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John Lee Hooker with Canned Heat
Hooker 'n' Heat

Current: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab CD 676 (UDCD676, 1996)
2 (gold ultra)discs, includes liner notes by Pete Welding
Current: EMI Legends of Rock & Roll Series CD 38207 The Best of Hooker N' Heat (1996)
1 disc, omits tracks 01-07, digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California).
Deleted?: EMI (E2-)97896/7(-2) (1991)
2 discs, possibly omitting track 04, reissue production and liner notes by Pete Welding
Deleted: Disky DC 871802 The Best of John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat (Holland, 1996)
1 disc, omits tracks 01-07
Deleted?: CEMA Special Products CD 9771 Turn Up the Heat! (1992)
1 disc, omits tracks 01, 05, 08, 10-12, 14, 16, 17
Deleted?: See For Miles CD 234 Hooker 'n' Heat: the best of.....plus (SEECD234, 1989)
1 disc, omits tracks 04, 06, Compiled by Colin Miles, Liner notes by Elmar Garfield
Deleted: Rhino Infinite Boogie
Vinyl Reissue: Rhino 2LP 71105
Original Release: Liberty 2LP 35002 (1971)
Specifications: 2 discs, 17 tracks, duration approx. 87 Minutes?
Stereo, AAD
(note: see above for release-specific specifications)
Recorded: Liberty Studios, Los Angeles, May, 1970
Tracks: 01. Messin' with The Hook [03:21] Liberty 2LP 35002
02. The Feelin' is Gone [04:31] Liberty 2LP 35002
03. Send Me Your Pillow [04:03] Liberty 2LP 35002
04. Sittin' Here Thinkin' Liberty 2LP 35002
05. Meet Me in the Bottom [03:34] Liberty 2LP 35002
06. Alimonia Blues Liberty 2LP 35002
07. Drifter [04:55] Liberty 2LP 35002
08. You Talk Too Much [04:46] Liberty 2LP 35002
09. Burning Hell [03:55] Liberty 2LP 35002
10. Bottle Up and Go [02:25] Liberty 2LP 35002
11. The World Today [07:45] Liberty 2LP 35002
12. I Got My Eyes On You [04:24] Liberty 2LP 35002
13. Whiskey and Wimmen [04:32] UA 50779, Liberty 2LP 35002
14. Just You and Me [07:39] UA 50779, Liberty 2LP 35002
15. Let's Make It [04:03] Liberty 2LP 35002
16. Peavine [05:03] Liberty 2LP 35002
17. Boogie Chillun No. 2 [11:28] Liberty 2LP 35002
References: Liberty 2LP 35002 Hooker 'n' Heat (Liberty 35002, 1971)
Personnel: John Lee Hooker vocals; guitar
Alan Wilson harmonica on 07-17; piano on 10,11; guitar on 12, 14, 16, 17
Henry Vestine guitar on 13-17
Antono de la Barreda bass on 13-17
Adolfo de la Parra drums on 13-17

Produced by Skip Taylor with Bob Hite
Engineered by
Dino Lappas

Notes: Not to be confused with the later live recordings Hooker made with Canned Heat at the Fox Venice Theatre (that's currently available on Rhino).
Online: LiquidAudio 01-03, 05-17: CD Connection.com (EMI)
RealAudio 01 02 03 04 05 11 12 13 14 15:
Amazon.com (MoFi), EveryCD (MoFi)
RealAudio 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17:
Tunes.COM
RealAudio 08 09 10 11 12; MPEG 08 12 17:
CDNOW (EMI)
RealAudio 08 09 10 11 12:
CD Universe (EMILR), EveryCD (EMILR), MacroMusic (EMILR)
RealAudio 01 02 03 05:
CD Universe (EMI), MacroMusic (EMI)

No Audio: All-Music Guide, Roots & Rhythm (EMI)



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INFORMATION SOURCES
Cover: Mobile Fidelity cover from their web site (used with permission).  SFM scanned myself.
Release Details: Original and Rhino reissue numbers from Boogie Chillen book.  SFM details from my CD.  Disky details from a CD in a shop.  Other details from trawling online sources and using my noggin.
Specifications: Online sources.
Recorded: Details from my SFM CD and Boogie Chillen book.
Tracks: Song titles and references from Boogie Chillen book.  Track durations from my SFM CD.
Personnel: Musician details from Boogie Chillen book.  Other credits from my SFM CD and online sources.