By the way, I listened to both versions, the original "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from the 1968 "Electric Ladyland" album and the SRV version from the 1984 "Couldn't Stand the Weather" album.
The SRV version is cleaner, more adapted to plain vanilla audiences and casual listening with a much tamed guitar sound, the JH version is totally crazy, with flanging and L/R panning throughout, the guitar is more dirty, more in your face.
I like both, but JH gets my vote.
My apologies to the OP as well, this is a bonafide thread hijack