The Essential Jimi Hendrix

Infobox Album
Name = The Essential Jimi Hendrix (Vol. 1)
Type = compilation
Artist = Jimi Hendrix


Released = July 1978
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 67:49
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*Review-Christgau|C+|album=7003|

Released before The Essential Jimi Hendrix (Vol. 2) in 1978, this is a (partial) greatest hits of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, volume 2 containing the rest of the hits. This is a Double LP.

Track listing

ide one

#"Are You Experienced?" - 4:07 (Are You Experienced?)
#"Third Stone From The Sun" - 6:37 (Are You Experienced?)
#"Purple Haze" - 2:47 (Are You Experienced?)
#"Little Wing" - 2:24 ()
#"If 6 Was 9" - 5:32 ()

ide two

#"Bold As Love" - 4:08 ()
#"Little Miss Lover" - 2:20 ()
#"Castles Made Of Sand" - 2:45 ()
#"Gypsy Eyes" - 3:39 (Electric Ladyland)
#"Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" - 3:35 (Electric Ladyland)
#"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" - 5:08 (Electric Ladyland)

ide three

#"Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland)" - 2:11 (Electric Ladyland)
#"Still Raining, Still Dreaming" - 4:22 (Electric Ladyland)
#"House Burning Down" - 4:33 (Electric Ladyland)
#"All Along the Watchtower" - 4:00 (Electric Ladyland)
#"Room Full of Mirrors" - 3:16 (Rainbow Bridge)
#"Izabella" - 2:51 (War Heroes)

ide four

#"Freedom" - 3:24 (The Cry of Love)
#"Dolly Dagger" - 4:43 (Rainbow Bridge)
#"Stepping Stone" - 4:11 (War Heroes)
#"Drifting" - 3:46 (The Cry of Love)
#"Ezy Ryder" - 4:09 (The Cry of Love)

Personnel

*Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals
*Noel Redding – bass, backing vocals
*Mitch Mitchell – drums