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    AGES OLD '60s AUTHENTIC BLUES ARTIFACT

                BATTLE RECORDS LABEL!

                        

             

             John LEE HOOKER

             HOW LONG BLUES

                

                              

            

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             John LEE HOOKER

             HOW LONG BLUES

               

                        In glorious MONOPHONIC

Gotten really hard to find...authentic '60s blues artifact on the BATTLE label ... the last copy we spotted sometime ago SOLD for $80 in less condition than this TOP COPY!

This is a great, legendary blues album from John Lee Hooker. A fine example of one chord blues structure intermixed with Hookers unique vocal style. Leading off with Black Snake, one of Hookers best, the sound quality of the recording makes this album a gem. It was recorded in 1959 and on good stereo it will put JOHN LEE HOOKER right in the room in front of you! If you love blues or if you just want to sample the best, this is probably the best classic blues on the market. Recommended just for listening to "Tupelo", a song about the historic flood of Tupelo Mississippi. This is old, down in the gutter stuff!

How these sessions were released on Joe Von Battle's () label is unclear. Although recorded in Detroit in 1959 ...the 1959 photos were taken of Hooker in and outside Battle's studio and it appears the two maintained a relationship well into the 60s when this small pressing was released. The Bill Grauer Productions credit on the label does point towards a relationship with Riverside who it appears was handling distribution for the Battle label. The recording is just John Lee Hooker, his acoustic guitar and his voice. What's deceptively complex in his enormous body of work is the way he conjures dark moods and hypnotic rhythms from the simplest of components--sometimes only one or two chords. Hooker has roots in the Mississippi Delta blues, specifically Charlie Patton, and he's the only latter day bluesman with direct ties to that era (he was born in 1920).

Whether abetted by a rhythm section or stripped down to basics, Hooker uses modal chords and endlessly snaking grooves. The rhythm of his guitar chugs along hypnotically under his supple voice, which can turn from a plaint to a growl in a flash. This set is both the map to a hidden treasure and the treasure itself.


Black Snake 3:35

How Long Blues 2:17

Wobblin' Baby 2:52

She's Long, She's Tall, She Weeps Like a Willow Tree 2:49

Pea Vine Special 3:13

Tupelo Blues 3:17

I'm Prison Bound 4:01

I Rowed a Little Boat 3:29

Water Boy 3:00

Church Bell Tone 3:46

Bundle Up and Go 2:00

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:41

Behind the Plow 4:22

 

CONDITION: The cover:  Hard to find in any condition, especially clean...here a collection worthy survivor, rated: near M- and that's hard to beat without the cream color cover atracting losts of dirt and soil...this copy about as strong as can be found with fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... collection worthy rarity ...

The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- T0P COPY expect play grade to be with very enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both mono BATTLE labels are clean

               

           

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

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