1968 Jimi Hendrix LP on Track - Electric Ladyland NM-

	£		157
	$		208

. Rare 1968 LP by Jimi Hendrix
Electric Ladyland
Original 1st Pressing on Track in an AMAZING Condition!!   .
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On offer here is a very rare and collectible first pressing of the Jimi Hendrix LP 'Electric Ladyland' on the Track label! Not only that, but this copy looks beautiful!

This was Jimi's third album and what was to become his last studio recording. Jimi went in hoping to record perfection - his dream album. Gone were the restraints of the rush-release pop-rock from before, he was free to experiment as far as his imagination would let him. The result was Electric Ladyland - one of the greatest albums ever recorded!

This is the very rare and collectible Track pressing of this album with the 'nude lady' cover. This cover caused the album to be banned from sale hence why today the original pressings are now quite difficult to find. It's almost impossible to pick up a top copy of this album because just about every one was played into the ground be Hendrix fans trying to learn a riff, chord or lyric.

Your search for a top quality copy has now ended. This is a truly brilliant example of this legendary, cult-status double album! This is a truly remarkable condition and one you'd be very hard pressed to upgrade! Copies in this condition are near impossible to find!!

Not only that, but this copy features the mega early matrix numbers with the early errors created when it was decided to change the disc order from A/B/C/D to A/D/B/C. Each matrix number ends as A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 and such is a mega rare earliest 1st pressing!!!

Would look great in any record collection!

If there is anything else you'd like to know about this record, then please don't hesitate to get in touch!   .
. . Band / Artist Jimi Hendrix Title Electric Ladyland Year 1968 Label Black Track Catalogue Number 613 008 / 613 009 Format Stereo Track Listing Side 1 (A)   Side 2 (D) 1. And the Gods Made Love
2. Have You Ever Been (To Electric
....Ladyland)
3. Cross Town Traffic
4. Voodoo Chile   1. Still Raining, Still Dreaming
2. House Burning Down
3. All Along the Watchtower
4. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)       Side 3 (B)   Side 4 (C) 1. Rainy Day, Dream Away
2. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to
....Be)
3. Moon, Turn the Tides... Gently,
....Gently Away   1. Little Miss Strange
2. Long Hot Summer Night
3. Come On
4. Gipsy Eyes
5. The Burning of the Midnight Lamp Side 1 Matrix Number 61300898 1//1 (The '89' digits have been scratched out and the final 8 hand-etched in) Side 1 Stamper Codes 19 Side 2 Matrix Number 6130098 B//1 (The '9' digit has been scratched out and the final 8 hand-etched in) Side 2 Stamper Codes 1 5 2 Side 3 Matrix Number 6130089 AB//1 (The 8 has been scratched out and the 9 hand-etched in. The B has been scratched out and the A hand-etched in) Side 3 Stamper Codes 1 6 5 Side 4 Matrix Number 613009 B 6130098 A//1 (The whole matrix number has been X'ed out and the correct one has been hand-etched to the left.) Side 4 Stamper Codes 1 3 1   .
. EX The sleeve is holding up brilliantly for its age and with just a little wear and tear in places. The front cover is lovely and clean with a few little creases around the edges and a little light wear down the mouthedge and along the bottom where the laminate has shrunk back a little. The back cover is pretty much the same with a few little light creases here and there (a light but big one at the bottom left corner) and with some light laminate shrinkage down the mouthedge and bottom. The top seam is holding perfectly. THe bottom seam has worn into the paper underneath but is still holding tight. The psine is uncrushed and unworn although there is a little knock where a crease has gone through. It's so rare to see the spine like this because so many fans loved the photo inside, and with good reason! The inner gatefold image is crystal clear with a beautiful crisp, colourful image of Jimi. The inner gatefold has no wear or tear whatsoever and looks incredible! All in all the sleeve is looking amazing!!   The Front Cover   The Back Cover   The Gatefold   .
. 1:EX+/NM-
2:EX+ Disc 1 has a lovely clear shine to it and the playing surface has no more than some very light, faint scuffs which look to me like they were most likely caused by the disc being taken out of the inner sleeve. The disc plays with a beautifully clear sound and hardly any background noise at all - only just audible during the silent parts. Incredible disc!!

Disc 2 has a beautifully crisp shine to it and the playing surface is clear bar some very light, faint scuffing. I'd have graded this as the other disc but there's a slightly heavier scuffmark (that doesn't affect play in the slightest) on side C. Other than that the playing surface is amazing. The disc plays through with a wonderfully crisp, celar sound, again with pretty much no background noise - only just audible during the silent parts. Incredible disc!!!

  Side 1 (A)   Side 2 (D)         Side 3 (B)   Side 4 (C)

Want to hear what the LP sounds like before you buy? Well, now you can! Simply click on the record image below to download a small MP3 clip of the first 30 or so seconds of the record being played. This is so that you can hear the quality of the LP for yourself before you place a bid.

In the clip you'll hear the needle being placed onto the record and approximately 30 seconds of the opening track.

This has been done by directly channeling my record player into my computer and recording it direct to give the most accurate audio possible for your consideration.

  The opening 30 seconds
of disc 1.   The opening 30 seconds
of disc 2.   .
. NM All the labels are clean, crisp and clear with gorgeously sharp, bright silver text. All labels only have a very little, tiny amount of barely visible spindlewear and no labels have any wear whatsoever around the centerhole (Bar side B which has a very light amount of white). Incredible labels!!!   Side 1   Side 2         Side 3   Side 4   .
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