Electric Ladyland is the source of such legendary Hendrix tracks as "All Along The Watchtower," "Crosstown Traffic," and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" and is commonly acknowledged by Hendrix cognoscenti as the most fully realized, cohesive project of his entire career. It was the only Hendrix album to have hit #1 on the Billboard charts. It is, indisputably, the crowning achievement of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and underscored Hendrix's abilities as singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

At Last... The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland documents the creation of the album that was released in the fall of 1968 as a 2 LP set. Some of Jimi's closest associates are seen on screen discussing their recollections of Hendrix and the project including JHE bassist Noel Redding; drummer Mitch Mitchell; manager Chas Chandler, who discovered Hendrix after he left the Animals; drummer Buddy Miles, who appeared on the album and later went on to work with Hendrix in The Band of Gypsys; Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady; Steve Winwood and Dave Mason from Traffic; and others who participated in the Electric Ladyland sessions that took place at Olympic studios in London and The Record Plant in New York. One of the highlights of the program includes a session with original Electric Ladyland engineer Eddie Kramer, who discusses the techniques Hendrix, Mitchell and Redding employed in recording Electric Ladyland and playing some of the original multitrack tapes to illustrate the process.

Originally produced in 1997 as the premiere episode of the acclaimed Classic Albums television series, The Making of Electric Ladyland is newly edited with expanded features and almost 40 minutes of additional content not seen in the original feature. While the DVD is offered as a stand-alone title, a Deluxe CD + DVD Collector's Edition that includes The Making of... DVD along with the classic Electric Ladyland CD offers consumers both the expository look at Electric Ladyland as well as the actual album, which ranks as one of the most significant projects in the Hendrix canon. All Music Guide, Blender and Rolling Stone have all awarded Electric Ladyland five (out of five) stars, as it has been firmly ensconced in the pantheon of rock's greatest achievements for 40 years.

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