All Along The Watchtower/ Burning of the Midnight Lamp

What a great find! The talent, influence, and inspiration of Jimi Hendrix cannot be overestimated, despite having only 8 singles to his credit during a tragically short career. Of those eight, three of them rank among the greatest 1,001 singles of the Rock'n'Soul era, according to Dave Marsh's essential reference book. And "All Along The Watchtower" is at the top of Marsh's Hendrix list. It also appears at #47 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500" list! "Watchtower" also became the artist's biggest pop hit — and the only one to reach the Top 40 of Bilozoard Hot 100 chart.\r\n

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206. All Along The Watchtower (#20p, 09/68)\r\n
252. Purple Haze (#65p, 08/67)\r\n
507. Hey Joe (Not chart, 1967)\r\n

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A fourth single, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)," released only in the U.K. in 1970, ranks at #579.\r\n

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Note: This copy comes in a vintage Reprise Records factory sleeve. The labels are nearly flawless. The vinyl also grades Near Mint, reflecting mainly a small abrasion on the A side. I was about to grade the audio Mint (because it's totally clean and undistorted), but that small abrasion, which appears in the second half, causes a light "pop" in the audio for its duration. The B side sounds pristine, and overall I'm grading the audio Near Mint.\r\n