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Electric Lady Studios

CTL-PL-0157 · Place

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Combined Graph record U-02619 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0157. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Built by Jimi Hendrix, 52 W. 8th St

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Built by Jimi Hendrix, 52 W. 8th St

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The official Jimi Hendrix site's encyclopedia (tier 2) records that on June 15, 1970 'Jimi holds his first recording session in the new Electric Lady Studios at 52 West 8th Street in the heart of Greenwich Village,' New York, with Steve Winwood and Chris Wood of Traffic, and that on August 26, 1970 'Electric Lady Studios officially opens with a grand celebration with Jimi in attendance.' Establishes existence, recording-studio type, the stored address and city, the stored Jimi Hendrix association, and the 1970 opening (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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