At this session, the spoken sections and sound effects were recorded and the final audio mixing took place. Several takes were required since Hendrix and Chandler were joking and laughing throughout the session. Hendrix biographer and later producer John McDermott notes that it shows the camaraderie enjoyed by the two during the early days of the Experience. The instrumental makes novel use of recording and mixing. Hendrix contributed to the sound effects by moving his headphones around the microphone to alter the sound of his whispers and breathing. In preparing the final mix, Kramer experimented with the track's sound imaging or an instrument's apparent placement, but was limited by the existing technology. He later explained:  "Third Stone from the Sun" was released on the Experience's debut album, "Are You Experienced". It appears as the third track on side two of the LP record. Track Records issued the album in the UK on May 12, 1967, using "3rd Stone from the Sun" as the title. It also used a monaural mix, which includes an extra line, "War must be war". Reprise Records issued the album in the US on August 23, 1967, with a stereo mix. In 1982, the instrumental was included on the UK "Voodoo Chile" 12-inch single and the following "The Singles Album" (1983). It also appeared on compilations, such as "Re-Experienced" (1975), "The Essential Jimi Hendrix" (1978),  "Kiss the Sky" (1984), and "" (2001 UK bonus track). In 2000, a version with some different overdubbed dialogue (and without sound processing) was released on "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" boxed set. Mitchell recalled that the instrumental was only played live occasionally. A performance at Blaise's club in London shortly after the December 1966 release of "Hey Joe" was reviewed by music journalist Chris Welch for "Melody Maker". It was the only original piece among several songs he mentioned in the article. Hendrix played some of the guitar melody line during "Spanish Castle Magic" at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada, shortly after his arrest for drug possession on May 3, 1969. Hendrix biographer Steven Roby identifies a 1969 concert recording, possibly from Germany in January, as the only recorded complete performance of "Third Stone from the Sun". None of the live recordings have been officially released. Music writers have described the instrumental's jazz elements and Murray questions whether Hendrix's approach was studied or more organic.