 John Lee Hooker |
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| Current: | Imprint CD
5448-53 Vee Jay Box (1998,
Japan) Appears to have extra version of track 76, plus ltd. edition 7" single w. first pressing |
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| Current: | Charly CD RED BOX 6 (1992, U.K.) | |||
| Specifications: | 6 discs, 127
tracks, duration approx. 376 minutes Mono/Stereo, AAD |
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| Recorded: | Chicago (except where noted), 1955-1964 | |||
| Tracks: | 01. | Unfriendly Woman [02:53] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 265, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 02. | Wheel and Deal [02:33] Recorded October 19th, 1955 Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 |
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| 03. | Mambo Chillun [02:47] Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 164, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 04. | Time is Marching [03:02] Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 164, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 8502, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 05. | I'm So Worried Baby [03:12] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 233, Charly CD 176, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 06. | Baby Lee [03:00] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 205, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 07. | Dimples [02:12] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 205, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 08. | Every Night [03:00] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 188, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 09. | The Road is So Rough [03:03] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 233, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 10. | Trouble Blues [02:46] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 188, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 11. | Stop Talking [02:12] Recorded June 7th, 1956 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 |
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| 12. | Everybody Rockin' [02:41] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1014 |
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| 13. | I'm So Excited [02:54] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Vee-Jay 245, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 14. | I Can See You When
You're Weak [02:54] (a.k.a.
I See You When You're Weak) (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Vee-Jay 245, Charly CD 176, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 15. | Crawlin' Black
Spider [02:45] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1014 |
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| 16. | Little Wheel [02:39] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 255, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 17. | Little Fine Woman [02:26] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 |
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| 18. | Rosie Mae [02:46] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 255, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 19. | You Can Lead Me Baby [02:42] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 265, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| Disc Two | ||||
| 20. | I Love You Honey [02:35] (Williams) Recorded June 10th, 1958 - Vee-Jay 293, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 21. | You've Taken My
Woman [02:29] Recorded June 10th, 1958 - Vee-Jay 293, Vee-Jay CD 713 |
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| 22. | Mama, You Got a
Daughter [03:42] (J.B. Lenoir) Recorded 1959/60 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029, Chameleon CD 74794 |
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| 23. | Nightmare [04:27] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029, Chameleon CD 74794 |
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| 24. | House Rent Boogie [04:03] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1004, Instant LP 5009 |
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| 25. | Trying to Find a
Woman [03:39] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly CD Red Box 6 |
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| 26. | Drive Me Away [02:56] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| 27. | I'm Goin' Home [03:58] Recorded 1959/60 - Instant LP 5009 |
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| 28. | Love Me All the Time [03:13] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| 29. | Lou Della [04:03] Recorded 1959/60 - Instant LP 5009 |
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| 30. | Bundle Up and Go [02:32] Recorded 1959/60 |
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| 31. | Wrong Doin' Woman [03:41] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| 32. | Maudie [02:25] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 308, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 33. | Tennessee Blues [02:26] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 319 |
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| 34. | I'm In the Mood [02:45] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 308, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049 |
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| 35. | Boogie Chillun [02:37] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 319, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049 |
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| 36. | Hobo Blues [02:49] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 331, Vee-Jay LP 1007 |
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| 37. | Crawlin' Kingsnake [02:44] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 Vee-Jay 331, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| Disc Three | ||||
| 38. | I Wanna Walk [02:14] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 39. | Canal Street Blues [02:56] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 40. | I'll Know Tonight [02:40] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 41. | I Can't Believe [02:52] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 42. | Goin' to California [02:25] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 43. | Whiskey and Wimmen [02:59] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 44. | Run On [02:12] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 45. | Solid Sender [02:36] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 349, Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 46. | Sunny Land [02:31] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 47. | Dusty Road [02:21] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 366, Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049 |
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| 48. | I'm a Stranger [02:42] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 |
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| 49. | No Shoes [02:25] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 349, Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049 |
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| 50. | Five Long Years [03:38] (Boyd) Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 51. | I Like to See You
Walk [02:55] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 52. | Wednesday Evening
Blues [03:59] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 53. | Take Me As I Am [03:02] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 54. | My First Wife Left
Me [03:34] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 55. | You're Looking Good
Tonight [02:57] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 56. | You're Gonna Miss Me
When I'm Gone [03:03] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| 57. | Dirty Ground Hog [03:32] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Instant LP 5009 |
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| 58. | She Loves My Best
Friend [04:34] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly CD Red Box 6 |
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| 59. | Sally Mae [04:02] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029, Charly LP 1081 (note: mistitled as 'Sadie Mae') |
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| 60. | Moanin' Blues [03:14] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| Disc Four | ||||
| 61. | The Hobo [03:06] (a.k.a. Hobo Blues/Dusty Road) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083, Vanguard CD 115 |
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| 62. | Maudie [02:45] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083 |
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| 63. | Tupelo [03:23] (a.k.a. Backwater Blues) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vee-Jay 366, Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083, Vanguard CD 115 |
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| 64. | Want Ad Blues [02:17] (Boyd) Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 65. | Will the Circle be
Unbroken [02:35] (trad. arr. John Lee Hooker) Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 66. | I'm Goin' Upstairs [02:57] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 67. | I Left My Baby [04:27] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Charly LP 1081 |
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| 68. | Hard Headed Woman [02:32] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 69. | I'm Mad Again [02:42] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 |
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| 70. | Process [03:39] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 71. | Thelma [03:33] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 72. | What Do You Say [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 73. | Boom Boom [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 438, Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 1100 (w. audience noise overdubbed), Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 74. | Blues Before Sunrise [03:51] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 75. | I Lost a Good Girl [02:52] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 76. | She's Mine [02:24] (a.k.a. Keep Your Hands to
Yourself) Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 453, Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 77. | I Got a Letter This
Morning [02:44] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 78. | A New Leaf [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 453, Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| 79. | Let's Make It [02:24] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 438, Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 1049 |
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| 80. | Drug Store Woman [02:44] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 |
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| Disc Five | ||||
| 81. | Old Time Shimmy [02:22] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 82. | Onions [02:11] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 83. | You Know I Love You [01:57] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 84. | Send Me Your Pillow [02:25] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 575, Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 85. | Big Soul [02:10] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 86. | Frisco Blues [02:46] (a.k.a. San Francisco) Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 493, Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 87. | She Shot Me Down [02:52] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 88. | Take a Look at
Yourself [02:49] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 493, Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 89. | Good Rocking Mama [02:29] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 90. | I Love Her [02:14] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 91. | No One Told Me [02:12] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 |
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| 92. | Don't Look Back [02:41] (mono version of track 106) Recorded 1963 - Charly CD Red Box 6 |
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| 93. | One Way Ticket [03:29] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 94. | Half a Stranger [04:24] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 95. | Bottle Up and Go [02:26] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 96. | My Grinding Mill [03:13] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 97. | I Want to Ramble [02:29] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 98. | Sadie Mae [02:54] Recorded 1963 - Charly CD Red Box 6 (note: this track is listed as being on Charly LP 1081, but it's actually track 59 mistitled) |
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| 99. | This is Hip [02:30] Recorded 1963 - Charly LP 1004 |
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| 100. | Poor Me [03:12] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 101. | I Want to Shout [02:26] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 102. | Love is a Burning
Thing [02:42] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 103. | I Want to Hug You [02:42] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 104. | I'm Leaving Baby [02:13] (a.k.a. I'm Leaving) Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 538, Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 105. | Birmingham Blues [02:55] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 538, Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| 106. | Don't Look Back [02:54] (stereo version of 92) Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 575, Vee-Jay LP 1066 |
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| Disc Six | ||||
| 107. | I Can't Quit You Now
Blues [02:51] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard CD 77005 |
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| 108. | Stop Baby, Don't
Hold Me [01:44] (a.k.a. Stop
Baby Don't Hold Me That Way) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 |
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| 109. | Tupelo [05:16] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 |
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| 110. | Bus Station Blues [03:38] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard LP (7)9145, Vanguard LP/CD 77 |
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| 111. | Freight Train to My
Friend [03:25] (a.k.a.
Freight Train Be My Friend) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 |
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| 112. | Boom, Boom, Boom [02:30] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 |
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| 113. | Talk That Talk Baby [01:25] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 114. | Sometime Baby You
Make Me Feel So Bad [03:26] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard LP (7)9145, Vanguard LP/CD 115 |
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| 115. | You've Got to Walk
Yourself [04:51] (a.k.a.
You're Gonna Need Another Favor) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 116. | Let's Make It [02:23] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 |
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| 117. | The Mighty Fire [04:45] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vee-Jay LP 8502 |
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| 118. | Big Legs, Tight
Skirt [02:18] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 670, Chameleon CD 74794 |
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| 119. | Flowers on the Hour [02:40] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 708, Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 120. | It Serves Me Right
to Suffer [03:32] (a.k.a. It
Serves Me Right) Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 708, Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 121. | It Ain't No Big
Thing Baby [04:13] (a.k.a.
Ain't No Big Thing Baby) Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 122. | She Left Me One
Wednesday [03:42] Recorded 1964 - Charly LP 1029 |
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| 123. | You Can Run [03:04] (a.k.a. You Can Run Baby) Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 124. | New Sally Mae [03:37] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 125. | Your Baby Ain't
Sweet Like Mine [02:39] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 670, Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 126. | She's Long, She's
Tall [02:29] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| 127. | You're Mellow [04:08] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 |
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| References: | Vee-Jay CD 713 Top Rank EP 136 (France) DJM LP 28026 Dimples (DJM DJD 28026, 1977, U.K.) Charly LP 1029 Moanin' The Blues (Charly CRB 1029, 1981, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1007 I'm John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay 1007, 1959) Vee-Jay LP 8502 Charly CD 176 (Germany) Vee-Jay LP 1049 Best of John Lee Hooker Charly LP 1014 Everybody Rockin' (Charly CRB 1014, 1981, U.K.) Chameleon CD 74794 The Hook (Chameleon 74794) Instant LP 5009 The Boogie Man (Instant INS 5009, 1989, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1023 Travelin' (Vee-Jay 1023, 1960) Vee-Jay LP 1033 The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay SR 1033, 1961) Charly LP 1081 Solid Sender (Charly CRB 1081, 1984, U.K.) Vanguard LP 2087 The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol. 1 (Vanguard 2087, Stereo) Vanguard LP 9083 The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol. 1 (Vanguard 9083) Vanguard LP/CD 115 Dynasty LP 7301 John Lee Hooker In Person (Dynasty DY 7301, 1974) Vee-Jay LP 1043 Burnin' (Vee-Jay SR 1043, 1962) Vee-Jay LP 1100 Vee-Jay LP 1058 The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay SR 1058, 1963) Vee-Jay LP 1066 John Lee Hooker On Campus (Vee-Jay 1066) Charly LP 1004 This is Hip (Charly CRB 1004, 1980, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1078 Concert at Newport (Vee-Jay 1078, 1964) Vanguard CD 77005 Vanguard LP (7)9145 Blues at Newport: Recorded Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963 Vanguard LP 77 Great Bluesman Newport (VSD 77/78, 1976) Vanguard CD 77 Great Bluesman Newport |
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| Personnel: | John Lee Hooker vocals except 85; guitar except 49 which may be
vocal only, with an unidentified guitarist The Vandellas backing vocals on 85-88, 90, 92, 100-103, 106 Jimmy Reed harmonica on 01-04, probably also 67-68 (or it's Lefty Bates) Unknown piano on 11, 70-92, 100-106 Eddie Taylor guitar on 01-21, 32-34 George Washington bass on 01-11 Tom Whitehead drums on 01-15 Tracks 61-63 recorded by Paul Oliver Compilation and liner notes by Les Fancourt Photographs courtesy Barrie Kendrick |
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| Notes: | 05 and 14 may be alternate takes. If this turns out to be the case, the issues I have listed for those tracks are wrong, and I'll fix them. | |||
| Similar CD's: | Several of the original albums have been released on CD. I'll sort this entry once I've covered a couple of those elsewhere on the site. | |||
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | ||
| Cover: | Scanned myself. | |
| Release Details: | Charly details from the box set. Japanese details from various online sources. | |
| Specifications: | From the box set. | |
| Recorded: | From a January 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-1970. | |
| Tracks: | Names and durations from the box set. Alternative names, and other details from Blues Records draft. | |
| Personnel: | Musician credits from a January 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-1970. Other credits from the box set. | |
