Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland, Poly, lami

	£		41
	$		54

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland 2LP

ORIGINAL COPY. UK PRESSING. Dated 1968. Stereo. Polydor Records, catalogue number; 2310270, set no. 2657-012, Matrix numbers; 2310269 A//4 420 05, A 2 420 12 11, 613 B//2420 12 19, 613008 A A//10 11 11

Great vinyl on this second issue copy, fully laminated.

This LP formed part of a superbly preserved collection. Bought new at the time of release, the former owner (a librarian, really) was fanatical about looking after his vinyl and this record was only occasionally played on a Linn deck. Please see the other LPs from this collection we are currently selling, all of which are Excellent to Mint.

The last copies in comparable condition sold on eBay went for up to £50.

99p start.

Overall Sleeve Condition : EXCELLENT (NEAR MINT).

Gatefold outer cover: Fully laminated cover. The laminate sleeve is glossy, with bright, unfaded colours. Very light ring wear and rubs can be seen when viewed under a bright light at an angle. One tiny crease to front/spine, about 3 cm long.

Gatefold inner cover: Laminated inner cover, near mint bar a few very light rubs, laminate cracking along spine.

Edges: Perfect.

Corners:  Very very light rubs.

Opening Slit:  Very slightly roughened.

Vinyl Condition, Visual:  MINT.

Superb condition, no visible damage, kept in a polylined inner sleeve. Well cared for by the previous owner.

Vinyl Condition, Audible:  MINT.

No skips, no jumps, no sign of heavy play, no wear.

Label Condition :  MINT.

Tracklist:

1. ...And the Gods made love
2. Have you ever been (to electric ladyland)
3. Crosstown traffic
4. Voodoo Chile
5. Little miss strange
6. Long hot summer night
7. Come on (let the good times roll)
8. Gypsy eyes
9. 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 Child (slight return)

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 (who supervised the remastering of the original two-track stereo masters for this 1997 reissue on MCA) 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.

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