Burning of the Midnight Lamp is a song by Jimi Hendrix, first released as a mono single in the UK in August 1967. It later appeared in September 1968 in stereo on Electric Ladyland. The single's B-side is "The Stars that Play with Laughing Sam's Dice." The single features more sophisticated instrumentation and production than his earlier 1967 releases, and would anticipate the richness and detail of Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland. Both songs feature the use of wah-wah guitar effect, a first for Hendrix.