This release presents one of Hooker's most difficult to find albums, the eponymous 'John Lee Hooker', originally released in 1962 by the Fantasy Records subsidiary Galaxy label. It includes a selection of recordings Hooker made with his electric guitar during different sessions in the 1950s. All of the dates were produced by Bernard Besman, the man who helped define Hooker's recorded sound, which often relied upon heavy walking beats, boogies, and an eerie atmosphere. Most of the LP contains raw solo recordings like the opener 'Might As Well Say We're Through', 'Left My Wife and My Baby', and 'Fire at Natchez', among others, combined with some full band performances such as 'Lost My Job', and the great 'Shake It Up and Go'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Might As Well Say We're Through

John Lee Hooker

2.Risin' Sun (Louisiana Voo-doo)

John Lee Hooker

3.Lost My Job

John Lee Hooker

4.Left My Wife and My Baby

John Lee Hooker

5.Travelin' Day and Night

John Lee Hooker

6.Deep Down in My Heart

John Lee Hooker

7.Let's Talk It Over

John Lee Hooker

8.Shake It Up and Go

John Lee Hooker

9.Fire at Natchez

John Lee Hooker

10.The Sweetest Girl I Know

John Lee Hooker

11.Mad With You Baby

John Lee Hooker

12.My Mother-in-law Moved In

John Lee Hooker

13.Ballad to Abraham Lincoln

John Lee Hooker

14.Baby, You Ain't No Good

John Lee Hooker

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