The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
| Label: | Polydor – 184 183/84 |
|---|---|
| Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold |
| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | And The Gods Make Love | |
| A2 | Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) | |
| A3 | Crosstown Traffic | |
| A4 | Voodoo Chile | |
| B1 | Still Raining, Still Dreaming | |
| B2 | House Burning Down | |
| B3 | All Along The Watchtower | |
| B4 | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | |
| C1 | Little Miss Strange | |
| C2 | Long Hot Summer Night | |
| C3 | Come On (Part 1) | |
| C4 | Gypsy Eyes | |
| C5 | Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | |
| D1 | Rainy Day, Dream Away | |
| D2 | 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) | |
| D3 | Moon, Turn The Tides...Gently, Gently Away |
Companies, etc.
- Printed By – Gerhard Kaiser GmbH
- Manufactured By – Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg
- Made By – Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg
Credits
- Cover – David King (7)
- Engineer – Eddie Kramer
- Photography By – David Montgomery (4)
- Producer, Directed By [Produced & Directed By] – Jimi Hendrix
Notes
Initial German releases were housed in a fragile, easily damageable gatefold sleeve, with the outside made of laminated cardboard and the inside made of printed paper pasted on the cardboard. These sleeves were replaced around 1970 with a more stable one showing a different catalog number (2612 002), see The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland. The front cover shows an image of the group and the rear a red and yellow photo of Hendrix's head; the cover with nude girls only appeared still later.
Though not indicated by the side specification (both records are marked as having an A- and B-side), the release is auto-coupled. Hence the track listing printed on the rear does not match that of the labels.
The runouts are mostly stamped. On side A and B, the 8 has been scratched through and replaced by an etched 8. The last 2 on side A is etched. On side C the B has been scratched through and replaced by an etched A; the last A is also etched. On side D "184184 B" is stamped on a higher line with "613009 B" etched underneath, followed by a scratched-out string. The C is rotated 90°s on each side on the first record, so are the D and F on the second record.
- Inside gatefold -
Printed in Germany · Imprimé en Allemagne by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen · Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg
- Label rim text -
Made in Germany by Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg
Though not indicated by the side specification (both records are marked as having an A- and B-side), the release is auto-coupled. Hence the track listing printed on the rear does not match that of the labels.
The runouts are mostly stamped. On side A and B, the 8 has been scratched through and replaced by an etched 8. The last 2 on side A is etched. On side C the B has been scratched through and replaced by an etched A; the last A is also etched. On side D "184184 B" is stamped on a higher line with "613009 B" etched underneath, followed by a scratched-out string. The C is rotated 90°s on each side on the first record, so are the D and F on the second record.
- Inside gatefold -
Printed in Germany · Imprimé en Allemagne by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen · Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg
- Label rim text -
Made in Germany by Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
- Other (Cat.nr. disc 1): 184 183
- Other (Cat.nr. disc 2): 184 184
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 184183 A * 613008̶8 A//1 I 7 C 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 184183 B 613008̶8 B//1 I C I
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): 613009 AB̶//1 I 184184 1 A D
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 184184 B 613009 B #####A//1 1 2 F
Other Versions (5 of 435)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, 2-Tone Labels) | Reprise Records, Reprise Records, Reprise Records | 2RS 6307, 6307, 2 RS 6307 | US | 1968 | ||
| Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Stereo, White Text, Gatefold) | Track Record | 613008/9 | UK | 1968 | |||
Recently Edited | Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Blue Text) | Track Record | 613008/9 | UK | 1968 | ||
| Electric Ladyland (2×LP, Album, Promo) | Reprise Records | 2RS 6307 | US | 1968 | |||
New Submission | Electric Ladyland (LP, Album) | Polydor | 184 183 | Israel | 1968 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I have a 1968 German, possibly one of the variant #2’s. This is mind-blowing incredible sound quality easily destroys the 5-6 other versions I have including later U.S. issues and the 2010. I have no idea if this is first UK stampers but it literally sounds so damn incredible (and dead quiet too!) I think it might be. Wow!!!!
- The order of the songs is wrong, (as listed on the cover) it should it be: A, C, D, B with 'Voodoo Chile (slight return)' as the last track.
I don't believe that the second matrix variant applies to this very first press. First variant uses UK track stampers = 613008A//1
