Smash Hits

Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Label: Experience Hendrix
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 008811298425
EAN: 0008811298425
ASIN: B00006GA4N

Release Date: 2002-08-20

Smash Hits

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Tracks:

Purple Haze
Fire
The Wind Cries Mary
Can You See Me
Hey Joe
All Along the Watchtower
Stone Free
Crosstown Traffic
Manic Depression
Remember
Red House
Foxey Lady

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Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
Band of Gypsys
Axis: Bold As Love
Are You Experienced
Electric Ladyland

Customer Reviews:

Smash Hits?.......2006-10-07

God...if you're going to make a compilation album, you should do it right. Because tweleve songs just is not going to cut it. Sure, the material that's here is great: all instant classics. But what about what isn't there? I don't understand what prompted the makers of this album to exclude "Voodoo Child", "Little Wing", or "Are You Experienced?". Sure, it's still a nice listen, but it was nonetheless thrown together in a very haphazard way.

If you want a great Hendrix compilation, purchase the Experience Hendrix album. Sure, there are even omissions there, but it's the best one will get. But if I were you, I'd buy the albums. Each one is a classic, and even the less famous cuts will make you begging for more.

Great Cd but..........2006-07-20

There are plenty of things about this cd that are good. The songs, and the sound quality come to mind. This cd contains classic songs by Jimi Hendricks such as "Hey Joe" "Foxy Lady" and "All Along the Watch Tower." The sound quality of this cd is great, and it's obvious that the people who remastered it did a good job. Despite all of this, I do have some cons dealing with this cd.
To start off, this cd was released in 1969. During that time, Jimi Hendricks was still recording, and that was the year he went to Woodstock and gave one of his best-known performances. Secondly, most of the songs on this cd are on the remastered version of "Are You Experienced?" or were on the original lp. The ones that are on the original lp are: "Manic Depression," "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," "The Wind Cries Mary," "Fire," and "Foxy Lady." Others such as "Stone Free," "Remember," "Can You See Me," and "Red House" aare bonus tracks that weren't on the original lp, but are on the remastered version. That covers ten out of twelve songs on this cd. The other two are "All Along the Watch tower" and "Crosstown Traffic" are on his album Electric Ladyland. There are no songs on this cd from Axes Bold As Love such as "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)." Because of all of this, the cd doesn't provide a thorough overview of his career. That's because it was recorded while he was still alive, and it doesn't contain any songs from his Axes: Bold As Love album. Instead of buying this, buy Experience Hendricks instead. It contains some of the same songs as this cd does.

Superb Remaster of Classic Original LP Compilation.......2006-07-08

Please ignore the rantings of so many like "why another compilation" and "it's too short" -
This is simply a straight reissue of the great 12-song LP that was in every record store in America for 20 years after it's 1969 release, introducing millions to Jimi's music.
This was THE Hendrix collection while he was still alive.
If you didn't hold the records in your hands back then, and cherish the 30-40 minute LP format, you can't understand.
You're too young, you don't get it, and you shouldn't be reviewing music that was made before you were born.
**Only 2 Hendrix albums have gone Double-Platinum in sales :
Are You Experienced? and SMASH HITS.

Smash Hits - Remember - a concise collection.......2006-06-01

There has been the Ultimate Experience, Experience Hendrix, Voodoo Child - The Jimi Hendrix Collection. Now Smash Hits.

Why a fourth GH package (if one doesn't count the 4-Cd box set)? EH has been faithfully releasing the catalog with restored artwork. Are You Experienced?, Axis Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland, and Band of Gypsys were released. All but one (AYE) had no bonus tracks. None! This was the only GH to be released during Jimi's lifetime. It deserves to be released.

Experience Hendrix features a better overview and deeper selection, but it covers merely what is found on the three albums and the fourth recreated album First Rays... plus Star Spangled Banner from Woodstock, so if one has all those albums Experience Hendrix would be superfluous. Experience Hendrix gives far more, yet one can still find several key cuts missing.

This is a worthy addition to the remastered catalog. It's conciseness works in its favor. Original tapes for the most part are used (Eddie Kramer said they found 85% of them). My only complaint is that like all the EH releases, they are mastered hot!

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