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Product Summary Label: Ace (uk) UPC: 00029667179928 Release Date: 3/20/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60469150 Item#: MYS5X6 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. House Rent Boogie - (previously unreleased) ~ John Lee Hooker 2. Sally Mae ~ John Lee Hooker 3. Nobody to Talk to Me (A.K.A. Mean Old Train) ~ John Lee Hooker 4. Numbers Blues - (previously unreleased, alternate take) ~ John Lee Hooker 5. Build Myself A Cave - (previously unreleased, alternate take) ~ John Lee Hooker 6. Roll 'N' Roll ~ John Lee Hooker 7. Anybody Seen My Baby ~ John Lee Hooker 8. How Can You Do It ~ John Lee Hooker 9. Key To The Highway - (previously unreleased, Alt Version With Less Overdub) ~ John Lee Hooker 10. I Got Eyes For You - (with Little Eddie Kirkland) ~ John Lee Hooker 11. Blue Bird Blues ~ John Lee Hooker 12. I Got Eyes For You - (previously unreleased, take 2) ~ John Lee Hooker 13. I'm In The Mood - (previously unreleased) ~ John Lee Hooker 14. Love Money Can't Buy ~ John Lee Hooker 15. It's Stormin And Rainin' ~ John Lee Hooker 16. Let's Talk It Over ~ John Lee Hooker 17. It's Been A Long Time Baby - (with Little Eddie Kirkland) ~ John Lee Hooker 18. I Tried Hard ~ John Lee Hooker 19. You Receive Me ~ John Lee Hooker 20. Taxi Driver ~ John Lee Hooker 21. Baby You Ain't No Good ~ John Lee Hooker 22. Half A Stranger ~ John Lee Hooker 23. Hug And Squeeze ~ John Lee Hooker 24. I'm Ready ~ John Lee Hooker   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Recorded between 1948 & 1955. Includes liner notes by Ray Topping. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Liner Note Author: Ray Topping. Arrangers: John Lee Hooker; Bernard Besman. There were already quite a few CDs' worth of early Hooker sides from the late '40s and early '50s on the market -- such as The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954, the three-CD Alternate Boogie: Early Studio Recordings, 1948-1952, and Graveyard Blues -- prior to the 2001 appearance of this collection. So, is there a point to unearthing yet more tracks from his first years as a recording artist? Yes, actually, although this grab bag of early cuts, together with half a dozen previously unissued alternate versions, is not as solid or essential a pickup as The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954. There may be no one alive who could ascertain exactly which of these tracks were never reissued prior to this release, or never reissued on CD prior to this release. Basically, however, it's known that several of these cuts (previously released or not) make their first appearance on compact disc here, and on the whole it's devoted to his lesser-known early Modern sides. Hooker was a very consistent artist even at the outset, and the trademarks that make his early recordings so appealing -- the stomping foot, haunted vocals, and spidery guitar work -- are all in force here. Particularly fine is the stomping title cut (an alternate take). Particularly unusual are the previously unissued take of "I'm in the Mood," which has a harmonica overdub, and the presence of sax, piano, and drums on a few numbers; the 1955 singles "Hug and Squeeze" and "I'm Ready" are very good full-band R&B arrangements. Eddie Kirkland (billed as "Little" Eddie Kirkland) appears on second guitar and vocals on a couple of tracks. ~ Richie Unterberger Producer: Ray Topping (Compilation)   Compilation Appearances Best Of The Blues Blues At Newport-Newport Folk Great Blues Men Great Bluesmen-Newport Festiva Chess Blues Detroit Blues 1950-51 Blues Summit Signature Specialty Story Vol. 2-1968-71 Turn Back The Clock Vanguard Newport Folk Festival 1962-65 Highlights 1962-65 American Folk Blues Fe Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent Stealing Beauty City Of Angels Chess Blues Classics 1957-67 Simply The Best-Earl Hooker Co Absolutely The Best Of The Blu Frett'n The Blues Best Of The Best Of The Blues Best Blues Album In The World. Every Day I Have The Blues 1950 The R&b Hits Pure Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey Mississippi Blues Vanguard: roots Of Folk Black & Proud Stardust Collection (Limited Edition) From Clarksdale To Heaven Remembering Essential Santana (Limited Edition) O Blues Where Art Thou? 20th Century Masters Best Of 20th Century Masters Best Of Rough Guide To Chicago Blues Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best Of The Blues Shake (w/ Bonus DVD) (Limited Edition) Blues Story I Heard It On Npr: Shake These Blues British Invasion Box Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Bonus Tracks) Tribute To Eric Clapton Greatest Blues We'll Play The Blues For You Century Of The Blues Birth Of The Blues Blues 1925-1952 In Crowd: Empire Made 2 / Various Blues Grande Anthologie 1925-1962 Very Best Of Vee Jay:50th Anniversary Best Of Blues (3pkdigi) 27 R&b Classics That Rocked Jukebox Blow The Fuse 28 R & B Classics That Gold:blues BROADCASTING BLUES: BLACK BLUES IN SEGREGATIO Express Yourself:soul In The 20th Cen 20Th Century Masters: Best Of Blues 2 Specialty Profiles Black & White Blues Guitars Hard Workin Man: The Jack Nitzsche Story 2 / Blues Masters Tideland Early Blues Roots Of Led Zeppelin Best Of Van Morrison Vol 3 This Is Blues Rare Blues Vee Jay Box Set:definitive Collection Rose City Blues Festival Lost Blues Tapes Rolling Stones Jukebox All The Best Evil Woman Blues Blues Roots Of The Rolling Stones Van Morrison's Jukebox World's Greatest Blues:live 25 Best:blues Classics Mastercuts Legends:miles Davis Ray Ch Brief History Of The Blues Aint's Times Hard:political And Socia Roots Of The White Stripes Roots Of The Black Crowes Roots Of Nick Cave Jukebox Absolutely The Best Blues Volume 3 Roots Of Led Zeppelin Nick Cave's Jukebox   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various From Clarksdale To Heaven...John Lee Hooker ~ Artists, Various Miles Davis, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooke [Box] ~ Davis, Miles King, Albert King, Albert I'll Play the Blues for You [Stax] ~ King, Albert Blues Summit ~ King, B. B. Blues Summit ~ King, B.B. King, B.B. King, B.B. King, B.B. Tasby, Finis Various Artists Various Artists From Clarksdale to Heaven: Remembering John Lee Ho ~ Various Artists Specialty Profiles ~ Various Artists Waters, Muddy   Technical Info Release Date : 05/22/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 799 Label : Ace Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00029667179928   Professional Reviews Living Blues (3-4/02, p.80) - "...For the committed Hooker fan, this disc shines light into some fascinating corners..."    Related Videos This Time: Robert Cray Ballad Of John Henry Joe ...