Comments: Supposedly the last album of unreleased studio material to be released by Experience Hendrix (according to Eddie Kramer). This consists of material that Jimi was working on between 1968 and 1969, mostly with the Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. As always, there’s plenty here to love. As for the sound, it is fantastic. No surprises as it was cut all-analogue by Bernie Grundman. The gatefold cover art is truly beautiful (the pictures don’t do it justice). There’s two slabs of 200 gram vinyl, pressed at Quality Record Pressings, which is fast becoming the premier pressing plant in the USA, if not the world. The vinyl is clean, quiet and dead flat. There’s also a nice booklet with recording info for each track. If you’re a Hendrix fan, this is a must.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland (1968)
Experience Hendrix / Legacy
88697 62398 1
Jimi in the zone
Originally Released: 25 October 1968
This Release: 9 March 2010
Mastering: Eddie Kramer (Cut by George Marino)
Comments: 2 x 180 Gram all analogue remaster from the original master tapes. One of the best reissues I’ve ever bought. Hard to believe it’s still readily available and cheap. Beautiful packaging, vinyl and sound. Highly recommended.
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Hey Mitch – you get a free bowl of soup with that hat?
Adventures in collecting "modern jazz": the classical music of America from the Fifties and Sixties, and a little Seventies, on original vinyl, on a budget, from England. And writing about it, since 2011. Travelling a little more widely nowadays, and at lower cost