Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip
Rock, Psychedelic Rock | 1970 UK repress | Track 2657 001
Jimi Hendrix's third and final album with the original Experience found him taking his funk and psychedelic sounds to the absolute limit. The result was not only one of the best rock albums of the era, but also Hendrix's original musical vision at its absolute apex. When revisionist rock critics refer to him as the maker of a generation's mightiest dope music, this is the album they're referring to. But Electric Ladyland is so much more than just background music for chemical intake. Kudos to engineer Eddie Kramer for taking Hendrix's visions of a soundscape behind his music and giving it all context, experimenting with odd mic techniques, echo, backward tape, flanging, and chorusing, all new techniques at the time, at least the way they're used here. What Hendrix sonically achieved on this record expanded the concept of what could be gotten out of a modern recording studio in much the same manner as Phil Spector had done a decade before with his Wall of Sound. As an album this influential (and as far as influencing a generation of players and beyond, this was his ultimate statement for many), the highlights speak for themselves: "Crosstown Traffic," his reinterpretation of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," "Burning of the Midnight Lamp," the spacy "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)," and "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)," a landmark in Hendrix's playing. With this double set (now on one compact disc), Hendrix once again pushed the concept album to new horizons. Cub Koda, allmusic.
Artwork and near mint vinyl courtesy of 'ThePurpleParrot'
Track listing:
01. And The Gods Made Love
02. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
03. Crosstown Traffic
04. Voodoo Chile
05. Little Miss Strange
06. Long Hot Summer Night
07. Come on
08. Gipsy eyes
09. The Burning of the Midnight Lamp
10. Rainy Day, Dream Away
11. 1983 (A Merman I should turn to be)
12. Moon, turn the tides...gently, gently away
13. Still Raining, Still Dreaming
14. House burning down
15. All along the Watchtower
16. Voodoo Chile (slight return)
Personnel:
Jimi Hendrix lead vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, comb and tissue paper kazoo, electric harpsichord, bass on "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)", "Long Hot Summer Night", "Gypsy Eyes", "1983", "House Burning Down", and "All Along the Watchtower"
Noel Redding backing vocals, bass on "Crosstown Traffic", "Little Miss Strange", "Come On", "Burning of the Midnight Lamp", and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "Little Miss Strange"
Mitch Mitchell backing vocals, drums (except on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining, Still Dreaming"), percussion, lead vocals on "Little Miss Strange"
Additional personnel:
Jack Casady bass on "Voodoo Chile"
Larry Faucette congas on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
Mike Finnigan organ on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
Brian Jones percussion on "All Along the Watchtower"
Al Kooper piano on "Long Hot Summer Night"
Dave Mason twelve string guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"
Buddy Miles drums on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
Freddie Smith tenor saxophone on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
The Sweet Inspirations backing vocals on "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
Steve Winwood organ on "Voodoo Chile"
Chris Wood flute on "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)"
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London and Record Plant, New York, July and December 1967, January 1968, AprilAugust 1968
Produced by Jimi Hendrix
Technicals:
Knosti RCM.
Michell GyroDec full version.
Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC Cartridge.
Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amplifier.
Gold Interconnects. E-MU 0204 Audio Interface.
Recording, split and manual de-click with Adobe Audition 3.0.1
Click Repair 3.8.4
Vinyl transfer by son-of-albion, January 2013