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Electric Ladyland - Original

JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland (1968 Italian Polydor label original 1st issue double vinyl LP set in stunning laminated gatefold picture which differs from both the US issue and the 'nude' sleeve of the UK issue. Italian originals were issued directly onto the Polydor label using the same masters as the UK Track Record issues. See 'More Info' for further details on this stunning rarity...)
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Release Year 1968 - 56 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Polydor
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Product Catalogue No SLPHM/D184183/84
Music Genre Psychedelic, 70s Rock, 70s Artists, 60s Rock, Progressive
Country Comes from Italy Comes from 'Italy'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

Electric Ladyland was Hendrix's attempt to stretch and experiment in the studio, and to go beyond the power trio format on what would be his last studio album with the Experience. The album was revolutionary in its scope and execution. Recorded mainly at New York City's Record Plant, he used the studio 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 liberally mixed in songs reminiscent of his time on the chitlin' circuit covering Earl King's "Come On", a Bob Dylan favourite "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. Steve Winwood and Jack Casady also made cameos, appearing on the album's spiritual center, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."

Condition
The labels are red Polydor in design with some marks evident around the spindle hole indicating that the LP has been played, though not excessively.

The vinyl, like most Italian records is not mint. This album was issued in 1968 making it 37 years old. And like most records of that age a few signs of their years are apparent.
Visually the albums show some very light surface marks on all four sides, more due to bad handling and paper bag scuffing than any damage done by stylus scratching but suprisingly these light marks are purely cosmetic as when the stylus was placed on the opening of "And The Gods Made Love" for play grading the intro was near silent as was the dead vinyl between all tracks on all sides, through to "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)"
Each of the 4 sides play superbly with no annoying background crackle, skips or jumps. The stereo separation is quite apparent and it is clear that the masters used to create the UK Track Records masterpiece was also used here.

The gatefold picture sleeve is laminated front and back. It differs from both the UK 'nude' sleeve and the more conservative US sleeve. When issued in 1968 this design was unique to Italy but the design was later used by the French on one of their 1970's issues.
The sleeve is in remarkable condition with crisp, clean laminate, undamaged edges, beautiful vivid colours and unworn spine with clearly legible print.

A rare opportunity to own a stunning original foreign pressing!

DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist Jimi Hendrix
Product Title Electric Ladyland - Original
Product Information Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland - Original Italy 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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