Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. It was commissioned by rock musician Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and designed by architect John Storyk and audio engineer Eddie Kramer by 1970 Hendrix spent only ten weeks recording in Electric Lady before his death that year, but it quickly became a famed studio used by many top-selling recording artists from the 1970s onwards, including Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie.
At the turn of the 21st century, Electric Lady served as a homebase to the innovative Soulquarians collective, but soon fell into financial hardship and disarray in the 2000s. With the renovation and new leadership of investor Keith Stoltz and studio manager Lee Foster, the studio returned to form as a popular location for mainstream artists of the 2010s, such as U2, Kanye West, and Lady Gaga.
15 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, Studio A, New York City.
001 All Gods Children
002 Jimi on Bass Jam (JS26)
003 Jam Thing
16 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
004 Night Bird Flying take 32 (1)
005 Night Bird Flying take 32 (2) alternate mix of (1) with no percussion
006 Night Bird Flying take 32 (3) alternate mix of (1) with different guitar and percussion
007 Night Bird Flying take 32 (4) alternate mix of (1) with faint vocals
008 Night Bird Flying take 32 (9) overdub mixing session
009 Night Bird Flying take 32 (10) early alternate mix of (1) with different guitar parts
17 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
010 Straight Ahead take 18 (1)
011 Straight Ahead take 18 (2) alternate mix
012 Straight Ahead take 18 (9) low vocal mix
013 Straight Ahead take 18 (11) alternate mix, no guitar pans, echo in vocal
014 Straight Ahead take 18 (12) alternate mix with chat, start only
015 Straight Ahead take 18 (13) alternate mix with chat, start only
016 Straight Ahead take 18 (14) alternate mix, less guitar panning
017 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (1)
018 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (2)
019 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (3)
020 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (4) vocal session
021 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (6)
022 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (7) different guitar mix
023 Drifter’s Escape take 3 (8) fake mix
24 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
024 Further On Up The Road
025 Astro Man take 7 (3)
026 Astro Man take 7 (4) complete, alt mix
027 Cherokee Mist (15)
028 Cherokee Mist (8)
029 Valleys of Neptune (24)
030 Astro Man takes
25 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
031 Had To Cry Today
032 Drifting take 1 (6)
033 Studio Chat
034 Drifting take 2 (7)
035 Drifting take 4 (1)
036 Drifting take 4 (2)
037 Drifting take 4 (5) different guitar
038 Drifting take 4 (10) low vocal mix
039 Drifting take 4 (8) mixing session
040 Freedom (takes 1-5)
041 Freedom take 6 (4)
042 Freedom take 6 (5)
043 Freedom take 6 (6) different mix
044 Freedom take 6 (7) instrumental
045 Freedom take 6 (8) mixing session
046 Freedom take 6 (32) low vocal mix
047 Astro Man (1)
048 Astro Man (2) alternate mix
049 Astro Man (9) low vocal mix
26 June 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
050 Valleys of Neptune 15 takes (2-16)
051 Heaven Has No Sorrow take 1,2
052 Heaven Has No Sorrow take 3
053 Heaven Has No Sorrow take 4
054 Little Dog O Mine
1 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
055 Bolero (1) basic track
056 Bolero (23) alternate mix
057 Bolero (24)
058 Hey Baby take 2 (1)
059 Hey Baby take 2 (16) organ overdub
060 Hey Baby take 2 (19)
061 Dolly Dagger take 19 (1)
062 Dolly Dagger take 19 (2) different vocal
063 Dolly Dagger take 19 (5)
064 Pali Gap (1)
065 Pali Gap (2)
066 Beginnings take 5 (1) complete, with percussion
067 Beginnings take 5 (2)
068 Beginnings take 5 (11) complete, without percusion
069 Beginnings take 5 (14) as (1) but mono
14 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
session 1:
070 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (1)
071 Midnight Lightning (7)
072 Bolero take 5
073 Bolero take 6
074 Bolero take 7
075 Bolero take 8
076 Bolero take 9
077 Bolero take 10,11
078 Bolero take 12
session 2:
079 Bolero take 1
080 Bolero take 2
081 Bolero take 3
082 Bolero take 4
083 Bolero take 5,6,7
084 Bolero take 8
085 Bolero take 9
086 Bolero take 10
087 Bolero take 11
088 Midnight Lightning (5)
089 Midnight Lightning (6)
090 Midnight Lightning (28) edited but not overdubbed A. Douglas
091 Midnight Lightning (29) short vocal mix for (28)
15 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
092 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (2)
093 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (3)
094 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (4) alternate mix
095 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (5) altered, complete
096 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (6) guitar & bass
097 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (8) altered, alternate mix
098 Come Down Hard On Me Baby (9)
20 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
099 Lover Man take 15 (47)
22 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
100 In From The Storm take 11 (1)
101 In From The Storm take 11 (2)
102 In From The Storm take 11 (3) low vocal mix #1
103 In From The Storm take 11 (11) low vocal mix #2
104 In From The Storm take 11 (13)
23 July 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
105 Drifting (3 takes)
106 JS27 (Drifting/Angel Jam)
107 Studio Chat
108 Angel (takes 1 - 6)
109 Angel take 7 (1)
110 Angel take 7 (2) different drums
111 Angel take 7 (3)
112 Angel take 7 (9) low vocal mix
113 Belly Button Window (1) instrumental
20 August 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
114 Slow Blues
22 August 1970, Electric Lady Studios, New York City
115 Belly Button Window (2)
116 Belly Button Window (3)
117 Belly Button Window (5) composite
118 Belly Button Window (6) outtake
Unknown Date 1970
119 Instrumental Improvisation
120 JS33
121 Drifters Escape (5) guitar overdub fragment
122 Brazil
123 Midnight Lightning restored complete basic track 7/14/1970
124 Midnight Lightning session fragment
125 Mojo Man (3)
