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Your cart is empty.Acrobat's British Hit Parade series has been established for over a decade as a unique range of completist original artist collections comprising every record that appeared in the UK record sales charts in every year since the charts began in 1952. In recent years Acrobat has introduced parallel collections which consist of the B sides of all the records included in the main compilations, and these have proved hugely popular with collectors, since many of the records concerned have never been available on CD and are very rarely heard. These two great value 4-CD sets are companion products to our existing 1958 British Hit Parade Parts One & Two (ACQCD7026 & 7027), and feature the B sides of the tracks on those anthologies, excluding the ones which appeared on the original collections as Double A-side hits. As ever, it's an eclectic snapshot of an ignored but fascinating aspect of the pop business, with an in-depth 10-000+ word booklet with background notes on every record.
Handicapper
July 4, 2025
good recording quality
Steve Vrana
June 26, 2025
With his second-coming which began in 1989 with the release of the star-studded The Healer, you can't walk into a music store and swing a dead cat without hitting a John Lee Hooker album. But at age 80, Hooker is well past his prime and real fans of the blues would be better served by digging deep into this blues giant's voluminous catalog. Because of the many labels Hooker recorded for beginning with his classic sides for Modern in 1948, it can be a daunting task. While nearly anything Hooker has recorded is worth listening to, the neophite fan would do best to stick with Hooker's albums recorded for Modern, Chess and Vee-Jay.This album was first released in 1960 by Vee-Jay, again in 1991 by Chameleon, and now by Collectables. The standout tracks are the four featuring Hooker performing solo while keeping the rhythm with his foot pounding a piece of plywood as he plays his boogie guitar licks and sings in that distinctive deep voice. Those four tracks ("Hobo Blues," "Boogie Chillun," "I'm In the Mood" and "Crawlin' Kingsnake") were first recorded on Modern, but these versions are all first-rate. The other eight tracks include a second guitar, bass and drums.While not as essential as The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 or Rhino's excellent 2-disc The Ultimate Collection, I'm John Lee Hooker is certainly one of his top ten recordings. [And keeping in mind the more than one hundred albums currently in print, that says a lot.] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Docendo Discimus
June 18, 2025
Originally recorded at various mid- and late-50s sessions, "I'm John Lee Hooker" is the Hook's best original album. It first came out in LP form some 44 years ago, and features Hooker on his own as well as with various small, tight combos.Some of these songs had been cut before, but this is the album which best reflects what John Lee Hooker was like in his prime, his left foot tapping out the rhythm on the plywood floor on solo numbers like "Dimples", "Crawling King Snake" and "Boogie Chillun". And the various bands that back him on songs like "Time Is Marchin'" and "I'm So Excited" are all excellent...just listen to the delightful, piano-driven boogie of "I Love You Honey"."I'm John Lee Hooker" is one of the great blues records of the post-World War II era, and it belongs in every blues enthusiast's collection.4½ stars - highly recommended.
"oldtimerocker"
June 3, 2025
"Dimples" "Boogie Chillun" "I'm In The Mood" "Crawling Kingsnake" These are all essential songs by John Lee Hooker and they are all right here. It is a shame that this CD is apparantly out of print. Released on VJ in 1959, Hooker shows all the power that most people who listen to his later stuff find so appealing. If you can find it, buy it immediately. It is worth the search and the purchase. I liked it so much that I got it on vinyl and CD. It is a staple of my blues collection.
ＭＵＲＯ
May 22, 2025
名盤です、もう手に入らないと思っていたが、名盤。他に書く必要もない。
Wulf
April 16, 2025
Eigentlich habe ich es nicht gerne, wenn Remaster-Vinyl zu hart klingt! Aber diese Songs von und aus der Hand John Lee Hookers mögen so einen Sound, weil er auf allen Plattenspielern dieser Welt rassig klingt. Und Rassigkeit ist ein ganz großes Wort zu dieser Neuerscheinung des Original-Albums aus den späten 50ern.Hier spielt JLH seinen abgrundtiefen South-Delta-Blues so original, wie es 1959 modisch war. Etwas Hitparade im Sound musste schon sein, weil sich dieses Album sonst nicht verkauft hätte. Ja, das war damals Hitparaden-Musik!! Mein lieber Herr, wäre doch nur etwas davon in die heutige Hitparaden-Zeit übergeschwappt, wir könnten grandiose Musik im alltäglichen Radio hören, und nicht tot gespielten Pop aus den 80ern...Stimmlich war John Lee einzigartig gut und auch auf der Gitarre, aber zu Beginn der 60er begann ein anderer Wind zu wehen, der Chuck Berry hieß. Rock'n'Roll ersetzte den jazzig-bluesigen Stil im Radio, und ein Elvis Presley begann seine Hüften zu schwingen. Die fantastischste Stilrichtung der populären Musik begann sich zu formieren: Der Rock 'n' Roll"I'm John Lee Hooker" bleibt als Album dennoch eine Macht! Und umzubringen war der Heavy-Blues nie, selbst JIMI HENDRIX spielte ihn in den Spät-Sechzigern noch ausgiebig. Diese Album Erscheinung ist ein Geschenk an alle fossilen Säcke bzw. Neo-Buben und -Mädels des Power-Blues, die dem musikalischen Altertum des 20. Jahrhunderts würdevoll oder gar fanatisch huldigen wollen! Diese 180 Gramm Pressung ist dafür idealst geeignet, klingt sie doch sehr Jungbrunnen-haft. Absolute Fünf Sterne!
Rev KM Williams
January 20, 2025
This John Lee Hooker album,it my opinion is his best overall single album,featuring new renditions of some of his best songs "Boogie Chillums", "Hobo Blues", "Crawling Kingsnake" mixed with some nice soulful full band arrangements without losing that great solo Hooker feel. Some of these particular versions wound up on the orginal "Blues Brothers" movie soundtrack! A Great introduction for peopel new to John Lee and an essential collection for the hardcore John Lee Hooker Fan like me!
dani
January 13, 2025
Este vinilo I’m John Lee Hooker de Waxtime es una verdadera joya.La calidad del sonido es impresionante, capturando toda la esencia cruda y profunda del legendario John Lee Hooker.Las canciones están perfectamente seleccionadas y ofrecen una gran representación de su estilo único y su talento excepcional.Sonido excepcional: La calidad de la grabación es nítida, con una buena representación de los matices del blues.Gran recopilación: Las canciones son una excelente muestra del talento de Hooker, con algunos de sus mejores temas.Presentación atractiva: El vinilo viene en una edición cuidadosamente presentada, lo que lo hace perfecto para los coleccionistas.En general, I’m John Lee Hooker de Waxtime es un disco que no puede faltar en la colección de cualquier amante del blues. Totalmente recomendado.
Le Borgne Marc
January 5, 2025
Superbe album de John Lee Hooker, un classique de chez Vee-Jay Records ! En format vinyle..on ne peut qu'apprécier !
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