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The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland is widely considered Jimi Hendrix’s
crowning achievement and focuses attention on the artist’s abilities as singer, songwriter, guitarist, and
producer. This stunning collection provides the earliest insight into Hendrix's "Sky Church" concept with
featured guest appearances by Steve Winwood, Jack Casady, Al Kooper, Chris Wood, and Buddy Miles. Features
16 of the most enduring Hendrix classics including "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," "Crosstown Traffic,"
"Gypsy Eyes," and "All Along The Watchtower."
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Electric Ladyland, an occasion that is being celebrated with the release
of an expanded cut of the critically acclaimed documentary, At Last ... The Beginning: The Making Of Electric
Ladyland. If you missed this film when it first debuted on PBS television in 1996, be sure to grab ahold of this
expanded Director’s Cut; available on DVD and as a Special CD+DVD Collector’s Box, coupled with a digitally
remastered CD of Jimi Hendrix’s unparalleled Electric Ladyland.
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At Last ... The Beginning: The Making Of Electric Ladyland documents the creation of Hendrix’s groundbreaking
1968 double album and presents some of Jimi’s closest associates’ remembrances of the album, its development
and lasting influence.
INTRODUCTION
Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding, drummer Mitch Mitchell, and co-manager Chas Chandler detailed
their contributions while engineer Eddie Kramer reexamined the many multi-track tapes created during the sessions
for Electric Ladyland. Help from Jimi’s ‘friends and passengers’ came by way of new interviews with Experience
Tour Manager Gerry Stickells, musicians Buddy Miles, Jack Casady, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Mike Finnigan,
Velvert Turner, arranger Larry Fallon, Scene Club Manager Jim Marron, Miami Pop Festival [and later Woodstock]
promoter Michael Lang, Experience roadie Neville Chesters, Track Records Co-Founder Chris Stamp. Record Plant
Co-Owner Chris Stone, photographer David Montgomery and Trixie Sullivan, a key member of Michael Jeffrey’s
management staff.
LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHT
At Last ... The Beginning: The Making Of Electric Ladyland also provides a wealth of archival footage and
photographs. Noel Redding contributed some of his fascinating 8mm film footage of The Experience to the
production, providing some unique insights to the fast and furious life of The Experience as they balanced
extensive recording and touring schedules throughout this period.
This newly edited and expanded documentary features almost 30 minutes of additional content not seen in the
original feature. Available as a standalone DVD and as part of the Deluxe CD+DVD Collector’s Edition which
couples the DVD with the original Electric Ladyland CD release.
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