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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
2xLP, Album, Gatefold | Polydor K.K. | Cat. No. MPX-9955/6 | Japan | 1980
One of the most coveted pressings of Hendrix\'s masterpiece — the Japanese Polydor nude-cover edition of Electric Ladyland , complete with the iconic gatefold artwork, original obi strip, and single-sheet Japanese text biography/lyric insert. Produced and directed by Jimi Hendrix himself, Electric Ladyland is the Experience\'s third and final studio album and one of the greatest double LPs in rock history — four sides spanning the psychedelic blues of Voodoo Chile , the definitive cover of Dylan\'s All Along The Watchtower , the explosive Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) , Cross Town Traffic , Gypsy Eyes , and the sprawling 13-minute 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) . Cover design by David King; photography by David Montgomery. Manufactured by Polydor K.K., Japan. Note: \"Gypsy Eyes\" is misspelled as \"Gipsy Eyes\" on the label — as original.
Condition
- Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) — essentially unplayed; pristine sound on both records. One very faint scuff present on one record — extremely difficult to detect and only visible under certain lighting conditions
- Sleeve: Near Mint (NM or M-) — exceptional gatefold condition
- Includes original obi strip and Japanese text biography/lyric insert
Tracklist
Side A
A1. And The Gods Made Love
A2. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
A3. Cross Town Traffic
A4. Voodoo Chile
Side B
B1. Still Raining, Still Dreaming
B2. House Burning Down
B3. All Along The Watchtower
B4. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Side C
C1. Little Miss Strange
C2. Long Hot Summer Night
C3. Come On
C4. Gypsy Eyes
C5. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
Side D
D1. Rainy Day, Dream Away
D2. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)
D3. Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away
Credits
Producer & Director: Jimi Hendrix
Written By: Jimi Hendrix; Bob Dylan ( All Along The Watchtower ); Earl King ( Come On ); Noel Redding ( Little Miss Strange )
Cover Design: David King
Photography: David Montgomery; Donald Silverstein (Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding)
Liner Notes: George Azuma
Details
- Format: 2xLP, Album, Gatefold, Reissue
- Label: Polydor K.K. (Japan)
- Catalog No.: MPX-9955/6
- Country: Japan
- Released: 1980
- Weight: 460 g
- Includes: Original obi strip | Japanese text biography/lyric insert
- Cover: Nude gatefold artwork (iconic banned-style cover)
- Note: \"Gypsy Eyes\" misspelled as \"Gipsy Eyes\" on label — as original
- Matrix A: MPX-9955A C-1-3
- Matrix B: MPX-9955B
- Matrix C: MPX-9956A A-2-10
- Matrix D: MPX-9956B
- Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
As with all vintage records, minor signs of age and handling are to be expected and are reflected in the grading above.
