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JOHN LEE HOOKER 10 Titles


Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #

HOOKER, JOHN LEE	The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker	LP	DESTINATION MOON	DMOO 024LP
$20.50 LOW STOCK LEVEL Reissue, originally released in 1959. Mississippi-born blues giant John Lee Hooker made his name with an unorthodox approach to electric guitar, developing his own variants of boogie-woogie, Delta blues, and country blues, his lyrics delivered in rich baritone. Early work featured masterful electric licks, backed by a studio ensemble, but Riverside took a different approach for The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, recording our hero with just his voice and a solo acoustic, recounting tales of his itinerant youth with verve and gusto. Thoroughly appealing and of interest to all blues fans, the album foreshadows the better-known work for Chess that would follow. Clear vinyl.

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HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Early Recordings: Detroit And Beyond, Vol. 1	2LP	THIRD MAN RECORDS	TMR 511LP
$30.00 NOT IN STOCK "Third Man is ecstatic to present the first re-issue of John Lee Hooker's seminal and rare Detroit and Beyond recordings on vinyl since their initial release in 1973. These tracks have been heralded by many fans as his best overall collection of recordings as well as his some of his earliest, apart from the 6 recorded by Bernie in 1961. Split between two double-LP volumes and remastered using original master recordings from Detroit's legendary United Sound Systems (not even 2 miles from Third Man Detroit!), these collections are a must for blues and music lovers. Volume 1 includes the killer track 'Johnny Lee's Original Boogie (Boogie Chillen)'. Direct-to-board double pocket gatefold LP jacket, 180 gram weight vinyl." Black Friday RSD 2018 release.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Early Recordings: Detroit And Beyond, Vol. 2	2LP	THIRD MAN RECORDS	TMR 512LP
$30.00 NOT IN STOCK "Third Man is ecstatic to present the first re-issue of John Lee Hooker's seminal and rare Detroit and Beyond recordings on vinyl since their initial release in 1973. These tracks have been heralded by many fans as his best overall collection of recordings as well as his some of his earliest, apart from the 6 recorded by Bernie in 1961. Split between two double-LP volumes and remastered using original master recordings from Detroit's legendary United Sound Systems (not even 2 miles from Third Man Detroit!), these collections are a must for blues and music lovers. Volume 2 includes the amazing 'Baby Please Don't Go' as well as 'Two Voice Original Mood (I'm In The Mood)'. Direct-to-board double pocket gatefold LP jacket, 180 gram weight vinyl." Black Friday RSD 2018 release.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
HOOKER, JOHN LEE	House Of The Blues	LP	WAX LOVE	WLV 82096LP
$16.50 NOT IN STOCK Wax Love present a reissue of John Lee Hooker's House Of The Blues, originally released in 1959. House Of The Blues collects John Lee Hooker's early 1950s shellac singles for the legendary Chicago blues label Chess Records. Born sometime in the 1910s or early 1920s in rural Mississippi, Hooker moved to Detroit in 1943 to work at the Ford Motor Company and soon began frequenting the city's blues clubs. Hooker recorded for many labels throughout the 1950s but it was with Chess that he cut his most memorable and famous sides. This album is the beginning of that fruitful relationship and features simply Hooker's beautiful blues vocals, raw guitar playing, and foot stomping to keep the beat. There's no more raw and real blues than right here on this here LP.

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HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Boom Boom: Vee-Jay Singles 1959-1962	LP	WAX LOVE	WLV 82054LP
$14.50 NOT IN STOCK Following stints with Modern and Chess, legendary blues man John Lee Hooker joined forces with the esteemed Vee-Jay label out of Chicago in 1955. For the next seven years Hooker cut some of the most explosive and legendary blues sides of his career and solidified his position as one of the greatest performers of the electric blues era. By the 1960s the folk and blues revival would make international stars of many blues performers but at the time of these Vee-Jay recordings this was music made by African-Americans mostly for the African-American market, from Chicago to the South to Los Angeles and New York and points between, and Vee-Jay was one of the first and most successful African-American owned record labels. While many of his earlier sides featured only Hooker on guitar and vocals, his Vee-Jay sides feature a full rocking rhythm section. Essential sides from one of the all-time greatest American performers of the 20th century. This first volume, Mambo Chillun, spans the years 1955-1958, and includes the titular "Mambo Chillun" a play on his classic hit, "Boogie Chillun", as well as 16 more great late '50s blues sides. This second volume, Boom Boom, spans the years 1959-1962 and includes classics like "Boom Boom", "Want Ad Blues", and 16 more great Hooker blues joints.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Mambo Chillun: Vee-Jay Singles 1955-1958	LP	WAX LOVE	WLV 82053LP
$14.50 NOT IN STOCK Following stints with Modern and Chess, legendary blues man John Lee Hooker joined forces with the esteemed Vee-Jay label out of Chicago in 1955. For the next seven years Hooker cut some of the most explosive and legendary blues sides of his career and solidified his position as one of the greatest performers of the electric blues era. By the 1960s the folk and blues revival would make international stars of many blues performers but at the time of these Vee-Jay recordings this was music made by African-Americans mostly for the African-American market, from Chicago to the South to Los Angeles and New York and points between, and Vee-Jay was one of the first and most successful African-American owned record labels. While many of his earlier sides featured only Hooker on guitar and vocals, his Vee-Jay sides feature a full rocking rhythm section. Essential sides from one of the all-time greatest American performers of the 20th century. This first volume, Mambo Chillun, spans the years 1955-1958, and includes the titular "Mambo Chillun" a play on his classic hit, "Boogie Chillun", as well as 16 more great late '50s blues sides.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Burnin'	LP	CHARLY RECORDS	CLYCAR 2981LP
$20.00 NOT IN STOCK 2021 restock. Charly Records present a reissue of John Lee Hooker's Burnin', originally released on Vee Jay Records in 1962. Burnin' is easily one of the best records, next to It Serves You Right To Suffer (1965) and I'm John Lee Hooker (1959), that the blues master has recorded with a backing band without sacrificing his characteristic, monotonous beat. Along with an absolutely awe-inspiring version of the Leroy Carr track "Blues Before Sunrise" stands the indestructible "Boom, Boom" -- here buffed-up by Joe Hunter's piano -- which became the unofficial anthem of British Invasion bands like the Animals and Them. Eleven remastered analog tracks. Comes in a heavy duty cover with an updated, authentic version of the original artwork. 180 gram vinyl.

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HOOKER, JOHN LEE	The Great John Lee Hooker	LP	WAX LOVE	WLV 82030LP
$16.50 NOT IN STOCK Wax Love present a reissue of The Great John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1963. The legendary John Lee Hooker began his long and storied recording career in 1948, and over the next several years he released dozens of sides for the Los Angeles based blues and R&B super power label Modern. This classic LP collects some of his finest singles from 1948-1954, raw and powerful stuff that is as important as any from Hooker's entire career. Often featuring just Hooker and his guitar, or with a small backing combo, these tracks are sparse and deep, as real as the blues ever were.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
HOOKER, JOHN LEE	Burning Hell	LP	RUMBLE RECORDS	RUM 2011141LP
$20.00 NOT IN STOCK Rumble Records present a reissue of John Lee Hooker's Burning Hell, originally released in 1964. Blues legend John Lee Hooker cut countless records beginning with his debut for Modern in 1948 and going some 50+ years until his death in 2001. With such a vast discography it can be easy to lose track of some records and Burning Hell, recorded in Detroit in 1959 with just his guitar and vocals, is one such lost record. But this album deserves so much to be rediscovered, a brilliant set from his "acoustic" period, this is raw southern acoustic blues at its best and a truly brilliant collection of songs. Rumble Records bring this lost classic back to light on LP.

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HOOKER, JOHN LEE	That's My Story	LP	RIVERSIDE RECORDS	OBC 538LP
$21.50 NOT IN STOCK That's My Story was originally released in 1960 on jazz label Riverside Records. As emotion-stirring and powerful as the other ones.