Jimi Hendrix – Axis Bold As Love (1967)

Well, what can you say really.  He literally exploded on the scene in late 1966; we were all blown away by his guitar pyrotechnics, but also his voice and looks – he was perfect for the Summer of Love.  He released 2 albums in that year – I think this may have been his second, but I am not sure.  Anyway, it is quite devastatingly good, but in the way of much of 1967 music it has dated quite quickly.  I don’t play Jimi that often, but when I do I am immediately transported back to those heady idealistic hippy days.  Best tracks on this one are ‘Castles Made of Sand’, ‘If Six Was Nine’ and ‘Spanish Castle Magic’.  Such a shame that he died in 1971 after just three albums; we will never know just how his music might have developed…