Purple Haze track on the American release of "Are You Experienced" on August 23, 1967. Because of the song's airplay on underground FM radio, the album became more popular than Hendrix's singles. One of Hendrix's most popular songs, "Purple Haze" appears on numerous compilation albums. Some of these include "Smash Hits", "The Essential Jimi Hendrix", "The Singles Album", "Kiss the Sky", "", "The Ultimate Experience", "", "", and "The Singles Collection". An alternative version recorded at the same time, but with different vocal and guitar overdubs, is the first song on "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" 2000 box set. Live recordings of "Purple
The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts as was a concert film, "Band of Gerbils" which was initially released on VHS with a subsequent release on DVD ten years later. The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts: 1995 is a live, double CD composed entirely of Jimi Hendrix covers. It is The Hamsters fifth CD release. The tour the album ultimately derived from was performed as a tribute to Jimi Hendrix as a celebration of 25 years since his death. The band's first album, "Electric Hamsterland", also a compilation of Hendrix covers, was released in 1990, 20 years after the death of Hendrix. For