Cream [Original recording reissued, Live]

John Lee Hooker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Live
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032F9
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hey, Hey

2. She's Gone

3. Tupelo

4. You Know It Ain't Right

5. Sugar Mama

6. One Room Country Shack

7. I Want You to Roll Me

8. Bar Room Drinking

9. Little Girl Go Back to School

10. Louise

11. When My First Wife Left Me

12. Boogie On

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Hooker rises to the top on performances at the Keystone in Palo Alto, California, in mid 1977. Not hard at all, really, since his nondescript backup band had all it could handle precariously following his quirky musical strategies. Hooker dedicates "Tupelo" to the recently departed Elvis Presley, who he claims in stage chatter was a "really good friend." -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAVEAT EMPTOR: GET TWO CD VERSION!!!!!, May 18, 2010

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Lonnie P. Fredette (PLATTSBURGH, NY, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cream (Audio CD)

IF you get this excellent 1977 concert at the Keystone in Palo Alto, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE TWO CD VERSION!!!!! IT has FOUR additional tracks: Little Girl, Louise, When My First Wife Left Me and Boogie On!!! This TWO cd version is the 2001 FUEL 2000/Varese Sarabande version, NOT the Charly or Tomato versions!!! 'Nuf said!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SMOKIN!!!!, January 30, 2001

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C. Theobald "sulla822" (Sheboygan, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cream (Audio CD)

This is one of the sweetest sounding Johnny Lee live CD's I have ever heard. The sound quality is excellent, and Hooker's voice is so great it scares me. This is a must for anyone who likes down home smokin & drinkin blues to the bone. Damnnn!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great live blues records, April 25, 2008

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Johnny Boy "The Record Collector" (Hockessin, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cream (Audio CD)

While 'The Cream' may sound like a greatest-hits record, it's actually not. It's John Lee Hooker just jamming with his group during a concert in California in late 1977. You get some of his finest songs here.

Among the sides: A stunning live version of 'When My First Baby Left Me,' a killer version of 'Tupelo,' and a mighty fine version of 'Rock Steady.'

Hooker's band is also mighty fine as well. I don't know the exact personnel, but they just jam along with John Lee Hooker.

Overall, if you've never purchased a live album from John Lee Hooker, this is a mighty fine album to start with.

Highly recommended for any John Lee Hooker fan. A classic. ENJOY!!!