Classic Early Years 1948-51 [Original recording remastered]

John Lee Hooker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Jsp Records
• ASIN: B000063CLG
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Boogie Chillen

2. Sally Mae

3. See See Baby

4. She Was In Chicago

5. Stomp Boogie

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Disc: 2

1. Hoogie Boogie

2. Graveyard Blues

3. Whistlin' And Moaning Blues

4. I Love To Boogie

5. Miss Eloise

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Disc: 3

1. No Friend Around

2. Wednesday Evening

3. Canal Street Blues

4. Playin' The Races

5. Huckle Up Baby

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Disc: 4

1. Notoriety Woman

2. Never Satisfied

3. Moon Is Rising

4. Please Have Mercy

5. John L's House Rent Boogie

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hooker Indeed, August 9, 2009

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J. Grant "Reviews for the average Joe" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Early Years 1948-51 (Audio CD)

I tend to agree with about all the other reviewer had to say about this set, although I would probably recommend The Legendary Modern Recordings first, if you are new to Hooker. The sound on that single disc collection is slightly better than that on this set, and it covers roughly the same period (actually up to 1954). If you dig that Modern disc, by all means get this set and the 3 disc Capitol (Alternative Boogie 1948-52) as well as Jack O' Diamonds: 1949 Recordings, which contains several very rare tracks. Another highly recommended disc isLive At The Cafe Au Go-Go (And Soledad Prison). His vocals on "Bad like Jesse James" will send a chill down your spine and your neck hair stand up on end. Definately my favorite Hooker with full band set. Back to this JSP set. Unlike Proper (another UK record company), JSP uses very little noise reduction in their transfers, so some of the poorer quality sources tend to have some hiss. On the other hand Proper, in some cases, uses too much filtering, resulting in poor high frequencies. I own quite a few sets by both labels and all are very good. I just prefer JSP's technique in most cases.

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5.0 out of 5 stars HOOKED ON HOOKER !!!!!, April 27, 2010

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Lonnie P. Fredette (PLATTSBURGH, NY, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Early Years 1948-51 (Audio CD)

This is the best priced Hooker box on the market in the $20.00 to $30.00 price range. Recommended for anyone just getting into Hooker or the serious devotee, this 100 track 4 cd box is a MUST HAVE! JSP always delivers alot of "bang for the buck" and this box is no exception: there's alot of Hooker here! If you get "hooked" there will be much more to check out, but this is as good a place to start or to end up as you will find. 'Nuf said! (P.S. The only real competition in this price range is a used ALTERNATIVE BOOGIE which is a BEAUTIFULLY packaged 3 disc 56 track box set! Also, a MUST HAVE!!! Check it out! However, the ABSOLUTE CREAM of the crop are the two boxes: PORTRAIT's 24 CARAT GOLD 10 cd edition and THE VEE JAY YEARS 1955-1964 6 cd edition. These are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME and BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED!!!!!)

4.0 out of 5 stars The classic early years, April 19, 2010

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M. gregory "MDG" (midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Early Years 1948-51 (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of John Lee Hooker you probably want to have something from every era, including of course his first recordings. This is indeed "The classic early years", the music lives up to the title. Great bargain price for 100 tracks. I bought it particularly to get "Let You Daddy Ride" and got a slew of other great tracks along with it. It's like the the early Howlin' Wolf recordings - raw and untamed, and all the better for it.