The LP was released in 1967 and was an instant critical and commercial success. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest debuts in rock music history. The album features Jimi Hendrix's innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing that soon set a new direction in psychedelic and hard rock music. Are You Experienced's music spans a variety of genres, from rhythm and blues to free jazz, according to Hendrix biographer Harry Shapiro, while journalist Chris Welch said "every song has a different personality."

Jimi Hendrix lived in the 1960s and had a very eccentric style. His clothes were very colorful and often included flowers, other patterns and different fabrics. As this
leaves a big impression, I decided to "dress" the album cover exactly as he had dressed. The color purple is supposed to represent the song "Purple Haze", as Hendrix used it
first became famous. The color yellow offers a good contrast. When you open the album you can see the guitar strings stuck on, which Jimi's extraordinary
To represent guitar playing.