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1	It Serves You Right to Suffer (1966) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist Given Hooker's unpredictable timing and piss-poor track record recording with bands, this 1965 one-off session for the jazz label Impulse! would be a recipe for disaster. But with Panama Francis on drums, Milt Hinton on bass, and Barry Galbraith on second guitar, the result is some of the best John Lee Hooker material with a band that you're ... see all copies from £3.45! new only from £3.45!
2	Pure Blues (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The "pure" in the Pure series initially suggested the unadulterated, soothing dulcet tones of new age in the Pure Moods discs, but as the series took off, Universal Music realized they had a real marketable brand name here, so they decided to use it for different genres. The one thing that all the collections shared was that they were exceptional ... see all copies from £8.78! new only from £8.78!
3	The Best of Friends [Bonus Track] (2007) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist John Lee Hooker's recordings for Virgin/Point Blank may have varied in quality, but never in formula. Once The Healer earned reams of praise and, more importantly, solid sales upon its 1989 release, it was pretty much set in stone that every future Hooker album would be painstakingly constructed and boast a plethora of superstar cameos. The guest ... see all copies from £7.77! new only from £7.77!
4	Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A stellar 18-song compilation with most tracks not duplicated on other in-print collections. Treasures abound here: rare tracks from John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins, Hop Wilson's original "Merry Christmas, Darling" (covered by The Fabulous Thunderbirds on An Austin Rhythm & Blues Christmas), Louis Jordan's last recording ("Santa Claus, Santa ... see all copies from £8.38!
5	Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967 (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This second volume of a two-volume entry in MCA's Chess 50th Anniversary reissue series chronicles the second decade of blues classics produced by the landmark company. Although Chess' big four (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson) are all finely represented, influential sides by Elmore James ("Madison Blues"), Otis ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.19!
6	The Best of John Lee Hooker 1965-1974 (1992) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist MCA's The Best of John Lee Hooker has a misleading title. All of the 16 selections are taken from his recordings for ABC, which were made at the end of the '60s and beginning of the '70s. During this time, his producers were experimenting with his sound, adding contemporary sonic touches like funk rhythms and wah-wah pedals. Needless to say, this ... see all copies from £3.92! new only from £6.19!
7	The Best of the Blues [MCA Special Products] (1990) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Certainly, a single-disc budget-line collection such as MCA Special Products' Best of the Blues can't live up to its title, but those expecting such a disc to be a definitive introduction to such a rich idiom as the blues are simply deluding themselves. Think of the compilation as an affordable sampler of one label's vaults, and you'll be on the ... see all copies from £3.11! new only from £4.99!
8	Jack O' Diamonds: 1949 Recordings (2004) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist The material on Jack o' Diamonds was recorded in 1949 but never released at the time due to John Lee Hooker's vast contractual problems. Even at this earliest point in his career, Hooker was tied up in contracts that would see him recording under several aliases in order to make some quick cash. These 20 cuts were recorded at a private gathering ... see all copies from £6.07! new only from £6.07!
9	The Definitive Collection [Hip-O] (2006) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist What can be said about yet another John Lee Hooker greatest-hits collection!? Not only is the music consumer loaded down with these discs, but frankly, most are very similar in content. The main thing to look for when purchasing a compilation of "The Hook" is a trust-worthy label. Hip-O's Definitive Collection provides one such example, complete ... see all copies from £8.44! new only from £8.44!
10	Blues Collection [Madacy Box] (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from £3.11! new only from £11.21!
11	The Best of Hooker 'n Heat (1996) more music like this by Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker add to wishlist The ten songs on Best of Hooker 'n Heat were originally released as part of a 1971 album (on Liberty 35002); this reissue, despite the lack of historical liner notes, isn't exactly short of value, clocking in at 56 minutes. Canned Heat gets top billing, but really it's John Lee Hooker's show, as he sings all the tracks and takes all the ... see all copies from £7.19! new only from £7.19!
12	The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1960) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist see all copies from £6.08! new only from £6.08!
13	The Best Blues Album in the World Ever (2000) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Hardly. What is on this two-disc set is a real hodgepodge of new and old tracks by a variety of artists ranging from soul shouters and blues-rockers to the true originators. Disc one gets off to a sluggish start with tracks from Johnny Winter, the Boneshakers, Colin James, Larry McCray, the Kinsey Report, John Hammond, Duke Robillard, and Terry ... see all copies from £12.97! new only from £12.97!
14	Don't Look Back [Bonus Tracks] (2007) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist With new John Lee Hooker songs, new versions of old Hooker songs, four duets with and a new song by Van Morrison, Don't Look Back continues the venerable bluesman's string of excellent albums in his '90s renaissance. Produced by Morrison, it also celebrates the 25th anniversary of their first recording together, as Morrison guested on Hooker's ... see all copies from £7.77! new only from £7.77!
15	Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist A decent if somewhat low-key electric set, recorded in August of 1966. One of his better live bands, featuring support from Otis Spann and other members of Muddy Waters' group. The eight songs include Hooker standbys like "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" and "I'll Never Get out of These Blues Alive." ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide see all copies from £7.08! new only from £10.25!
16	Burning Hell (1964) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist see all copies from £7.58! new only from £7.58!
17	Live at Cafe Au Go-Go (And Soledad Prison) (1967) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist This reissue contains the entirety of Hooker's 1966 Cafe Au Go-Go set, and adds five bonus tracks from his 1972 album, Live at Soledad Prison. Luther Tucker is one of the guitarists for the Soledad portion, which has a somewhat more electric, rock-oriented sound than the Au Go-Go material. The disc only has five of the seven cuts from the original ... see all copies from £6.64! new only from £6.64!
18	Putumayo Presents: Mississippi Blues (2002) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist More than Chicago, its electric home, or Detroit and Memphis, where it morphed into modern soul, Mississippi is the blues. But, like every musical form, the blues have evolved since the days Charley Patton lived on Dockery's Plantation and played house dances and juke joints around Clarksdale. And that very evolution is going to make any ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £9.67!
19	Boom Boom [Shout! Factory Bonus Tracks] (2007) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist John Lee Hooker won many new listeners with his 1989 star-studded comeback album The Healer, and his 1992 studio album "Boom Boom" was designed as an introduction to his classic songs for this new audience. It wasn't that The Healer or its 1991 follow-up Mr. Lucky avoided either Hooker's signature boogie or several of his signature tunes, but they ... see all copies from £8.69! new only from £8.69!
20	Chill Out [Shout! Factory] (2007) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist Chill Out isn't the superstar blow-out of John Lee Hooker's late-'80s albums, yet it retains that flavor. Featuring some extended soloing from Carlos Santana, Chill Out is filled with long blues workouts, all captured in pristine, state-of-the-art technology. Nothing on the disc captures the raw vitality of Hooker's prime material -- it's all ... see all copies from £7.77! new only from £7.77!
21	Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 presents live performances from many of the top blues players of the era. From Skip James to Mance Lipscomb to Memphis Slim, these musicians play mostly acoustic blues before an appreciative audience. From the first disc, Mississippi John Hurt's six-song set is a standout. Piedmont fingerpicking ... see all copies from £12.38! new only from £13.06!
22	Chess Blues (1992) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Chess Blues is a superlative four-CD box set featuring important tracks by all the main stars of the label (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson), as well as much previously unreleased material. A well-done retrospective of Chicago blues in its heyday, as recorded by America's greatest blues label, Chess. ~ Cub Koda, All ... see all copies from £22.62! new only from £22.62!
23	The Real Folk Blues (1966) more music like this by John Lee Hooker add to wishlist Listeners wanting to find a comprehensive collection of Hooker's work may not find it here, but they certainly won't be disappointed once the needle hits the grooves on this solid 1966 Chess release by the blues master. Featuring nine Hooker originals, the set is a fetching mix of raucously fun up-tempo cuts ("Let's Go Out Tonight") and starkly ... see all copies from £4.17!
24	Mali to Memphis: An African-American Odyssey (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Mali to Memphis: An African-American Odyssey purports to show the cultural connection of West African music and American blues by example. In this, the compilation is fairly successful. On listening to the opening track, "Mon Amour, Mon Cherie," by Amadou & Mariam, you immediately make a mental connection to the CD's last track, Taj Mahal's ... see all copies from £7.39!
25	Cold as Ice (2006) more music like this by John Lee Hooker, Jr. add to wishlist John Lee Hooker, Jr. hasn't shied away from his father's immense legacy, and he always features some of Hooker, Sr.'s signature songs in concert; he included three of them on his debut album, 2004's Blues with a Vengeance, but anyone expecting him to replicate that legacy is mistaken, for Hooker is after something else again, a true synthesis of ... see all copies from £12.10! new only from £12.10!

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