JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Electric Ladyland - RARER UK 1970 TRACK SUPERB N/M LPs

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Artist or Band: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

Album Title: Electric Ladyland.

Producer(s): Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: And the Gods Made Love; Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland?); Cross Town Traffic; Voodoo Chile.

Side 2: Little Miss Strange; Long Hot Summer Night; Come On; Gipsy Eyes; The Burning of the Midnight Lamp.

Side 3: Rainy Day, Dream, Away; 1983..(A merman I should turn to be); Moon, Turn the Tides.. Gently, Gently Away.

Side 4: Still Raining, Still Dreaming; House Burning Down; All Along the Watchtower; Voodoo Chile (Slight Return).

Label/Format: Track – matt, smooth format with intense black ink.

Label Conditions: All four in SUPERB conditions: very fresh, clean and attractive with only a tiny few gentle, mostly very fine and faint spindle marks. Indeed sides A and B have only a mere one or two. All evidence suggests this fantastic pair of records have hardly been played, reitterated by fantastic clean sound. This copy from a top collection of quality albums.

Cat Number: 613008/9 (set number 2657-001).

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of these Records: 140 / 140 grams. Typical very solid pressings, quite unusual to get a pair the same. Later Polydor pressings were invariably lighter.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Initially issued with blue writing inside the cover, these are very rare and even more so in decent condition. Replaced very quickly with the white writing inside. Finding any Track copy in anything like top conditions is becoming increasingly difficult as this legendary artist’s popularity and collectability continues to soar. Only available on Track before being repressed on Polydor for a relatively short time and most who bought it played it into submission on often very crude and basic record players. This hugely complex album is so easily damaged by heavy tracking vintage equipment – indeed many subjected to mono record players, many such players tracked at 10 to 15 grams, no real wonder many were showing signs of wear after just a few plays. One arm drop or jolt, and there’s another copy written off with a deep scratch, crator, jump or stick – all the perils faced by records of the era, and remember, this legendary album was not even released in mono – that for many, a surprising fact even for 1968. Also, that beautiful ‘ladies’ cover rarely wears well. Although laminated, this often seen badly dulled, peeled, lifted and creased. Finding a fresh example with few of those visual imperfections is immensely difficult and it really is SO frustrating when a nice one comes along, I cannot even show it on Ebay due to it’s almost paranoid rules on showing nudity. This cover was never banned in the UK so why cannot it be shown? – this will erk all sellers – or at least those who stick to the rules – and many fail to do so. Anyway, the outside artwork will be described fully further down, and this is one that looks very nice, do not underestimate just how difficult this album is to find that looks hardly played with an attractive cover.

Original Year of Release: 1968 (this a copy with inner date codes of 1270 (December 1970, as seen in close-up), this confirmed by the label information that does vary slightly. The album was repressed on Polydor from 1973).

Matrix Nos: NOTE: side one backs side four. 613008 A//1 1 1 8 & 613008 B 2 420 1 2 1 & 613009 A//1 1 3 & 613009 B//2 420 1 1 2 [there are small error corrections]

Musicians: Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar, bass guitar, electric harpsichord, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals, kazoo; Mitch Mitchell – drums, percussion, background vocals, some lead vocals; Noel Redding – bass guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, some lead vocals. Guests: Jack Casady, Steve Winwood – organ, Al Kooper – piano, Freddie Smith – tenor saxophone, Buddy Miles – drums, Brian Jones – percussion, Dave Mason – Acoustic 12-String guitar and backing vocals, Chris Wood – flute.

Brief Artist & Album Info: The words ‘classic’ and ‘masterpiece’ are two phrases that are often overused, maybe by myself sometimes as I feely admit, but I do not hesitate in using them for this one. An iconic album by the legend that was Jimi Hendrix. Quite surprisingly, it failed top the album charts, peaking at No 6. This was the last proper album with the name ‘Experience’ following Are You Experienced and Axis Bold As Love. A stunning double set that features some amazing tracks including the long and short versions of ‘Voodoo Chile’, Dylan’s ‘All Along the Watchtower’ and the best for me is the long and quite sublime ‘1983’ which flows into ‘Moon, turn the tides...Gently, gently Away’, gentle and beautiful pieces. This album was so ahead of it’s time, the recording is magnificent and the cover is as famous as the music, almost certainly one of the most famous sleeves in rock history. This UK version cover was not issued in the US. Such a shame the rules do not allow this impressive cover to be shown in full, but look at the stunning centrefold picture of Hendrix. The inner picture is pure class and must rank as one of the greatest ever pictures in rock history. A simply amazing picture of Jimi in full colour with that green smoky haze rising around him – little sums up this fantastic era in music better than this. As stated above, two hardly played, and very well pressed Track records that play very close to perfection and the cover impressive with any wear or issues light. Although laminated, this does not age well. Creases come easily and with the dark finish they ruin the appearance somewhat as does any major laminate dulling or lifting which few seem to avoid. Overall, this only gives gentle clues to it’s significant age and the both records practically none. So a super all-round example that many, if not most collectors will enjoy.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): and I feel mighty close to the second (+), this really is a lovely example. A fully laminated gatefold format with the famous ‘Ladies’ cover that was not issued in the United States. Printed and made in England by Ernest J. Day. This includes December 1970 inner sleeves.

Laminate – Front & Back: Again, it is with deep frustration I cannot show this beautiful, classic cover, one of the most famous within the history of rock. Yes, I can understand to some degree, not allowing the Blind Faith ‘girl’ cover, but not allowing this, is pure crazy – so many choose to ignore the rules anyway – but rules are rules – however ridiculous, and I will not (knowingly) break them. The irony is, it can be found with great ease on the internet so why not here? Rant over: the laminate on both sides retains a very fine shine, freshness and clarity. There is no lifting or blistering, all the laminate is well adhered and with just one half moon surface (light) crease on the front – even edge creases have largely been avoided as well. The lack of penetrating rim impressions or dulling is a major and significant plus, few are seen without this – any gentle traces only really seen (just) under angled light. This is always a challenging cover, but this truly lovely looking example is way above average with many seen tired and very dull, often with major laminate issues which this has practically avoided. Minor corner tip blemishes only with very slight rub traces to the unprotected strips on the opening edges that is near impossible to avoid – and I never trim or enhance these vulnerable areas. So any hints of the considerable age of this magnificent, classic cover are really almost as light as they get.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Stunning in all respects with very shiny and fresh laminate, just look at that stunning artwork. The laminate is close to mirror-like and even the foldline hinge has ALL its laminate intact with any cracking minimal. How unusual is that? Hence, when opened, it still has a gentle creak, it even as ‘spring’, so it will not open totally flat when opened which gives a certain degree of ‘newness’ as when first purchased. Most these days are ‘floppy’ and loose with no resistance to being fully opened at all – that being the difference between average and exceptional.

Top & Bottom Edges: All superb and fully laminated with no scuffing at all, both ultra smooth to the fingertip and even retaining super shine. No friction rubs, chips or abrasions to the main surfaces, just small tip rubs. All are straight and meet up neatly together, practically flush and parallel for good measure. Again it’s these small details that really matter to the more discerning collector.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, mostly sharp with few traces of wear and both guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced in any way whatsoever. Viewed very critically end-on, minor hints of thickening, but this being very critical indeed for any double set. Records enter on these edges that are near exceptional compared to most seen. Beware of covers with no unlaminated strips on the ends, these on such covers were always present, here natural as made.

Spine and Text: Solid, straight with barely any hint of compression, also folded perfectly square, so the edges meet up flush and parallel. No text was printed on this one but the design flows around and all is perfect and unworn under the solid and mainly unpeeled laminate – a little at the top, but this is a spine that rarely escapes this with the raised spine hinge inside. One of the girl’s faces is seen in the centre of the spine, so any rubbing or damage would ruin this artwork, but NO issues here, all is little short of perfect. Few will survive with less wear, this spine is highly impressive. A gentle central recess is unavoidable, here again, only gentle, neat and light. This one is almost as good as they get.

Corners: A fairly small crease to the spine botton corner and a little tip rubbing to a couple, in context only light, especially on such a dark cover. Remember, the right corners are NOT laminate protected as the laminate always ends short of full width. So with that in mind, the majority of these corners are still in very fine condition with shape to match.

Cover Summary: One of the most famous and iconic covers of all time, this does it very high justice – just wish I could show the main outer surfaces to prove the point. A major plus is the excellent shine, this has considerably more positives than negatives and will please many, if not most collectors. Poldor ones are far more common but lack the charisma, history and authenticity that only the Track Ernest J. Day covers really offer. This one really will take some beating.

The Inner Sleeves: Both EXCELLENT(+): just gently aged with mild darkening mostly around the seam adhesive as per most. These Polydor-style polylined inners are a mirror-image pair with the relative early 1270 (December 1970) date-codes. Both window circles crisp, undamaged and beautifully neat, the linings fresh and clear. All the edges unsplit with no repairs. It almost seems in appropriate to show pictures of inner sleeve detail when I would rather be showing lovely pictures of the front and back main cover that have far more to offer in the wow-factor department.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++) and mostly MINT(–): and a VERY impressive visual pair. Ultra clean, fresh with a beautiful shine, intense black and very solidly pressed. A pair hardly even played with any surface traces, even under bright angled light, bordering on minuscule. Finding all four sides on any Track copy of this record so clean and hardly used is an immensely difficult task. With sound quality to match the beautiful looks, this is an exceptional pair that look hardly run-in in vinyl terms. These records should please most-all collectors and indeed could prove considerable upgrades for many Hendrix fans.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Both records play with superb audio quality. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear. Any surface sound barely even registered, a superb Track pressing with no hidden nasties in pristine clean unworn grooves. The odd trace on any ultra quiet passage nigh-on impossible to avoid – and this album does have several such passages – but barely anything noted here at all – and I politely remind I play ALL my records on very revealing higher-end equipment as listed further down – this is a huge factor that massively important. I consider a true ‘play-grade’ only relevant if played on a quality hi-fi system, thus listing the equipment crucial. Try finding a much cleaner looking and sounding, available example of this monumental double set. This has avoided the ‘Dansette-era’ unscathed, and without any doubt, has never been subjected to any heavy tracking or worn stulus abuse that so many were. One of rock’s most prized and cherished classics and heard here to almost maximum advantage. Both channels are clean, unstressed and fully focused. Even those ultra quiet passages on the long version of ‘Voodoo Chile’ and several areas of side C play cleanly with hardly anything unwanted. I am certain these records have barely been played – just a glance at the labels and superb playing surfaces confirm this immediately. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this evergreen classic. CD copies I have heard are disappointing in comparison, they simply lack the detail, dynamics and historic feel for this one, and the packaging will never have the impact the proper vinyl album has. This is the real thing, it was produced and directed by Hendrix and it’s how the great man wanted it to sound - don’t mess with perfection. If your collection is missing this album, don’t hesitate, this copy will prove very difficult to find better for looks and sound, unless items have to be as per ‘brand new’ (and how many ever truly will be?), this beautiful Track set merits strong recommendation. The frustration again is immense when such a lovely example cannot be shown in it’s full glory.

End Piece: A legendary issue, this is a premier league album and artist. A copy that can be played and enjoyed to the absolute maximum - this will last indefintely if played on a modern quality deck and treated with the respect it deserves. Devoid of that dreaded distortion, scratches and groove wear, this will please most-all vinyl lovers, it is unlikely to need upgrading. Again, apologies for not being able to show the excellent cover in full – this with minor hints of age and still really lovely, many, if not most will enjoy this legendary set.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programs. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.