10 Things You didn't know about Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland"

Not sure if this has been posted.

1. Whitney Houston’s mom sang backing vocals on “Burning of the Midnight Lamp.”
2. Hendrix played a homemade kazoo on “Crosstown Traffic.”
3. Brian Jones tried (and failed) to play piano on “All Along the Watchtower.”
4. Bob Dylan thought Hendrix’s version of “Watchtower” was an improvement on his original.
5. The all-star jam “Voodoo Chile” was Hendrix’s attempt to re-create the atmosphere of his favorite NYC club on record.
6. “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” was recorded off-the-cuff while the band was being filmed for a TV documentary.
7. Hendrix’s studio perfectionism caused his manager/producer to quit during the making of the album.
8. Hendrix’s U.K. label neglected to inform him that they were putting naked women on the album’s cover.
9. Hendrix was unhappy with the way the finished album sounded.
10. Rolling Stone gave the album a mixed review upon its release

Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Electric Ladyland’: Things You Didn’t Know – Rolling Stone

 

I didn't know there was so much I didn't know about this album

 

So that's Brian Jones hitting the Vibra-Slap on the "Watchtower" intro.

 

Nice - thanks!

I was aware of some of these (8, 9, and 10 - and sort-of 5, as I'd read that he was trying to create a live feel in the studio). But I was completely clueless about the rest.