The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland 2 LPs Reissue 2010. 613008/9 Gatefold Sleeve.

The 2 LPs are in near mint condition. No visible marks or scratches. Immaculate. Played once on a high end system. The sleeves are also near mint with no ringwear or creases etc.. Sent by signed for delivery. I use proper LP cardboard packaging with cardboard reinforcers. I separate the discs from the sleeves and the sleeve has a good plastic cover. 

If it's true that songwriters have a vision in their head of what their dream album would be, Electric Ladyland was the project Jimi Hendrix hoped would be as close to perfection as possible. No longer content with the rush-recorded psychedelic pop-rock of Experienced and Axis, Ladyland was an exploration of what could be achieved with time, money and experience. Jimi's soul roots from his session days shine through for the first time with the laid-back groove of the title track and the doo-woppy "Long Hot Summer Night" showing a vocal style reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield. It's hard to pick a standout piece as the quality of the album is so high, but the four-part dream segue of "Rainy Day", "1983", "Moon Turn the Tides" and "Still Raining" is a monumental piece of early prog rock continuing the acid-soaked ideal of extraterrestrials, love, peace and war that he started earlier on with "Third Stone from the Sun". However, it's not all spectacular drawn-out blues jams and sublime soundscapes, Electric Ladyland managed to produce Jimi's only UK No. 1 single, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" plus the timeless classics "Crosstown Traffic" and "All Along the Watchtower" making it arguably the best studio album the Experience produced in their brief career together.--David Trueman
Electric Ladyland holds some of the finest music of its time in the likes of the fifteen minute epic blues Voodoo Chile, Gypsy Eyes, Still Raining, Still Dreaming and of course the incredible Bob Dylan cover All Along The Watchtower. These songs are full of some of the most memorable musical passages in rock. Listening to the likes of Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) you can't help but just sit in awe at the immense sound coming from the guitar. The credit does not solely go to Hendrix either.  The rhythm section featuring Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are absolutely stunning. They smash their way through every song with fierce precision, jazzy fills and so much bluesy soul. That sound, it is just beautiful.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland

Label: Track Record (2LPs) – 613008/9 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 2010 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Electric Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

A1 And The Gods Made Love A2 Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) A3 Cross Town Traffic A4 Voodoo Chile B1 Little Miss Strange Lead Vocals [Uncredited] – Noel Redding B2 Long Hot Summer Night B3 Come On B4 Gypsy Eyes B5 The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Cissy Houston, The Sweet Inspirations Harpsichord [Uncredited] – Jimi Hendrix C1 Rainy Day, Dream Away C2 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) C3 Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away D1 Still Raining, Still Dreaming D2 House Burning Down D3 All Along The Watchtower D4 Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Credits

• Arranged By – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4 to D4)
• Bass – Jack Cassady* (tracks: A4)
• Congas – Larry Faucette (tracks: C1, D1)
• Cover – David King (7)
• Drums – Buddy Miles (tracks: C1, D1)
• Engineer – Eddie Kramer, Gary Kellgren
• Flute – Chris Wood (2) (tracks: C2)
• Horns – Freddie Smith (tracks: C1, D1)
• Organ – Mike Finnegan* (tracks: C1, D1), Stevie Winwood* (tracks: A4)
• Photography By [Cover & Hendrix] – David Montgomery (4)
• Photography By [Mitchell & Redding] – Donald Silverstein
• Piano – Al Kooper (tracks: B2)
• Producer, Directed By – Jimi Hendrix
• Written-By – Dylan* (tracks: D3), Earl King (tracks: B3), Hendrix* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4 to D2, D4), Noel Redding (tracks: B1)

Notes

Modern re-issue gatefold sleeve, featuring the controversial image (censored by some outlets at the original time of release) of naked ladies on front/back.

Cover is gloss on all outside faces.

Hendrix portrait on left-hand side (front cover behind it).
Large sepia images of Redding & Mitchell on right (rear cover behind it), with white tracks/credit text below them. "Track Record" logo center. Erratic use of upper & lower-case in titles.

Discs in plain white paper punch-hole sleeves.

The vinyl: 2 Black LPs

Titles: This UK issue has no suffix to "Come On", "The" is prefixed to "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" and "Cross Town" appears as two words.

Recorded: Initial tracks at Olympic Studios, London, January 1968. Completed at Record Plant Studios, Studio A, New York, June to August 1968.