Sold Date: March 16, 2021
Start Date: March 15, 2021
Final Price: $24.99 (USD)
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John Lee Hooker  Free Beer and Chicken  VG++ Vinyl LP - ABC ABCD-838  Compatible stereo / quadraphonic recording Live in 1974 
Condition: VG++ Vinyl and Cover. First pressing, original cover. Vinyl is clean and quiet with great fidelity. Cover is stong, colorful, and fully intact. Compatible stereo / quadraphonic recording.
Free Beer and Chicken is a live album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in California in 1974 and released by the ABC label the same year.
Track listing
"Make It Funky" – 3:27 "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) – 5:59 "713 Blues" – 4:39 "714 Blues" – 2:59 "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" – 3:29 "Homework" – 4:26 "Bluebird" 4:52 "Settin' on Top of the World" – 3:27 "(You'll Never Amount to Anything If You Don't Go to) Collage (A Fortuitous Concatenation of Events)" – 5:52 "I Know How to Rock" "Nothin' But the Best" "The Scratch" (Joe Cocker) "Sally Mae"
Personnel John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals Greg Adams – trumpet (tracks 1, 7 & 9) Mic Gillette – trumpet, trombone (tracks 1, 7 & 9) Sam Rivers – flute (track 2) Emilio Castillo (tracks 1, 7 & 9), Lenny Pickett (tracks 1 & 7) – tenor saxophone Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 7 & 9) Jim Caroompas (track 9), Charles Grimes (tracks 1 & 9), Hollywood Fats (tracks 3-5, 7 & 8), Jim Kahr (tracks 2 & 7), Jim Thorsen (track 9), Howard Roberts (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Luther Tucker (track 9), Wa-Wa Watson (tracks 1, 2 & 9), – guitar Clifford Coulter – piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Fender bass, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, ARP synthesizer Robert Hooker – piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ (tracks 1 & 9) Skip Olsen – Fender bass, bass (tracks 3, 4 & 9) Ron E. Beck (tracks 2-6), Ken Swank (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 & 9) – drums Kenneth Nash – balophon, congas, Griot bells, Chinese hand cymbals, Ganquok bell, shaker (tracks 1 & 8), kalimba (track 8) Joe Cocker – vocals, tambourine (tracks 2, 5 & 9) Sugarcane Harris (tracks 3 & 4), Michael White (tracks 8 & 9) – violin Peter Berg – coconut banjo (track 8) Fatz Wess – tom tom, Moog synthesizer (track 8) Boyd Albritton – slide guitar (track 9)
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I use the Goldmine Grading System, and play-test all records. I note any differences between vinyl and cover, and make note of any inserts, special sleeves, or potential defects.

MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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