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Shake It Baby (Charly) - cover from Gary HearnJohn Lee Hooker with The Grounhogs (Indigo)

John Lee Hooker with The Groundhogs
...and Seven Nights

Current: Cleopatra CD 473 Hooker & The Groundhogs (CDCLP 000473, 1999)
limited edition gold disc, same tracks as Indigo
Current: Indigo Recordings Ltd. CD 2059 Hooker & The Hogs (IGOCD 2059, 1996)
digitally remastered
Current: Charly Blues Masterworks CD 45 Shake It Baby (CDBM45, U.K.)
Current: Sequel CD 657 1965 London Sessions (NEBCD657, U.K.)
with brass overdubs, liner notes by Neil Slaven, photography by Barrie Kendrick, digital remastering by Roger Wake
Reissue: Xtra LP 1114 John Lee Hooker (1970, U.K.)
wrongly credited as having John Mayall's backing (musically)
Reissue: New World LP 6003 John Lee Hooker (NW 6003, 1973, U.K.)
first pressing has 05 appear twice, the second time as Girl You Don't Want Me Baby
Reissue: Claves LP 82871 (U.S.)
wrongly credited as having John Mayall's backing (musically)
Reissue: Wand LP 689 (On) The Waterfront
with brass overdubs
Original Release: Verve Folkways LP 3003 ...and Seven Nights
Specifications: 1 discs, 11 tracks, Mono, AAD/ADD
Recorded: London, England, either November 1964 or May/June, 1965 (excepting any bonus tracks)
Tracks: 01. Mai Lee [03:30] (a.k.a. Mary Lee)
Planet 114 (U.K.), Verve Folkways LP 3003
02. I'm Losing You [03:53] (a.k.a. I'm Losin' You/Losing You)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
03. Little Girl Go Back to School [03:52] (a.k.a. Little Girl)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
04. Little Dreamer [04:20] (a.k.a. Lay Down Little Dreamer)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
05. Don't Be Messin' with My Bread [03:20]
(a.k.a. Don't Be Messing Around with My Bread)
Planet 114 (U.K.), Verve Folkways LP 3003
06. Bad Luck and Trouble [04:03] (a.k.a. I Lost Everything)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
07. Waterfront [04:13] (a.k.a. I Cover the Waterfront)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
08. No One Pleases Me But You [02:24] (a.k.a. I Don't Want Nobody Else)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
09. It's Rainin' Here [03:23] (a.k.a. It's Raining Here/Storming on the Deep Blue Sea)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
10. It's a Crazy Mixed Up World [04:16] (a.k.a. Crazy Mixed Up World)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
11. Seven Days and Seven Nights [03:40] (a.k.a. And Seven Nights)
Verve Folkways LP 3003
Bonus Tracks (Cleopatra/Indigo)
12. Wandering Blues [02:59]
Recorded Detroit, circa August, 1949 - King 4334 (as
Texas Slim)
13. Goin' Mad Blues [03:47]
Recorded Detroit, 1948/9 - Regent 1001 (as
Delta John), RL CD 0093
14. Black Man Blues [03:31]
Recorded Detroit, circa December, 1948 - King 4334 (as
Texas Slim)
15. Helpless Blues [03:42]
Recorded Detroit, 1948/9 - Regent 1001 (as
Delta John), RL CD 0093
Bonus Tracks (Charly)
16. Shake It Baby
Recorded American Folk Blues Festival, Hamburg, Germany, October 18th, 1962
Brunswick EP 10644, Brunswick LP 9012/10912, Polydor 237.597 (Germany), Polydor LP 46.397, L+R LP/CD 42.017, Decca LP 7/4392, Evidence 5CD 26100, Excello LP 8029
17. The Right Time
Recorded American Folk Blues Festival, Hamburg, Germany, October 18th, 1962
Brunswick LP 9012/10912, Polydor LP 46.397, L+R LP/CD 42.017, Decca LP 7/4392, Evidence 5CD 26100, Excello LP 8029
References: Verve Folkways LP 3003 ...and Seven Nights (Verve Folkways 3003)
RL CD 0093 (U.K.)
Brunswick EP 10644 Shake It Baby (Germany, France)
Brunswick LP 9012/10912 The Original American Folk Blues Festival (Germany)
Polydor LP 46.397 The Original American Folk Blues Festival (Germany, 1963)
L+R LP/CD 42.017
(Germany)
Decca LP 7/4392
The Original American Folk Blues Festival (U.S)
Evidence 5CD 26100
Excello LP 8029
The Original American Folk Blues Festival (Excello EX 8029)
Personnel: John Lee Hooker vocals; guitar
Tom Parker piano except organ on 06, 07
Tony McPhee guitar except 07
Pete Cruikshank bass
Dave Boorman drums

(note: the Charly bonus tracks feature T-Bone Walker on piano, Willie Dixon on bass and Jump Jackson on drums)

Online: RealAudio 01-15: Tunes.COM (Ind)
RealAudio 01-03, 16, 17:
Amazon.com (Charly)


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INFORMATION SOURCES
Cover: Charly cover from Gary Hearn.  Indigo cover scanned myself.
Release Details: From the CD, from the Jan 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-70, from information from Gary Hearn, from online sources.
Specifications: Sort of from the Indigo CD.
Recorded: From Jan 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-70.
Tracks: Primary names, durations and running order from the Indigo CD, except for the Charly CD bonus tracks, the titles of which were obtained online.  Alternative names and other appearances from Jan 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-70.
Personnel: From Jan 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-70.