Just Ask the Axis
Welcome to Just Ask the Axis, a searchable database of Jimi Hendrix gigs, interviews and jams that are known to have taken place, along with details of known set lists and audio recordings.
Site concept and design by
Paul Wilkinson, May 1998. Modernized by
boostchicken, 2024.
Thanks go to
Jon Price who provided the initial set-list & recording details, Saville & Maple Leaf reviews, and interview transcripts.
Thanks also to the late, great Chris Dixon for providing copies of his " 30th Anniversary Series" reviews, and
Mark Jepson for transcribing the words in " ..And now for our next song" .
Key to quality ratingsE+ EXCELLENT + Master quality
E EXCELLENT CD quality
VG+ VERY GOOD + Vinyl. Very slight noise or distortion.
VG VERY GOOD Generally very good but not professional quality.
G+ GOOD + All instruments audible but with some distortion.
G GOOD All instruments audible but with excessive tape hiss, compressed sound or distortion.
R REASONABLE Usually an audience recording with good instrument balance but sound quality below average.
F FAIR Audience recording, poor balance with at least one instrument, bad distortion.
P POOR Only the main instrument clearly audible. Very distorted with bad hall ambience.
A ABYSMAL Virtually inaudible.
LinksJimi Hendrix LifelinesBen Valkhoff's Lifelines site.
The Jimi Hendrix Record GuidePurple Jim's comprehensive discography, lots of information and an alphabetical song index.
Jimpress TowersThe home of
JimPress magazine and the invaluable reference
From the Benjamin Franklin Studios.
Jimi Pass It OnA Yahoo group dedicated to trading Jimi's music - no pirates or bootlegs, just the best from collectors' trading circles.
also see...
Jimi Pass It On 2Univibes
The International Jimi Hendrix Magazine.Site includes in depth write-ups of over a dozen shows.
Early HendrixNiko Bauer & Doug Bells's site with information about the pre-fame career of Jimi Hendrix.
Mitch MitchellSite by Olve Strelow.