JIMMY HENDRIX 'ELECTRIC LADYLAND' LP RARE NUDE COVER.
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49
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Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Electric Ladyland' lp VG++ condition (cover and record)
The now very rare nude cover, never to be repeated. That makes this Aussie version collectable aside from the fact that it's a brilliantly realised complete album (something you just don't get anymore)
Have a few coppies so time to clean up! It's a double lp so postage a little more.
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Electric Ladyland was first released in the U.S. in September 1968 and became a massive hit; it was Hendrix's only #1 album. The UK edition reached #6 upon its release amid considerable controversy. A letter Hendrix wrote to Reprise described exactly what he wanted for the cover, but it was mostly ignored. He expressly asked for a colour photo by Linda Eastman of the group sitting with children on a sculpture from Alice in Wonderland in Central Park, NY,[8] even drawing a picture of it for reference. The company instead used a blurred red & yellow photo of his head, taken by Karl Ferris. Track Records had its own art department, which produced a cover depicting 19 nude women lounging in front of a black background.[9] The original UK & German CD release from the 1980s features the UK artwork cover, while the Allan Douglas' re-master CD issue features the U.S. version by Ferris, which has since become the official worldwide cover of Electric Ladyland. The company Experience Hendrix, which owns the rights to the album and most of Hendrix's catalogue, has stated that the original UK nudes cover will not be used any longer, since Hendrix himself did not like it; nonetheless Hendrix's own choice, the Eastman photo, is still ignored. A dispute nearly occurred over the album's title. In the final stages of production, a studio technician renamed the album "Electric Landlady."[10] The album was almost released under this official title until Hendrix noticed the error, which upset him considerably. Kirsty MacColl later used this alternate title for an album of her own.
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