By April 22, 1968 (the date of this out-take), not only had Noel Redding quit showing up, but producer Chas Chandler (The Animals) had stopped coming to sessions as well. He wanted Jimi to record 3 minute singles for pop radio that he had managed to coax on Jimi's first two albums. Jimi was having none of it, rehearsing this ultimate 18 minute song-poem until Chas was simply bored, had no input and walked away leaving Jimi in charge of his own artistic direction. A later take from this session with Mitch on drums would ultimately provide the Master for the song's first section. Seperate sessions on May 8 and 22 provided the final components, including flute overdubs by Traffic's Chris Wood.
