Additional personnel: Chris Wood (flute); Freddie Smith (tenor saxophone); Al Kooper (piano); Mike Finnigan, Steve Winwood (organ); Jack Casady (bass); Buddy Miles (drums); Larry Faucette (congas).
Principally recorded at the Record Plant, New York, New York in April and May 1968.
Originally released on Reprise.
Includes liner notes by Derek Taylor.
This edition of ELECTRIC LADYLAND comes packaged with the CD ELECTRIC LADYLAND. Both are also available separately.
Aired on VH-1 and PBS, the video of ELECTRIC LADYLAND includes new interviews, performances, and additional footage not previously seen.
Additional personnel: Chris Wood (flute); Freddie Smith (tenor saxophone); Al Kooper (piano); Mike Finnigan, Steve Winwood (organ); Jack Casady (bass); Buddy Miles (drums); Larry Faucette (congas).
Principally recorded in April and May 1968 at the Record Plant, New York, New York. Some tracks recorded earlier at Olympic Studios, London, England.
On ELECTRIC LADYLAND Jimi Hendrix stretched and experimented in the studio, going beyond the power-trio format on what would be his last studio album with the Experience. ELECTRIC LADYLAND was revolutionary in its scope and execution. Using New York City's Record Plant as a gateway to free expression, Hendrix traversed an abstract landscape containing compositions as weird and wonderful as "...And The Gods Made Love" and "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)."
Simultaneously looking forwards and backwards, Hendrix mixed in a song reminiscent of his time on the chitlin' circuit (Earl King's "Come On [Part 1]"), a Bob Dylan favorite ("All Along The Watchtower"), and one of his snappiest singles ("Crosstown Traffic"). Although Hendrix produced and wrote most of this masterpiece, others weighed in with their own contributions. Noel Redding penned "Little Miss Strange," and other guests such as Al Kooper and Buddy Miles showed up to play. Traffic's Steve Winwood and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane also made cameos, appearing on this classic album's spiritual center, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)."
On ELECTRIC LADYLAND Jimi Hendrix stretched and experimented in the studio, going beyond the power-trio format on what would be his last studio album with the Experience. ELECTRIC LADYLAND was revolutionary in its scope and execution. Using New York City's Record Plant as a gateway to free expression, Hendrix traversed an abstract landscape containing compositions as weird and wonderful as "...And The Gods Made Love" and "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)."
Simultaneously looking forwards and backwards, Hendrix mixed in a song reminiscent of his time on the chitlin' circuit (Earl King's "Come On [Part 1]"), a Bob Dylan favorite ("All Along The Watchtower"), and one of his snappiest singles ("Crosstown Traffic"). Although Hendrix produced and wrote most of this masterpiece, others weighed in with their own contributions. Noel Redding penned "Little Miss Strange," and other guests such as Al Kooper and Buddy Miles showed up to play. Traffic's Steve Winwood and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane also made cameos, appearing on this classic album's spiritual center, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)."
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.112) - Ranked #54 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...LADYLAND showcases Hendrix's further explorations of the guitar..."
Q (1/03, p.64) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"
Q (12/93, p.136) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...ELECTRIC LADYLAND doubles back to develop Hendrix's pre-Experience preoccupation with the grittiest R&B..."
Down Beat (8/97, p.61) - 5 stars (out of 5) - "...[Electric Ladyland] finds him freed form the confines of AM radio's three-minute song length, boldly jamming with jazz sensibilities..."
Vibe (2/02, p.87) - Included in Vibe's "Essential Black Rock Recordings".
Vibe (2/94, p.103) - "...for folks who've never heard Jimi on vinyl, the rainbow fantasia world of Hendrix awaits you in all its polyphonic peacock glory..."
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Reviews
– Customer review on 17/04/2007
Greatest Hits albums are for father's day presents, nostalgic 55-year olds and pedestrian teenagers. If you really want to know what Jimi Hendrix was all about, you need to listen to his studio albums proper. There were only three of them and each is a document of his incredible vision at the time of their recording. His guitar playing is always brilliant but his lyrics and vocal work should never be overlooked. That said, you can't hear Hendrix's guitar playing and not think their is something other-wordly going on. How could one person get so much from one instrument? "Electric Ladyland" is just as good as his other two albums and made even more amazing by his definitive version of "All Along The Watchtower". An essential album.
whilst this is actually my favorite jimi hendrix album i still cant get over two tracks that are just awful. Everything else in this album is just fantastic voodoo chile - both versions - is amazing. Have you ever, still raining still dreaming and a merman i should be are all fantastic songs and the only ones that let the album down are come on and little miss strange.
there is nothing about jimi or his music that i do not like hearing his music deeply from the age of twelve away from my parents music his was and has been the music of my life no other guitarist or lyracist(apart from robin trower slightly has ever woken up my spirit.the true king lives, jimi hendrix
An epic length helping of Jimbli baby. I suppose the only problem with this helping of guitar genius is that the superbly brilliant All Along The Watchtower can make some of the other tracks pale into obscurity. Voodoo Chile does drag a little, at times. The rocking of Crosstown Traffic and Come On drives that away, though.
The sweetness of the almost title track and Gypsy Eyes certainly make up for that.
Certainly a power finish with Watchtowner and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). That is definitely the way to go out!
A man that could certainly make a guitar dance. Highly recommended.
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