Electric Ladyland ...( have you ever been to ?)

[billo528]

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UK (Track/Polydor ) Japan and France (Barclay)


Electric Ladyland was released October 25 1968.It was the last personally supervised studio album by Jimi for The Jim Hendrix Experience.

Reached #6 on UK charts
Went to #1 for 2 weeks in November on US charts

Recorded at Olympic Studios UK and Record Plant Studio NYC at various sessions from July 1967 , December 1967,January 1968 and April thru August 1968.

Produced by Jimi Hendrix.
Engineered by Eddie Kramer with some help from Gary Kellgran.

Chas became so fed up with Jimi's studio behavior in May 1968...constant retakes and party atmosphere...that he quit the project (and Jimi) and sold his share of the managemant company to Michael Jeffery . Noel Redding also lost his patience with Jimi in the studio and their releationship was strained. Noel had one of his own songs included "Litle Miss Strange"
Record Plant was located very close to NYC nightime club scene... so finding "friends" to help wasn't a problem.

A 75 minute double album collaborating with other musicians like Steve Winwood and Dave Mason , Chris Wood , Buddy Miles , Jack Casady.Al Kooper, Brian Jones ,Freddie Smith and Mike Finnigan.

Jimi attemped to capture 3D sound on "1983" side and this can be appreciated on headphones to get the cinematic feel of the music. He was disappointed his "Do not change phase" mastering notes regarding all the phasing effects were ignored and felt the company didn't know what he really wanted and "screwed it up".

Different covers released on either side of Atlantic. Controversial UK "nudes " cover not expected by Jimi.Track/Polydor also issued a 2 part version with "end of the world " cover on front and back of part 1 and part 2 with the "smoke photo" cover.

Barclay France released their unique "finger" cover.

[billo528]

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US/Canada Reprise Records

One sided Armed Forces Radio release

Note: Electric Landlady title on Columbia Reference disc.

Tri color label used only in Canada as US had moved on to 2 tone labels

Billboard ad text printed backwards reads "we are passengers all in a roomfull of mirrors"

Unique layout and text used on early promo poster in upper left,looks to me like something on a super hero comic book

B & W ad is from Rolling Stone October 1968

All 4 sides of late 90's MCA records test pressing

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US Artwork for Electric Ladyland

Karl Ferris Saville photo for US source

Jimi's original cover plans and Linda Eastman's NY Central Park photo submitted to Reprise

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Various reissues from around the world. Some released as a single album set in mono(Brazil and Uruguay purple version)

Hebrew text on Israeli cover

Quite a few cool cover variations esp Mexican w/ Axis artwork.

South African unique cover on unknown Zani Inox label

[billo528]

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$2.95 US/Canada Electric Ladyland songbook from Warner Bros. Seven Arts Music

[Fenders Fingers]

Cassette versions from Track / Polydor include:
2LP 3500-112 Polydor
The Track release I have is a tad confusing. It's a twin box, Vol and Vol 2. States Track on the box(s) but the cassettes themselves are clearly Polydor. Box numbers 914 587 / 914 588, likewise on the cassettes.

[Red House]

Anybody have the the U.S. white label promo in mono?

[Experiencereunited]

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2010 Sony Legacy Electric Ladyland Vinyl

Front Cover, Back Cover, Foldout, Vinyl in antistatic sleeve, Vinyl itself, front and back covers of 6 page booklet included with Album.

The antistatic sleeves on the Legacy releases are top notch.

[Experiencereunited]

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1997 EH MCA American CD release. Front cover, Back Cover, CD with backcover of booklet shown, Picture with CD removed, Cover to EH survey (they wanted you to mail in answers to a variety of questions such as what made you buy the reissues and about 9 others.) Contains a 22 page booklet.

[Fenders Fingers]

Anybody have the the U.S. white label promo in mono?

If only this did exist :-)
I say that as a challenge, if anyone can tell me who owns a copy and can supply contact details ......................
Well it's something I have been working on for years and NO ONE has ever been able to link me with an owner !!!
So in short, this is just a story, rumour, gossip orr wishful thinking.
If a copy does exist quite a few questions require asking, I have a list ready :-)

[Fenders Fingers]

If only this did exist :-)
I say that as a challenge, if anyone can tell me who owns a copy and can supply contact details ......................
Well it's something I have been working on for years and NO ONE has ever been able to link me with an owner !!!
So in short, this is just a story, rumour, gossip orr wishful thinking.
If a copy does exist quite a few questions require asking, I have a list ready :-)

BTW, it's rumoured that it is a TRACK mono test press. So your comment regars REPRISE is very interesting indeed.

[billo528]

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here's an example of the above mentioned single disc ELL Mono from Brazil

that'll get you half of ELL in Mono.

I've never seen one or known anyone to have a US Mono wlp ...or UK Track Mono for that matter

I doubt they exist despite what misinformed price guides might say

I second FF's challenge .....bring it on if ya got one!!

side 1:
1. AND THE GODS MADE LOVE (E os deuses fizeam amor...)
2. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (TO ELECTRIC LADYLAND) (Você já esteve em Electric Ladyland?)
3. CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC (O trafego da cidade)
4. LITTLE MISS STRANGE ( A pequena moça estranha)
5. LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHT (Longa noite de verão)
6. GIPSY EYES (Olhos de cigano)
7. THE BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP (A Lâmpada da meia-noite)

side 2:
1. STILL RAINNING, STILL DREAMING (Ainda chuvendo, ainda sonhando)
2. HOUSE BRUNING DOWN (Casa sendo insendiada)
3. ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (Todos na torre de vigia)
4. VOODOO CHILD (slight return)

[bandit]

South African unique cover on unknown Zani Inox label

released 1970

[Fenders Fingers]

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here's an example of the above mentioned single disc ELL Mono from Brazil

that'll get you half of ELL in Mono.

I've never seen one or known anyone to have a US Mono wlp ...or UK Track Mono for that matter

I doubt they exist despite what misinformed price guides might say

I second FF's challenge .....bring it on if ya got one!!

I don't own a copy of the Brazilian "mono" Single LP but I do have a transfer here. My question is this, how much of this pressing is TRUE mono? I ask the question as any test MONO pressing would have to be TRUE mono throughout to really count and be of real value.
Last time I looked the RRPG has it in the 2012 edition as £1000. Yes, I have enquired with Ian Shirley and no, still no evidence of it's existance.
And one last point, it is listed as Track.

[Luigi]

Hey billo, always very good, but this is missing, it's one of the gems of my collection

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The first issue Track labels have a slightly different 'rough' texture to the paper, but the main difference on the labels is the catalogue numbers. On the left side of the centre hole, the catalogue number is repeated in brackets above the bold silver print in smaller inverted numbers. These end with a capital 'A' or 'B' per side, on both records' labels. This is ONLY found on the first pressing.
The gatefold cover has deep colour tones on the naked ladies with an almost green tinge to the flesh colours, often found on the spine as well.
Inside the gatefold, the Track logo, tracklisting, copyright information and 'Ernest J Day' address are all in blue.
Above the titles are two pictures of Mitch & Noel. In a very first issue cover they are large sized photos, but all later issues have the modified cover with them reduced to a smaller size. The inside of this sleeve, unlike the outside, follows this design pattern. This too was the format for later Polydor label issues.
The inside cover you can better see in Album Art as Electric Ladyland (rare cover)