The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 album ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ is expanded, explored, remastered and remixed for new 4CD+blu-ray and 5LP+blu-ray box sets. Additionally the boxes include 40 alternative versions, unreleased studio takes, demos, live tracks and television appearances, 28 of which are previously unreleased. These are spread over two CDs or three vinyl LPs.
Finally, Kramer and engineer Chandler Harrod recently created a brand new immersive Dolby Atmos mixes of the entire 13 song album, which features on the blu-ray that comes with both versions of the “Axis Bold As Love” box set. Produced by Janie Hendrix, original Experience recording engineer Eddie Kramer, and John McDermott, “Bold As Love” includes stereo and mono mixes of “Axis: Bold As Love”, remastered from the original mixes created by Hendrix, Chas Chandler and Eddie Kramer. Kramer and engineer Chandler Harrod have also created a Dolby Atmos mix of the album.
Released barely six months after the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s May 1967 debut “Are You Experienced”, the band’s second album, “Axis: Bold as Love”, showcased more sophisticated song writing and musical performances on tracks such as “Little Wing” and “Castles Made of Sand.”
“As everybody suspects, following up a great first album, it’s always difficult to make a second one,” ZZ Top legend Billy F. Gibbons says. “And yet, I got to say, “Axis: Bold as Love” coming down the line, treated the fans and friends and followers to some of the best stuff that Jimi did throughout [his] career.”
The trove of previously unreleased tracks includes alternate takes recorded at London’s Olympic and Regent Studios, as well as performances from Top Of The Pops and Dee Time, Dutch TV programme Hoepla, and eight songs from a September 1967 concert in Stockholm.
The cover art incorporates a drawing done by Jimi when he was five years old. “I thought it was perfect for this project,” says Janie Hendrix. “It’s a colourful dragon that depicts exactly what the song ‘Bold As Love’ is talking about – the empowerment of each colour of the rainbow. I don’t believe there could be a better reflection of the message in the song.”
On November 7th, Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings will release the 5-LP/4-CD + Blu-ray boxset containing The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s landmark 1967 album “Axis: Bold As Love” in stereo, mono and Atmos formats, along with 40 bonus studio and live tracks, 28 of which are previously unreleased.
Listen to one of those previously unreleased tracks, “Stone Free / Up From The Skies (Demo)”
The Jimi Hendrix ‘Bold As Love’ box set offers a premium collector experience in a 4CD + Blu-ray package. Each set features 27 previously unreleased recordings from 1967, including demos and alternate takes, as well as television and radio performances. This deluxe edition includes the stereo and mono mixes for the ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ album, all newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original flat master tapes. Both stereo and mono mixes are included in high-resolution 24bit/96kHz audio, as well as a newly created, immersive Dolby Atmos mix by Eddie Kramer and Chandler Harrod. A 36-page booklet rounds out the offering, filled with rare photos, detailed liner notes, and track-by-track insights. This release is ideal for Hendrix fans looking for a definitive archival edition of one of Hendrix’s most iconic albums.
“Axis: Bold As Love” will be released on 7th November 2025 via Sony’s Legacy Recordings division.
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