Smash Hits is a compilation album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Track Records first issued it on April 12, 1968, in the UK and included all four of the group’s singles (both A and B sides) released up to that time, plus four additional songs from the UK edition of Are You Experienced. Reprise Records did not issue the album in the US until July 30, 1969, with some different tracks. It included two songs from Electric Ladyland and three tracks from the UK edition of Are You Experienced, which were previously unreleased in the US (including a stereo version of “Red House” from a different take than the original mono album version). Smash Hits has been reissued several times on CD; however, it has been largely superseded by more recent and comprehensive compilations, such as Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix (1997). Neither the UK or US edition of Smash Hits contain any songs from Axis: Bold as Love.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Purple Haze |
| A2 | Fire |
| A3 | The Wind Cries Mary |
| A4 | Can You See Me |
| A5 | Hey Joe |
| A6 | All Along The Watchtower |
| B1 | Stone Free |
| B2 | Crosstown Traffic |
| B3 | Manic Depression |
| B4 | Remember |
| B5 | Red House |
| B6 | Foxey Lady |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Hits_(The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience_album) |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Label | Experience Hendrix |
| Catalog Number | 88985303081 |
| Notes | Remastered reissue features alternate original cover artwork Inner sleeve plain white Includes a recreation of the poster included in the original LP release with Jimi, Mitch, and Noel dressed as cowboys from the Warner Brothers’ film studios in early 1969. Record Store Day 2016 release, exclusively available from independent record stores. Some have a sticker on shrink wrap that reads: “The Authorized Hendrix Family Edition. Remastered from the original 2-track master tapes. The classic original album & poster. Alternate original cover artwork. All analogue mastering by Bernie Grundman. Pressed on audiophile vinyl.” Made in the E.U. Also marketed in Canada |
| Discogs URL | The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Smash Hits |