John Lee Hooker - 26 Blues Masterpieces

Artist:

Hooker, John Lee

UPC:

698458271426

See Also:

Charles, Ray King, Albert Albert King - I`ll Play the Blues for You [1972] B.B. King - Blues Summit Albert King - I`ll Play the Blues for You [1972]

Description:

For a license deal and the price it`s difficult to beat these "Solid Gold Collections" issued by Union Square Ltd.. There`s not much in the way of packaging, but in a sense, there doesn`t need to be. This John Lee Hooker set contains prime Hook -- 36 cuts -- all of them smokers from the man in his rollicking prime from the 1950s and `60s. For example, the first 15 cuts of disc one were cut for Vee Jay. There`s one from Tomato, and one from the Artist Alliance, and these are classics -- from "Boogie Chillun`," and "Boom, Boom," to "Big Legs, Tight Skirt," and the awesome "Love Is a Burning Thing." Disc two contains 11 more Vee Jay cuts, three from the Tomato period, and two more independently licensed tunes,. Here are "T. B. Sheets," "It Serves Me Right to Suffer," "This Is Hip," "Nightmare Blues," "House Rent Boogie," "Graveyard Blues," and "She`s Long, She`s Tall, She Weeps Like a Willow Tree." The assortment is great, of both hits and obscurities. About the only thing left wanting is the lack of "Crawling King Snake," but that`s a small complaint. Sound is adequate and the inclusion of detailed cut information is what`s sorely lacking in other budget-priced compilations. ~ Thom Jurek

Album Information

Release Date:

10/25/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Delta

Label:

Super D Independent Distribution

Catalog Number:

714

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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