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.

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.

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.

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 40 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.

Join host Red Beard as he invites The Jimi Hendrix Experience's original drummer Mitch Mitchell into the studio to help celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the release of Electric Ladyland.

Joining Mitch in the studio is Experience Hendrix's Catalog Manager, John McDermott. Together they recount the making of one of the most celebrated album releases of all time.

Jimi Hendrix In The Studio's 2-hour presentation of Electric Ladyland 35th Anniversary was originally broadcast over a period of two weeks between December 22, 2003 and January 4, 2004.

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