Pretty sure we will have had this before and from Jeff Harris to boot I have no doubt but you know what? I don't care and it is just an excuse to play 'All Along The Watchtower'. Now I loved the original of that song and it numbers as being on a favourite album and totally unique musical creation IMHO but Jimi, though allegedly nervous as to how it would go down, was stunned to hear that Bob Dylan LOVED his re-arrangement and why wouldn't you!? It takes a master to take a composition and make it their own and then have the writer let it influence every time, EVERY TIME, they play it themselves. Bob's covering of it in concert in recent years owes more to Jimi's rearrangement than it does to Bob's original . . . . . . . .discuss! (Hah!) Can you imagine being Bob Dylan and hearing this for the first time?

On this day in music history: November 16, 1968 - “Electric Ladyland” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience hits #1 on the Billboard Top 200 for 2 weeks. Produced by Jimi Hendrix, it is recorded at Olympic Studios in London and The Record Plant in New York City from July - December 1967, January 1968, and April - August 1968. The third and final album of new material released by the band, the sixteen track double LP set is a musical tour de force, showcasing Hendrix’s musical diversity. It features several of Hendrix’s best known songs including “Crosstown Traffic”, “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)”, “Burning Of The Midnight Lamp” and his cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” (#20 Pop), which becomes his biggest chart single in the US. The album also features guest musicians such as Steve Winwood, Al Kooper, Brian Jones, Jack Casady, and Dave Mason. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the album is remastered and reissued as a deluxe edition box set on November 9, 2018. Consisting of either three CDs + one Blu-ray disc, or as a six LP vinyl set, it contains demos, studio outtakes live recordings and a documentary on the making of the landmark album.  The live recording is taken from a concert recorded at the Hollywood Bowl on September 14, 1968, featuring several songs from the then as yet released new album. The Blu-ray disc features a new 5.1 surround mix of the full album, remixed by original recording engineer Eddie Kramer. Regarded as a landmark 60’s album, it is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1999. Electric Ladyland" is certified 2x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.