Release Date: 19 May 2023
Label: Waxtime
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723700166
Genres: Blues
Release Date: 08 June 2015
Label: State Of Art
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436569191736
Genres: Blues
Description
Limited edition 180g vinyl audiophile pressing, original album + 2 bonus tracks.
This release presents one of Hooker's most difficult to find albums, the eponymous John Lee Hooker,originally released in 1962 by the Fantasy Records subsidiary Galaxy label.
It includes a selection of hard-to-find recordings Hooker made with his electric guitar during different sessions in the 1950s. All of the dates were produced by Bernard Besman, the man who helped define Hooker's recorded sound, which often relied upon heavy walking beats, boogies, and an eerie atmosphere. Most of LP contains raw solo recordings like the opener 'Might As Well Say We're Through', 'Left My Wife and My Baby', and 'Fire at Natchez, among others, combined with some full band performances such as 'Lost My Job', and the great 'Shake It Up and Go'.
Tracklisting
Marty Robbins
Brenda Lee
Rosie & The Originals
Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Aretha Franklin
Wayne Shorter
Little Richard
Oscar Peterson Trio & Milt Jackson
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
