damacman
Resident Psycho
I bought copies of each of Hendrix's studio albums, as well as First Ray and SSD, when the Hendrix family reissued them on limited edition numbered vinyl in the 90s. I've played them each maybe a time or two as I cherish them. [I'll be recording each to tape via my RT-909 very soon so that I can preserve them.]
Last night, I cracked out Electric Ladyland to play for my fiance, who is not a fan of Jimi whatsoever. Folks - this record is among the very finest recordings I know of. I've always said, "You can't hear Jimi unless you listen to him on vinyl." After hearing Voodoo Chile, I couldn't help but thinking that Led Zeppelin tried for years and years and years to achieve a blues rock song THIS GOOD and they simply fell short.
Eddie Kramer did a fantastic job at the controls capturing Jimi's genius for us to marvel. He did an even better job preserving the original recordings when working for the family to get these records back out to the public. The vinyl - perfect. The recording - perfect. The experience - amazing, just absolutely ****ing amazing.
If you don't have a copy of this particular run of this album, I'm sure the later pressings after the first 5,000 were probably nearly as good. Axis and AYE are equally impressive. These records exemplify what our hobby is all about. They're simply stunning in every way and the experience they're capable of offering is limited only by your playback equipment and environment. Yes, they're that good.
I'm far to young (born in '69) to have heard these albums when they were released. For those of you that bought a copy of Electric Ladyland in '68, I'm just green with envy. This is 2015 and this album hasn't ever been topped in so many regards. It must have felt like you traveled into the future when you heard this for the first time. Man, what would that have been like?
Last night, I felt as if I was in the studio with the Jimi Hendrix Experience standing behind the control board. Oh, and my fiance has a slightly different take on Jimi now.
Spin it if you've got it.
Last night, I cracked out Electric Ladyland to play for my fiance, who is not a fan of Jimi whatsoever. Folks - this record is among the very finest recordings I know of. I've always said, "You can't hear Jimi unless you listen to him on vinyl." After hearing Voodoo Chile, I couldn't help but thinking that Led Zeppelin tried for years and years and years to achieve a blues rock song THIS GOOD and they simply fell short.
Eddie Kramer did a fantastic job at the controls capturing Jimi's genius for us to marvel. He did an even better job preserving the original recordings when working for the family to get these records back out to the public. The vinyl - perfect. The recording - perfect. The experience - amazing, just absolutely ****ing amazing.
If you don't have a copy of this particular run of this album, I'm sure the later pressings after the first 5,000 were probably nearly as good. Axis and AYE are equally impressive. These records exemplify what our hobby is all about. They're simply stunning in every way and the experience they're capable of offering is limited only by your playback equipment and environment. Yes, they're that good.
I'm far to young (born in '69) to have heard these albums when they were released. For those of you that bought a copy of Electric Ladyland in '68, I'm just green with envy. This is 2015 and this album hasn't ever been topped in so many regards. It must have felt like you traveled into the future when you heard this for the first time. Man, what would that have been like?
Last night, I felt as if I was in the studio with the Jimi Hendrix Experience standing behind the control board. Oh, and my fiance has a slightly different take on Jimi now.
Spin it if you've got it.
...:jawdrop:...:scratch2: