Funny...if you own an album long enough, even if you didn't listen to it for like 35 years it might grow on you again!! I will make that claim about the "The Essential Jimi Hendrix". This was a 2 lp compilation that came out around 78? It probably cost me a large amount of lawn mowing/lunch money at the time.
I was turned on to Jimi when they showed "MontErey" on the afternoon movie. How could a teenage boy resist someone setting their guitar on fire!! Punk and New Wave came soon after though and it was more likely that i could play like that instead of a gear abusing Satyr in a bandana. I left Hendrix to my younger brother like snotty older brothers often do. It is essential stuff on that 2 record set, i should have listened a bit closer.