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“All Along the Watchtower” is a rock song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It initially appeared on his album John Wesley Harding. It has been covered by other artists in different genres, most notably by Jimi Hendrix on his album Electric Ladyland.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had turned up at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of “All Along The Watchtower” on January 26, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine.
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  • donodii

    Love this song. Amazing that Dylan could write some great songs, but couldnt play them very well.

    4 hours ago

  • Widowsboy

    This Album was the very first piece of music I ever purchased...I still own it! Still play it!!!

    19 days ago

  • sidekuma

    geil

    20 days ago

  • grandfunk49

    Jimbob!

    24 days ago

  • CrazyStar69

    My absolute favourite by Jimi...though it's written by Dylan. But Jimi's version is so GREAT!!

    26 days ago

  • DonkeyKongJr13

    there must be some kind of way out of here, said al roker to his beef.

    26 days ago

  • MJFreak

    i love this

    last month

  • silentheat

    Hot!

    last month

  • froody1911

    That bass right at the end is amazing. Wish that part could have been longer.

    last month

  • carukia

    Sorry Bob, Jimi owns this now! [4]

    last month

  • thekills1985

    The best song ever!

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Jimi + d*__*b = EAR-GASM!!!

    last month

  • Harry_01

    Amazing cover. Dylan's version is great without a question, but Jimi put the rock & roll to it and made it to one of the greatest songs ever.

    March 2012

  • EctoDave

    Bob can write em but when it comes to bringing a song out to its full potential, the immortal Jimi man! [1]

    March 2012

  • brrruno_

    great cover

    March 2012

  • Robert161989

    best song

    March 2012

  • VAGABONDRIFTER

    A#1

    March 2012

  • buriuk

    one off the best songs ever from the genius Jimi Hendrix

    March 2012

  • dewfish

    Sorry Bob, Jimi owns this now! [3]

    March 2012

  • gleeh0rt0n

    there are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.

    March 2012
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