite Hendrix album. Unfortunately I don’t have any .wav files for Dolly Dagger or Pali Gap”, my two favorite songs on the album. If you have .wav files for either one.....I’ll take them & post them here so anyone reading this page can hear how badd those two songs are !!! "Doriella Du Fontaine" is an interesting EP, pick it up if you can. It features Jimi (playing guitar and bass), with Buddy Miles on drums. "Lightning Rod", who at that time was a member of the Last Poets, sings/raps on top of the playing of Jimi and Buddy. Some consider it the first "hip hop" recording !!! "Crash Landing" is an album hated by "hendrix purists" because of the controversial work done by producer Allen Douglas. Since Jimi was no longer around to supervise, Douglas made the bold move of “substituting” other musicians to play behind Jimi on several "incomplete" songs which appear on the album. The result is "hard core blues-FUNK" that would fit right in with say WAR or Johnny “Guitar” Watson. When this album was first released ity was an absolute shock to Jimi’s rock fans because it is so "black oriented", which is the real reason in my opinion they hate the album so much. I have also included the albums which made Jimi a "rock star". Despite what some of you may be thinking at this point, I like them as well. But they are very different from the first set. If you are a Hendrix fan you probably already own them all. If you are new to Jimi I would recommend starting with "Smash Hits" which is really sort of like a "greatest hits package" of all of the other "rock albums". Jimi Hendrix as a Funkateer Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: BAND OF GYPSYS Label: CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. We Gotta Live Together .wav file 500 K Who Knows ? .wav file 50 K Changes Machine Gun Message Of Love Power To Love Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: BAND OF GYPSYS 2 Label: CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. Voodoo Chile (slight return) Foxey Lady Hear My Train A Comin' Ezy Ryder Stone Free Stop Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: RAINBOW BRIDGE Label: REPRISE RECORDS Dolly Dagger Earth Blues Pali Gap Room Full Of Mirrors Star Spangled Banner Look Over Yonder Hear My Train A Comin Hey Baby Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: CRASH LANDING Label: REPRISE RECORDS Power Of Soul Captain Coconut Come Down hard On Me Crash Landing Message To Love Peace In Mississippi Somewhere Over The Rainbow Stone Free Again Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: THE CRY OF LOVE Label: REPRISE RECORDS Straight Ahead Drifting Ezy Ryder Freedom .wav file 29 K Angel In From The Storm Astro Man My Friend Night Bird Flying Belly Button Window Artist/Group: LIGHTNIN' ROD Album Name: DORIELLA DU FONTAINE Label: CELLULOID RECORDS Doriella Du Fontaine .wav file 500 K Jimi as a Rocker Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI Album Name: SMASH HITS Label: REPRISE RECORDS The Wind Cries Mary Can You See Me All Along The Watchtower .wav file 500 K Hey Joe 51st Anniversary Highway Chile Crosstown Traffic Fire Foxey Lady Manic Depression Purple Haze Red House Remember Stone Free Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI, EXPERIENCE Album Name: ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Release Date: 11/24/86 Label: REPRISE RECORDS Third Stone From The Sun The Wind Cries Mary Are You Experienced? Fire Foxey Lady Hey, Joe I Don't Live Today Love Or Confusion Manic Depression May This Be Love Purple Haze Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI, EXPERIENCE Album Name: AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Release Date: 6/30/87 Label: REPRISE RECORDS Bold As Love Up From The Skies Wait Until Tomorrow You Got Me Floatin' Castles Made Of Sand Ain't No Telling EXP If 6 Was 9 Little Miss Lover Little Wing One Rainy Wish She's So Fine Spanish Castle Magic Artist/Group: HENDRIX, JIMI, EXPERIENCE Album Name: ELECTRIC LADYLAND Label: REPRISE RECORDS Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Burning Of The Midnight Lamp All Along The Watchtower 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away Come On (pt. 1) Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) Crosstown Traffic Voodoo Chile And The Gods Made Love Gypsy Eyes House Burning Down Little Miss Strange Long Hot Summer Night Rainy Day, Dream Away Still Raining, Still Dreaming < Click here to enter your suggestions and feedback Back to P*FUNK REVIEW