Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady Studios Vision | 5LP Box Set w/Blu-ray

Jimi Hendrix: Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (5LP + Blu-ray Box Set)

Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision is the latest in-depth project from Experience Hendrix, presenting previously unreleased music Jimi Hendrix recorded at his newly built studio in 1970.

This deluxe box set features 39 tracks, 38 of them previously unreleased, recorded by the new-look Experience (Billy Cox on bass, Mitch Mitchell on drums) at Electric Lady Studios between June and August 1970, just weeks before Hendrix's untimely death that September.

The Blu-ray

The Blu-ray includes the critically acclaimed, full-length documentary Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision. The film chronicles how a bankrupt Manhattan nightclub was transformed into a state-of-the-art recording facility, inspired by Hendrix's desire for a permanent creative home. Directed by John McDermott and produced by Janie Hendrix, George Scott, and McDermott, it features exclusive interviews with Steve Winwood (who joined Hendrix on the studio's first night of recording), Experience bassist Billy Cox, and original Electric Lady staff members. Highlights include never-before-seen footage and photos, plus recording engineer Eddie Kramer breaking down classics such as "Freedom," "Angel," and "Dolly Dagger."

The Blu-ray also includes 20 newly created 5.1 surround sound mixes covering the entire First Rays of the New Rising Sun album plus three bonus tracks: "Valleys of Neptune," "Pali Gap," and "Lover Man."

Packaging

• 5 LPs pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl by Quality Record Pressings
• Extensive booklet with unpublished photos, Hendrix's handwritten song drafts, and comprehensive liner notes

Details

• Format: 5LP + Blu-ray
• Genre: Rock
• Released: October 4, 2024

Tracklist

LP 1, Side A

1. Ezy Ryder (Alternate Mix)
2. Valleys of Neptune (Alternate Version)
3. Straight Ahead (Takes 1 & 2)
4. Astro Man (Takes 9 & 10)
5. Drifting (Takes 1 & 2)
6. Night Bird Flying (Take 25)

LP 1, Side B

1. Earth Blues (Alternate Mix)
2. Drifter's Escape (Takes 1 & 2)
3. Astro Man (Take 14)
4. Further Up the Road

LP 2, Side C

1. Dolly Dagger (Takes 17 & 18)
2. Lover Man
3. Freedom (Take 4)
4. Angel (Take 7)
5. Beginnings (Take 5)

LP 2, Side D

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

LP 3, Side E

1. Freedom (Alternate Version, July 19, 1970)
2. Valleys of Neptune (Demo)
3. Tune X / Just Came In (Take 6) (Medley)
4. Drifting (Alternate Version, August 20, 1970)
5. Messing Around (Take 17)

LP 3, 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)

LP 4, Side G

1. Midnight Lightning / Beginnings
2. Dolly Dagger (Mix 2)
3. Belly Button Window (Take 1)

LP 4, Side H

1. Night Bird Flying (Alternate Version)
2. Freedom (Alternate Version, August 20, 1970)
3. Straight Ahead (Alternate Mix)
4. In from the Storm (Alternate Mix)

LP 5, Side I

1. Bolero / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) (Alternate Mix)
2. Drifter's Escape (Alternate Mix)

LP 5, Side J

1. Bleeding Heart (Alternate Mix)
2. Drifting (Alternate Version, November 20, 1970)
3. Astro Man (Alternate Version)
4. Room Full of Mirrors (Alternate Version)
5. Angel (Alternate Version)

Blu-ray

1. Documentary: Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
2. Freedom
3. Izabella
4. Night Bird Flying
5. Angel
6. Room Full of Mirrors
7. Dolly Dagger
8. Ezy Ryder
9. Drifting
10. Beginnings
11. Stepping Stone
12. My Friend
13. Straight Ahead
14. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
15. Earth Blues
16. Astro Man
17. In from the Storm
18. Belly Button Window
19. Pali Gap (from Rainbow Bridge)
20. Lover Man (from The Jimi Hendrix Experience box set)
21. Valleys of Neptune (from Valleys of Neptune)