{"product_id":"jimi-hendrix-are-you-experienced","title":"JIMI HENDRIX are you experienced Band T-shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s like sunshine dropped acid and started a band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVibrant yellow tee, totally unapologetic, with trippy purple Are You Experienced lettering swirling around a vintage photo of Jimi and his psychedelic entourage. Feels like being hugged by 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e• Day tripping without moving\u003cbr\u003e• Melting into your own playlist\u003cbr\u003e• Getting groovy at brunch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e• Officially licensed\u003cbr\u003e• 100% cotton\u003cbr\u003e• Psychedelic photo and type on retina-burning yellow\u003cbr\u003e• Feels like a hallucination you can wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare Instructions:\u003cbr\u003eMachine wash cold. Spin like a lava lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre You Experienced\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut studio album by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"The Jimi Hendrix Experience\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ethe Jimi Hendrix Experience\u003c\/a\u003e, released in May 1967. The album was an immediate critical and commercial success, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. It features \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimi_Hendrix\" title=\"Jimi Hendrix\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/a\u003e's innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing, which soon established a new direction in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychedelic_music\" title=\"Psychedelic music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epsychedelic\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_music\" title=\"Rock music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003erock\u003c\/a\u003e music as a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAfter struggling to earn a living on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhythm_and_blues\" title=\"Rhythm and blues\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eR\u0026amp;B\u003c\/a\u003e circuit as a backing guitarist, Hendrix signed a management and production contract in 1966 with former \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Animals_(band)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"The Animals (band)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAnimals\u003c\/a\u003e bassist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chas_Chandler\" title=\"Chas Chandler\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eChas Chandler\u003c\/a\u003e and ex-Animals manager \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Jeffery_(manager)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Michael Jeffery (manager)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eMichael Jeffery\u003c\/a\u003e. Chandler brought Hendrix to London and recruited members for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a band designed to showcase the guitarist's talents. In late October, after having been rejected by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Decca_Records\" title=\"Decca Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eDecca Records\u003c\/a\u003e, the Experience signed with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Track_Records\" title=\"Track Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eTrack\u003c\/a\u003e, a new label formed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Who\" title=\"The Who\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ethe Who\u003c\/a\u003e's managers \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kit_Lambert\" title=\"Kit Lambert\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eKit Lambert\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Stamp\" title=\"Chris Stamp\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eChris Stamp\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAre You Experienced\u003c\/i\u003e and its preceding singles were recorded over a five-month period from late October 1966 through early April 1967. The album was completed in 16 recording sessions at three London locations: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Lane_Lea_Studios\" title=\"De Lane Lea Studios\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eDe Lane Lea Studios\u003c\/a\u003e, CBS Studios, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympic_Studios\" title=\"Olympic Studios\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eOlympic Studios\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eReleased in the UK on May 12, 1967, \u003ci\u003eAre You Experienced\u003c\/i\u003e spent 33 weeks on the British charts, peaking at number two. The album was issued in the US on August 23 by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reprise_Records\" title=\"Reprise Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eReprise Records\u003c\/a\u003e, where it reached number five on the US \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_200\" title=\"Billboard 200\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e Top LPs\u003c\/a\u003e chart, remaining on the chart for 106 weeks, 76 of those in the Top 40. The album also spent 70 weeks on the US \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top_R%26B\/Hip-Hop_Albums\" title=\"Top R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop Albums\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e Hot R\u0026amp;B LPs\u003c\/a\u003e chart, where it peaked at number 10. The US version contained some of Hendrix's best known songs, including the Experience's first three singles, which, though omitted from the British edition of the LP, were top ten hits in the UK: \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purple_Haze\" title=\"Purple Haze\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ePurple Haze\u003c\/a\u003e\", \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hey_Joe\" title=\"Hey Joe\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eHey Joe\u003c\/a\u003e\", and \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wind_Cries_Mary\" title=\"The Wind Cries Mary\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eThe Wind Cries Mary\u003c\/a\u003e\". Hendrix was unhappy with the cover artwork for the UK edition, and solicited photographer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karl_Ferris\" title=\"Karl Ferris\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eKarl Ferris\u003c\/a\u003e to create a more \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychedelic\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Psychedelic\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epsychedelic\u003c\/a\u003e\" cover for the US release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eIn the decades since its release, \u003ci\u003eAre You Experienced\u003c\/i\u003e has continued to receive acclaim. It was voted number 63 in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colin_Larkin\" title=\"Colin Larkin\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eColin Larkin\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Time_Top_1000_Albums\" title=\"All Time Top 1000 Albums\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAll Time Top 1000 Albums\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in 2000.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Larkin_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Are_You_Experienced#cite_note-Larkin-1\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone\" title=\"Rolling Stone\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e ranked \u003ci\u003eAre You Experienced\u003c\/i\u003e 30th on its 2020 list of the \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time\" title=\"Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u003c\/a\u003e\". In 2010, the magazine placed four songs from the US version of the album on their list of the \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time\" title=\"Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e500 Greatest Songs of All Time\u003c\/a\u003e\": \"Purple Haze\" (17), \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foxy_Lady\" title=\"Foxy Lady\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eFoxy Lady\u003c\/a\u003e\" (153), \"Hey Joe\" (201), and \"The Wind Cries Mary\" (379). In 2005, the album was one of 50 recordings chosen by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress\" title=\"Library of Congress\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eLibrary of Congress\u003c\/a\u003e to be added to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Recording_Registry\" title=\"National Recording Registry\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eNational Recording Registry\u003c\/a\u003e for being \"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant\". Writer and archivist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuben_Jackson\" title=\"Reuben Jackson\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eReuben Jackson\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smithsonian_Institution\" title=\"Smithsonian Institution\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003c\/a\u003e wrote: \"it's still a landmark recording because it is of the rock, R\u0026amp;B, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blues\" title=\"Blues\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eblues\u003c\/a\u003e ... musical tradition. It altered the syntax of the music ... in a way I compare to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Joyce\" title=\"James Joyce\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eJames Joyce\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulysses_(novel)\" title=\"Ulysses (novel)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eUlysses\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-NPR_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Are_You_Experienced#cite_note-NPR-2\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockstar Merch","offers":[{"title":"S \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057687299,"sku":"JHXTS19MY01AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057720067,"sku":"JHXTS19MY02AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057752835,"sku":"JHXTS19MY03AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057785603,"sku":"JHXTS19MY04AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057818371,"sku":"JHXTS19MY05AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057851139,"sku":"JHXTS19MY06AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4XL \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266057883907,"sku":"JHXTS19MY07AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5XL \/ YELLOW \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46990999486723,"sku":"JHXTS19MY08AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4964\/2499\/files\/JIMI_HENDRIX_are_you_experienced_05_40833f4d-8ab5-48a5-9e4c-8f60b3b90cf2.jpg?v=1768300873","url":"https:\/\/rockstar-merch.com\/products\/jimi-hendrix-are-you-experienced","provider":"Rockstar Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}