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TITLE
John Lee Hooker - Hooker: The Definitive Story
INFO
Although blues legend John Lee Hooker has been compiled on more best-of sets than anyone would care to count, it wasn't until 2006's HOOKER that a box set spanning the entirety of his vast, sprawling discography appeared. Arranged chronologically, HOOKER spans four discs and five decades, reaching all the way back to the man's seminal 1948 recording "Boogie Chillen,'" one of the rawest, purest, most groove-intensive blues performances put to wax.
The set rightfully allots a good deal of space to Hooker's '50s and '60s work, emphasizing the spare guitar-and-voice sides he cut for Modern, and the full electric band sides he cut at Chess, Vee-Jay, and a host of smaller labels. It's to Shout Factory's credit that there's little from the '70s or '80s here, with a stress instead placed on Hook's resurgence in the '90s, and his duets with Bonnie Rait, Robert Cray, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, and the like. There's barely a skippable cut in the entire box, but it's the early stuff that still slays, with Hooker's drone-centric guitar, unique sense of time, and urgent, earthy vocals slicing through the air like a stiletto. A beautifully assembled set of essential music, HOOKER is a necessity for anyone seeking a comprehensive introduction to the king of endless boogie
*Features a mis-print on the back of the box: Tracklist for disc 3 jumps from "10. Peavine" to "12. I Got My Eyes On You" (as replicated in the tracklist below)
EPISODES
Disc 1
1. Boogie Chillen'
2. Sally Mae
3. Black Man Blues - (with Texas Slim)
4. Hobo Blues
5. Hoogie Boogie
6. Weeping Willow Boogie
7. Crawlin King Snake
8. Driftin' From Door to Door
9. Catfish Blues
10. Moses Smote the Water
11. Huckle up Baby
12. Wanderling Blues - (with Texas Slim)
13. Don't You Remember Me - (with Texas Slim)
14. Notoriety Woman
15. Let Your Daddy Ride
16. John L's House Rent Boogie
17. Bumble Bee Blues - (with Johnny Williams)
18. Leave My Wife Alone
19. Just Me and My Telephone
20. I'm in the Mood
21. Blues For Big Town
22. Stuttering Blues
23. Down Child
24. Boogie Rambler
25. Baby You Ain't No Good
26. I'm Ready
Disc 2
1. Dimples
2. Every Night
3. I'm So Excited
4. I Love You Honey
5. Tupelo Blues
6. I Need Some Money
7. Democrat Man
8. No More Doggin'
9. Gonna Use My Rod
10. Whiskey and Wimmen
11. No Shoes
12. We're All God's Chillun
13. I'm Goin' Upstairs
14. Teachin' the Blues
15. You Lost a Good Man
16. Don't Turn Me From Your Door
17. When My First Wife Quit Me
18. Boom Boom
19. She's Mine
20. Frisco Blues
21. Birmingham Blues
22. Big Legs Tight Skirt
23. It Serves Me Right to Suffer
24. I'm Losin' You
25. I Cover the Waterfront
Disc 3
1. One Bourborn, One Scotch, One Beer
2. Let's Go Out Tonight
3. Bottle up and Go
4. Let's Make It
5. King of World
6. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
7. Think Twice Before You Go
8. Mean Mean Woman
9. Burning Hell - (with Canned Heat)
10. Peavine - (with Canned Heat)
12. I Got My Eyes on You (with Canned Heat)
13. Doin' the Shout
14. Bluebird
15. Early One Morning
16. We'll Meet Again
17. Loving People
Disc 4
1. Baby Lee - (with Robert Cray)
2. I'm in the Mood - (with Bonnie Raitt)
3. Healer, The - (with Carlos Santana)
4. Mr. Lucky - (with Robert Cray)
5. I Cover the Waterfront - (with Van Morrison)
6. This Is Hip - (with Ry Cooder)
7. Bottle up and Go - (with John Hammond)
8. Same Old Blues Again - (with Robert Cray)
9. Boom Boom - (with Jimmie Vaughan)
10. Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - (with Carlos Santana)
11. Tupelo
12. Kiddio - (with Charles Brown)
13. Dimples - (with Los Lobos)
14. Don't Look Back - (with Van Morrison)
15. Up and Down
16. Mean Mean World
17. Boogie Chillen' - (with Eric Clapton)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Format: 4CD Box Set w/ Cardboard slipcase
Record Label: Shout Factory
Catalogue #: 82666310198
Country of Pressing: USA
Year of Release: 2006
CONDITION
Cover: New, Sealed - some light scratching on outter seal from shipping
Disc: New, Mint & Unplayed
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