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Axis: Bold As Love

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967

213 pressings26 countriesPsychedelic RockBlues RockRock

Axis: Bold As Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Axis: Bold As Love

11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

UK

December 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 612 003
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Not Gatefold
Runout / matrix

612003 A ▽ 1 1 2 3

612003 B ▽ 1 1 3 2

612003 A ▽ 1 1 2 7

612003 B ▽ 1 1 4 4

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 1, 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 613 003
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

613003 A ▽ 1 1 2 3Runout side A, variant 1

613003 B ▽ 1 1 3 2Runout side B, variant 1

613003 A ▽ 1 1 2 7Runout side A, variant 2

613003 B ▽ 1 1 4 4Runout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

December 1, 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 612 003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

612 003 A ▽ 1A-Side runout variant 1

612 003 B ▽ 1B-Side runout variant 1

612 003 A ▽ 1 12 4A-Side runout variant 2

612 003 B ▽ 1 1 2B-Side runout variant 2

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UK

December 1, 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 613 003
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Large Pressing Ring, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

613003 A ▽ 1 1 1 7Runout A side A, stamped

613003 B ▽ 1 1 2Runout A side B, stamped

Full details of this pressing

France

December 1967
Label and catalog number
Barclay 820 167Barclay 0820 167
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

HXBLY 820 167ARunout A , Hand-etched - Variant 1

HXBLY 820167A TRunout A , Hand-etched - Variant 2

HXBLY 820 167BRunout B , Hand-etched - Variant 1

HXBLY 820167B TRunout B , Hand-etched - Variant 2

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France

December 1967
Label and catalog number
Barclay 820167Barclay 0 820 167
Format
LP, Album, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

HXBLY 820 167A TA-Side runout

HXBLY 820 167B TB-Side runout

XBLY 0820167-1A-Side label

XBLY 0820167-2B-Side label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 213 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s42 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967GermanyPolydor 184 110First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967GermanyPolydor 184 110First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967ItalyPolydor 184110First yearLP, Album, Stereo, MisprintLP, Album, Stereo, Misprint
1967FranceBarclay 820 167 / Barclay 0820 167First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967FranceBarclay 820167 / Barclay 0 820 167First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1967FranceBarclay 820 167 / Barclay 0820 167First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967FranceBarclay 820 167 / Barclay 0 820 167LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967FranceBarclay 0 820 167 / Barclay 820167First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967UKTrack Record 612 003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967UKTrack Record 613 003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967UKTrack Record 612 003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967UKTrack Record 613 003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968AustraliaInternational Polydor Production SLPHM-613003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968AustraliaInternational Polydor Production 613003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaReprise Records RS 6281LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 42 pressings from the 1960s
1970s50 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaReprise Records RS 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970EuropePolydor 2486 029LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970MexicoPolydor 184 110LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970MexicoPolydor 184 110LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1970NetherlandsPolydor 2486 029LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970USReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970USReprise Records RS 6281LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USReprise Records RS 6281LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1970USReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970UKTrack Record 2407 011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970UKTrack Record 2407 011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971CanadaReprise Records RS 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971ColombiaPolydor 2480 042LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971FranceBarclay 820.167 / Barclay 0820 167LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971GermanyKarussell 2499 006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 50 pressings from the 1970s
1980s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaPolydor 2310 485LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980AustraliaPolydor 2310 485LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980GermanyPolydor 2459 391LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980JapanPolydor MPA 7005LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980SpainPolydor 24 75 668LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981FrancePolydor 303 SM 5 / Sélection Du Reader's Digest 303 SM 5LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1983UKPolydor SPELP 3 / Polydor 2343 097LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983UKPolydor SPELP 3 / Polydor 2343 097LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983UKPolydor SPELP 3 / Polydor 2343 097LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1986USReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records R 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987JapanPolydor 18MM 0582LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1988SpainPolydor 424 575-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1989SpainPolydor 24 75 668 / Polydor 424 575-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991UK & EuropePolydor 847 243-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1991UK & EuropePolydor 847 243-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1997USExperience Hendrix MCA-11601 / MCA Records MCA-11601LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1997USExperience Hendrix MCA-11601 / MCA Records MCA-11601LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1997USExperience Hendrix MCA-11601 / MCA Records MCA-11601LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered
2000s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2000GermanyKarussell HEN-EXP-02 / Karussell 2499006LP, Picture Disc, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Picture Disc, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
2000USTrack Record 612 003LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered, Album · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered, Album · Mono
2000USTrack Record R-6281LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2002USClassic Records 612 003 / Track Record 612 003LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
2007EuropeNot On Label 530 305LP, Album, Reissue, White LabelLP, Album, Reissue, White Label
2007NetherlandsNot On Label 530 305LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2007JapanExperience Hendrix UIJY-9007 / Universal Music UIJY-9007LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2008USMCA Records MCA-11601 / Experience Hendrix MCA-11601LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2008USClassic Records 612 003LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2008USClassic Records 612 003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited
2009UnknownBarclay 0820 167LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2009FranceBarclay 0820 167 / Barclay 0 820 167LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2009FranceBarclay 0 820167LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2009FranceBarclay 0820 167 / Barclay 0 820 167LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2010s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP079 / Experience Hendrix 88697 65068 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010USLegacy 88697 62396 1-1LP, Album, RemasteredLP, Album, Remastered
2010USExperience Hendrix 88697 62396 1 / Legacy 88697 62396 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010USExperience Hendrix 88697 62396 1 / Legacy 88697 62396 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2011Bahamas, TheQIAG QIAG-6281LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2013USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2013USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2013USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, NumberedLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Numbered
2013USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited
2013EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP723 / Experience Hendrix MOVLP723LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2015USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2015EuropeExperience Hendrix 88875134521 / Sony Music 88875134521LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo
2017EuropeExperience Hendrix 88875134521 / Sony Music 88875134521LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2017EuropeExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono
2017EuropeExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Sony Music 88765419711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
All 21 pressings from the 2010s
2020s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020USExperience Hendrix 88765419711 / Legacy 88765419711LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2025USExperience Hendrix 19802960821 / Legacy 19802960821LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2025WorldwideExperience Hendrix 19802960821 / Legacy 19802960821LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025USExperience Hendrix 19802939361CV1 / Legacy 19802939361CV1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Numbered · Mono, NumberedLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Numbered · Mono, Numbered
2025USExperience Hendrix 19802939361CV1 / Legacy 19802939361CV1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition · Mono
2025WorldwideExperience Hendrix 19802939361CV1 / Legacy 19802939361CV1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, LP, Stereo, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Stereo, Mono, Multichannel, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition · Mono
2026USAnalogue Productions UHQR 0002-45 / Legacy 1980298929112", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited, Numbered
2026USAnalogue Productions UHQR 0001-45 / Legacy 1980298928112", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered
Year unknown60 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownHighlight Music 370LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
?ArgentinaPolydor 20350LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaPolydor 613 003LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaInternational Polydor Production 612003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaPolydor SLPHM-613003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaInternational Polydor Production LPHM-612003 / International Polydor Production 612003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaPolydor 613003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaPolydor 612003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaPolydor 613003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6281LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records 6281LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6281 / Reprise Records R 6281LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropePolydor HEN-AX-01LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
?EuropePolydor 2459 391LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 60 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1EXP
  2. A2Up From The Skies
  3. A3Spanish Castle Magic
  4. A4Wait Until Tomorrow
  5. A5Ain't No Telling
  6. A6Little Wing
  7. A7If Six Was Nine
  8. B1You've Got Me Floating
  9. B2Castles Made Of Sand
  10. B3She's So Fine
  11. B4One Rainy Wish
  12. B5Little Miss Lover
  13. B6Bold As Love

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Axis: Bold As Love are there?

213 vinyl pressings of Axis: Bold As Love are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1967 and 2026.

When was Axis: Bold As Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, France, Germany, Italy. One of them is Track Record 612 003, released December 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of Axis: Bold As Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 612 003, 613 003, 820 167, 820167) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 612003 A ▽ 1 1 2 3 and 612003 B ▽ 1 1 3 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Axis: Bold As Love on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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