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The Real Folk Blues (BMG)

John Lee Hooker
The Real Folk Blues

Current CD: Chess CD 9271 (CHD-9271, 1987)
Deleted? CD: Chess CD 19097 (CHLD-19097, 1987, U.K.) distributed by BMG Records (U.K.) Ltd.
Original Release: Chess LP-1508 (1966)
Specifications: 1 disc, 9 tracks, duration approx. 38 minutes
Stereo, AAD
Recorded: Chicago, May 1966
Tracks: 01. Let's Go Out Tonight [06:48] Chess 1965, Chess LP 1508
02. Peace Lovin' Man [03:48] Chess LP 1508
03. Stella Mae [02:58] Chess LP 1508
04. I Put My Trust in You [05:16] Chess LP 1508
05. I'm In The Mood [02:41] Chess 1965, Chess LP 1508
06. You Now, I Know [03:47] (a.k.a. You Know, I Know) Chess LP 1508
07. I'll Never Trust Your Love Again [03:20] Chess LP 1508
08. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer [02:58] Chess LP 1508
09. The Waterfront [05:17] Chess LP 1508
References: Chess LP 1508 The Real Folk Blues (Chess 1508, 1966)
Personnel: John Lee Hooker vocals; guitar
Lafayette Leake piano (except 05, 09); organ on 07
Eddie "Guitar" Burns guitar (except 05, 09)
Unknown bass (except 09)
Fred Below drums (except 09)

Produced by Ralph Bass
Edited by
Ron Malo
Album supervision
Marshall Chess

All titles written by John Lee Hooker and published by Tristan Music Ltd., except track 09, published by EMI United Partnership Ltd

Includes original liner notes by Ralph Bass, and reissue liner notes by Don Snowden
Original cover by
Don S. Bronstein

Reissue research and coordination: Andy McKaie
Reissue art direction:
Vartan
Repackage design:
DZN, The Design Group

Mastered by Greg Fulginitii at Artisan, L.A.
Digitally transferred by
Doug Schwartz at MCA's Whitney Studios, Glendale, Ca.

Notes: Additional tracks from these sessions were later released as The Missing Album or More Real Folk Blues.  More recently, The Complete Folk Blues Sessions gathered together the lot.
Online: LiquidAudio 01-09: CD Connection.com
RealAudio 01 02 03 04 05, MPEG 02 05 09:
CDNOW
RealAudio 01 02 03 04 05:
Amazon.com, CD Universe, MacroMusic, Rock.com
No audio:
All-Music GuideBlackmail (BMG), Tunes.COM
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INFORMATION SOURCES
Cover: Scanned myself.
Release Details: Original and BMG details from my CD.  Other details from the Chess web site and online sources.
Specifications: Details from my CD.
Recorded: Details from Boogie Chillen book.
Tracks: Track names and durations from my CD.  Other details from Boogie Chillen book.
Personnel: Musician credits from Boogie Chillen book.  Other details from my CD.