The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
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Track Record – 613008/9 |
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UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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Blues Rock |
Tracklist
A1 | And The Gods Made Love | |
A2 | Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) | |
A3 | Cross Town Traffic | |
A4 | Voodoo Chile | |
B1 | Little Miss Strange | |
B2 | Long Hot Summer Night | |
B3 | Come On | |
B4 | Gypsy Eyes | |
B5 | The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | |
C1 | Rainy Day, Dream Away | |
C2 | 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) | |
C3 | Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away | |
D1 | Still Raining, Still Dreaming | |
D2 | House Burning Down | |
D3 | All Along The Watchtower | |
D4 | Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
- Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Credits
- Arranged By – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4 to D4)
- Bass – Jack Cassady* (tracks: A4)
- Congas – Larry Faucette (tracks: C1, D1)
- Cover – David King (7)
- Drums – Buddy Miles (tracks: C1, D1)
- Engineer – Gary Kellgren
- Flute – Chris Wood (2) (tracks: C2)
- Horns – Freddie Smith (tracks: C1, D1)
- Organ – Stevie Winwood* (tracks: A4)
- Photography By [Cover & Hendrix] – David Montgomery (4)
- Photography By [Mitchell & Redding] – Donald Silverstein
- Piano – Al Kooper (tracks: B2)
- Producer, Directed By – Jimi Hendrix
- Written-By – Noel Redding (tracks: B1)
Notes
First press with gatefold sleeve with all white text and the print credit centered.
Cover spread has 'unwrapped/floating' gloss laminate applied, matt print areas left exposed at the two cut edges where the albums insert.
Hendrix portrait on right-hand side (Back cover behind it). Small sepia images of Redding & Mitchell on left (Front cover behind it).
Discs in poly-lined white paper punch-hole sleeves. "Patent no 800513 & 973939" "Made in England" (Without 108)
Produced in auto-coupled sequence Side A/D and B/C :
Disc 1: 613008 Side A; Cat# (613008 A) [inverted over 613008]
Disc 1: 613008 Side D; Cat# (613008 B) [inverted over 613008]
Disc 2: 613009 Side B; Cat# (613009 A) [inverted over 613009]
Disc 2: 613009 Side C; Cat# (613008 B) [inverted over 613009]
Comparison of matrix number with The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland : defect in matrix stamping on this early issue, altered by hand. Number on side C is different as 613009 B has been added with hand and the machine stamped number is completely scratched except //1 See images.
On BaOI, # denotes scratch-out.
Comparison layout with label of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland doesn't show image label) :
- Label A and D are similar
- Label B and C are different. The text beginning with "ELECTRIC LADYLAND" is very close to the center. The text seems to have move up. SIDE B and side C are not printed below ST 33 but nearly on left side.
Titles: This UK issue has no suffix to "Come On", "The" is prefixed to "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" and "Cross Town" appears as two words.
Recorded: Initial tracks at Olympic Studios, London, January 1968. Completed at Record Plant Studios, Studio A, New York, June to August 1968.
Performers, additional to the band, and technical credits added retrospectively. Taken from the authorized Hendrix family trust releases on the Experience Hendrix label.
Cover spread has 'unwrapped/floating' gloss laminate applied, matt print areas left exposed at the two cut edges where the albums insert.
Hendrix portrait on right-hand side (Back cover behind it). Small sepia images of Redding & Mitchell on left (Front cover behind it).
Discs in poly-lined white paper punch-hole sleeves. "Patent no 800513 & 973939" "Made in England" (Without 108)
Produced in auto-coupled sequence Side A/D and B/C :
Disc 1: 613008 Side A; Cat# (613008 A) [inverted over 613008]
Disc 1: 613008 Side D; Cat# (613008 B) [inverted over 613008]
Disc 2: 613009 Side B; Cat# (613009 A) [inverted over 613009]
Disc 2: 613009 Side C; Cat# (613008 B) [inverted over 613009]
Comparison of matrix number with The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland : defect in matrix stamping on this early issue, altered by hand. Number on side C is different as 613009 B has been added with hand and the machine stamped number is completely scratched except //1 See images.
On BaOI, # denotes scratch-out.
Comparison layout with label of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland doesn't show image label) :
- Label A and D are similar
- Label B and C are different. The text beginning with "ELECTRIC LADYLAND" is very close to the center. The text seems to have move up. SIDE B and side C are not printed below ST 33 but nearly on left side.
Titles: This UK issue has no suffix to "Come On", "The" is prefixed to "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" and "Cross Town" appears as two words.
Recorded: Initial tracks at Olympic Studios, London, January 1968. Completed at Record Plant Studios, Studio A, New York, June to August 1968.
Performers, additional to the band, and technical credits added retrospectively. Taken from the authorized Hendrix family trust releases on the Experience Hendrix label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 61300##8 A//1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): 61300#8 B//1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 61300#9 A#//1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): 613009 B ######## //1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 61300##8 A//1 2 1 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): 61300#8 B//1 4 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 61300#9 A#//1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): 613009 B ######## //1 1 8 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 61300##8 A//1 1 2 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): 61300#8 B//1 1 1 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 61300#9 A#//1 1 2 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): 613009 B ######## //1 1 7
Other Versions (5 of 466)
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Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Stereo, 2-Tone Labels) | Reprise Records | 2RS 6307, 6307, 2 RS 6307 | US | 1968 | ||
Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Stereo, White Text, Gatefold) | Track Record | 613008/9 | UK | 1968 | |||
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Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Blue Text) | Track Record | 613008/9 | UK | 1968 | ||
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Electric Jimi Hendrix (LP, Album, Club Edition) | Track Record | 2856 002 | UK | 1968 | ||
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Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Promo, Stereo) | Reprise Records | 2RS 6307 | US | 1968 |
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Reviews
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Wish I could give this pressing a 6/5. The dynamic range and soundstage on it is absolutely insane, and Noel Redding's bass really shines through on this pressing, more so than the 2010 Marino remaster for me. if this shows up for a reasonable price, don't hesitate.
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Edited 8 years agoIs this the first pressing? If not, what is the first pressing and why?
Read this: http://recordmecca.com/news/jimi-hendrixs-electric-ladyland-final-word-first-pressings-blue-type-hype/ -
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