On September 13, Experience Hendrix L.L.C., in partnership with Legacy Recordings, the
catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi
Hendrix Vision, a deluxe box set offering 39 tracks (38 previously unreleased) that were
recorded by the new-look Jimi Hendrix Experience (Billy Cox on bass, Mitch Mitchell on
drums) at Electric Lady Studios between June and August of 1970, just before the legendary musician’s untimely death the following month.
The project includes 20 newly created 5.1 surround sound mixes of the entire First Rays Of The New Rising Sun album plus three bonus tracks [“Valleys Of Neptune,” “Pali Gap,”
and “Lover Man”]. The Blu-ray includes the critically acclaimed, full-length documentary
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision. The film chronicles the creation of the studio, rising from the rubble of a bankrupt Manhattan nightclub to becoming a state-of-the-art recording facility inspired by Hendrix’s desire for a permanent studio. The documentary includes never-before-seen footage and photos as well as track breakdowns of Hendrix classics such as “Freedom,” Angel” and “Dolly Dagger” by recording engineer Eddie Kramer. The package includes an extensive booklet filled with unpublished photos, Hendrix’s handwritten song drafts, and comprehensive liner notes.
Released: September 2024
Cat: 19439890831
Label: Sony
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Tracklist
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision 5LP tracklist:
DISC ONE
SIDE ONE
1) Ezy Ryder [Alternate Mix]* 6/18/70
2) Valleys Of Neptune [Alternate Version]* 6/15/70
3) Straight Ahead [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/17/70
4) Astro Man [Takes 9 & 10]* 6/24/70
5) Drifting [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/25/70
6) Night Bird Flying [Take 25]* 6/16/70
SIDE TWO
1) Earth Blues [Alternate Mix]* 6/26/70
2) Drifter’s Escape [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/17/70
3) Astro Man [Take 14]* 6/24/70
4) Further Up The Road* 6/24/70
DISC TWO
SIDE ONE
1) Dolly Dagger [Takes 17 & 18]* 7/1/70
2) Lover Man 7/20/70
3) Freedom [Take 4]* 6/25/70
4) Angel [Take 7]* 7/23/70
5) Beginnings [Take 5]*
SIDE TWO
1) The Long Medley [Astro Man / Beginnings / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight
Lightning (Keep On Groovin’) / Freedom]* 6/24/70
DISC THREE
SIDE ONE
1) Freedom [Alternate Version]* 7/19/70
2) Valleys Of Neptune [Demo]* 6/70
3) Tune X*/Just Came In [Take 6]* 7/22/70
4) Drifting [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
5) Messing Around [Take 17]* 6/16/70
SIDE TWO
1) Tune X* / Just Came In (Take 8)* 7/22/70
2) Dolly Dagger [Alternate Version]* 7/19/70
3) Come Down Hard On Me [take 15]* 7/15/70
4) Heaven Has No Sorrow [Demo]* 6/70
DISC FOUR
SIDE ONE
1) Midnight Lightning* / Beginnings* 7/1/70
2) Dolly Dagger [Mix 2]* 8/20/70
3) Belly Button Window [Take 1]* 7/23/70
SIDE TWO
1) Night Bird Flying [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
2) Freedom [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
3) Straight Ahead [Alternate Mix]* 8/20/70
4) In From The Storm [Alternate Mix]* 8/24/70
DISC FIVE
SIDE ONE
1) Bolero* / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
2) Drifter’s Escape [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
SIDE TWO
1) Bleeding Heart [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
2) Drifting [Alternate Version]* 11/20/70
3) Astro Man [Alternate Version]* 8/22/70
4) Room Full Of Mirrors [Alternate Version]* 10/20/70
5) Angel [Alternate Version]* 10/19/70
*Previously unreleased
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision 3CD tracklist:
DISC ONE
1) Ezy Ryder [Alternate Mix]* 6/18/70
2) Valleys Of Neptune [Alternate Version]* 6/15/70
3) Straight Ahead [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/17/70
4) Drifter’s Escape [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/17/70
5) Astro Man [Takes 9 & 10]* 6/24/70
6) Astro Man [Take 14]* 6/24/70
7) Drifting [Takes 1 & 2]* 6/25/70
8) Night Bird Flying [Take 25]* 6/16/70
9) Farther Up The Road* 6/24/70
10) The Long Medley [Astro Man / Beginnings / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight
Lightning (Keep On Groovin’) / Freedom]* 6/24/70
DISC TWO
1) Earth Blues [Alternate Mix]* 6/26/70
2) Dolly Dagger [Takes 17 & 18]* 7/1/70
3) Angel [Take 7]* 7/23/70
4) Beginnings [Take 5]* 7/1/70
5) Lover Man 7/20/70
6) Tune X* / Just Came In [Take 6]* 7/22/70
7) Heaven Has No Sorry [Demo]* 6/26/70
8) Freedom [Take 4]* 6/25/70
9) Valleys Of Neptune [Demo]* 6/26/70
10) Come Down Hard On Me [Take 15]* 7/15/70
11) Dolly Dagger [Alternate Version]* 7/19/70
12) Messing Around [Take 17]* 6/16/70
13) Tune X* / Just Came In [Take 8]* 7/22/70
14) Drifting [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
15) Freedom [Alternate Version]* 7/19/70
16) Belly Button Window [Take 1]* 7/23/70
DISC THREE
1) Dolly Dagger [Mix 2]* 8/20/70
2) Night Bird Flying [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
3) Freedom [Alternate Version]* 8/20/70
4) Midnight Lightning* / Beginnings* 7/1/70
5) Straight Ahead [Alternate Mix]* 8/20/70
6) In From The Storm [Alternate Mix]* 8/24/70
7) Bolero* / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
8) Drifter’s Escape [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
9) Astro Man [Alternate Version]* 8/22/70
10) Bleeding Heart [Alternate Mix]* 8/22/70
11) Drifting [Alternate Version]* 11/20/70
12) Room Full Of Mirrors [Alternate Version]* 10/19/70
13) Angel [Alternate Version]* 10/19/70
*Previously unreleased
First Rays of the New Rising Sun + Bonus Tracks 5.1 Mixes (contained on Blu-
ray with both vinyl and CD versions of package)
1) Freedom
2) Izabella
3) Night Bird Flying
4) Angel
5) Room Full of Mirrors
6) Dolly Dagger
7) Ezy Ryder
8) Drifting
9) Beginnings
10) Stepping Stone
11) My Friend
12) Straight Ahead
13) Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
14) Earth Blues
15) Astro Man
16) In From the Storm
17) Belly Button Window
18) Pali Gap (from Rainbow Bridge album)
19) Lover Man (from Jimi Hendrix Experience box set)
20) Valleys of Neptune (from Valleys of Neptune album)
All 20 tracks available in 5.1 surround sound audio for first time ever