jimi hendrix ruled
other tidbit about Third Stone from the Sun
turns out jimi and Chas Chandeler were huge star trek fanatics
If you adjust the turntable from 45 RPM to 78 RPM you can hear this at the beginning: Jimi: "Star fleet to star ship, please give your positon... over" Chas: "I am positoned above the third stone from the sun... over" Jimi: "That must be Earth... over" Chas: "Positive, It is known to have have some form of intelligent species... over" Jimi: "Maybe we should take a look..." Its Jimi Hendrix and Chas Chandler talking about earth as if they were aliens. Sometime around the middle of the song you can also hear him say "The acid drop will make you fly" and most of the wierd sounds that sound like wind were made by Jimi blowing and whistling into the microphone and then slowing them down.