Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision

Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (Limited Edition 150-gram 5LP + Blu-Ray + Booklet)

Material from Jimi Hendrix's last recording sessions

Plus takes and edits that have never been released!

Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Electric Lady Studios, the brainchild of rock and guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix, and fledgling architect and acoustician John Storyk, was the first artist-owned recording studio upon its opening on Aug. 26, 1970. Half a century later it still stands as a fabled space in the music industry.

The Jimi Hendrix album project Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision slated to be released on Sept. 13, 2024 includes some of Hendrix's last recording sessions and features takes and edits in which 38 of the 39 tracks are previously unreleased. The audio portion was overseen by Eddie Kramer (Hendrix's long-time engineer) and archivist John McDermott of Experience Hendrix.

Each configuration also contains a Blu-Ray of the documentary; Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision which was was produced by Experience Hendrix President Janie Hendrix, veteran filmmaker George Scott and John McDermott. As well as including a brand new 5.1 mix of 20 tracks, none of which have previously been available in the format, the Blu-ray will also feature a brand-new documentary that explores the early days of Electric Lady Studios, the famous studio in New York, that has been used by a range of international artists since it opened and which Hendrix conceived of towards the end of his life.

The 20 newly-created 5.1 surround sound mixes include the entire First Rays Of The New Rising Sun album plus three bonus tracks ("Valleys Of Neptune," "Pali Gap," and "Lover Man").

The film incorporates new interviews — including Steve Winwood, recording engineer Eddie Kramer and Experience members Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox and original Electric Lady Studios staff members who helped Hendrix realize this dream — vintage footage and dozens of never-before-seen photos that tell the full story of Electric Lady Studios, from conception to completion in 1970.

Despite the many obstacles Hendrix and his compatriots faced — financial, flooding, and equipment-related — the studio has thrived for more than a half century and served as the recording site for classic albums by AC/DC, The Clash, Chic, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and hundreds more.

The documentary includes never-before-seen footage and photos as well as track breakdowns of Hendrix classics such as "Freedom," "Angel" and "Dolly Dagger" by recording engineer Eddie Kramer. The 5LP's were pressed on audiophile grade vinyl by Quality Record Pressings and the box set includes an extensive booklet filled with
unpublished photos, Hendrix's handwritten song drafts, and comprehensive liner notes.

Features:
• 5LP & Blu-ray Deluxe Box Set
• Audiophile grade vinyl
• Vinyl pressed at QRP
• 39 tracks (38 of which are previously unreleased)
• Compiled and overseen by engineer Eddie Kramer and archivist John McDermott of Experience Hendrix
• Blu-ray Video: Full-length documentary with new interviews, vintage footage and dozens of never-before-seen photographs!
• Blu-ray Audio: 20 new 5.1 surround sound mixes of the entire First Rays of the New Rising Sun album plus three bonus tracks
• Extensive booklet with unpublished photos, Hendrix's handwritten song drafts and comprehensive liner notes

Side A

1. Ezy Ryder

2. Valleys of Neptune

3. Straight Ahead (Takes 1 & 2)

4. Astro Man (Takes 9 & 10)

5. Drifting (Takes 1 & 2)

6. Night Bird Flying (Take 25)

Side B

1. Earth Blues

2. Drifter's Escape (Takes 1 & 2)

3. Astro Man (Take 14)

4. Farther Up the Road

Side C

1. Dolly Dagger (Takes 17 & 18)

2. Lover Man *

3. Freedom (Take 4)

4. Angel (Take 7)

5. Beginnings (Take 5)

Side D

1. The Long Medley: Astro Man / Beginnings / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning (Keep On Groovin') / Freedom (Medley)

Side E

1. Freedom (Alternate Version)

2. Valleys of Neptune (Demo)

3. Tune X / Just Came In (Take 6) (Medley)

4. Drifting (Alternate Version)

5. Messing Around (Take 17)

Side F

1. Tune X / Just Came In (Take 8) (Medley)

2. Dolly Dagger (Alternate Version)

3. Come Down Hard On Me (Take 15)

4. Heaven Has No Sorrow (Demo)

Side G

1. Midnight Lightning / Beginnings (Medley)

2. Dolly Dagger (Mix 2)

3. Belly Button Window (Take 1)

Side H

1. Night Bird Flying (Alternate Version)

2. Freedom (Alternate Version)

3. Straight Ahead (Alternate Mix)

4. In From the Storm (Alternate Mix)

Side I

1. Bolero / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) (Medley)

2. Drifter's Escape

Side J

1. Bleeding Heart (Alternate Mix)

2. Drifting (Alternate Version)

3. Astro Man (Alternate Version)

4. Room Full of Mirrors (Alternative Version)

5. Angel (Alternative Version)

*Previously released on Both Sides of The Sky

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