Sold Date: March 7, 2023
Start Date: February 28, 2023
Final Price: $10.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 5
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You are bidding on a Vinyl LP from blues great Howlin’ Wolf, “The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions.” This album was originally recorded in May 1970 in London and released in 1971. This LP features Howlin’ Wolf & some of his band in London recording with such Rock icons as Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and a cameo by Ringo Starr. The LP cover is a gatefold, and the artwork is very colorful.

The LP was originally released in 1971 on the Chess label; (CH 1 60008) and appears to be an original 1971 release/issue. 

We purchased this item in the 1970’s, played it (and enjoyed it!), and it has been sitting in our home (vertically) for the last few decades. 

The LP is in VG+ condition; looking very clean for a 50+ year old LP. The LP cover is in VG+ condition, but there are signs of age on the corners and edge of the cover (See Photos). There is a small mark on the top right corner of the front cover where a sticker was removed. Also, on the rear cover, (top right corner) the owner wrote initials in Red. (See Photos). This comes with a printed sleeve containing pictures and lyrics.

Please remember that this album was well taken care of, but it was played as part of our record collection decades ago.  We have tried to show the good and the bad on the photos included with this listing.

This item has been stored at room temperature, in a smoke free home.  Please see photos of actual item being sold. 

“One of my favorite albums of all time, thanks to the energy added by Clapton, Wyman, Winwood, and the other fine session players. Howlin' Wolf is the greatest blues singer of all time. He was also a great band leader.The best record he ever did was Change My Way with Hubert Sumlin on lead guitar . On London Sessions the Wolf's vocals are different because he is getting older and Hubert is playing rhythm guitar while Eric Clapton plays lead guitar. These three factors have led to a lot of unfair criticism of this fine record. Those who dismiss the vocals on this record remind me of people who dis' Robert Plant's excellent latter day recordings because he can't sing the Immigrant Song like he did when he was 21 years old any longer. I'm a huge fan of Hubert Sumlin and he had a massive influence upon the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn .However he had already played solos on recordings of most of the songs on London Sessions so why would he record them again. Recording them with Clapton was a great idea. Clapton plays very well on London Sessions and it increased the sales of this record. Young white people like myself often bought this record because E.C. was playing on it and it helped us appreciate the people like Chester Burnett who invented electric blues.”