The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (2xLP) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

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.