Howlin’ Wolf — Howlin’ Wolf
Until I bought this record about three years ago – a brand new reissue of his second album, with a gorgeous new cover but no hint of the iconic “rocking […]
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Hot Tuna — The Phosphorescent Rat
One of the great joys of the pandemic times (because you have to invent some joy during this epic disaster) has been the many musicians who, out of love or […]
Hot Tuna — Hot Tuna
The deficiency of my Hot Tuna collection is a little embarrassing, especially given how big a Jefferson Airplane fan I am. I’ve always known that Hot Tuna was essentially Jorma […]
John Lee Hooker — I’m John Lee Hooker
This is a beautiful Spanish 180 gram reissue of a 1959 Vee Jay release. The tracks are from 1955-59, and, as with the other John Lee Hooker discs, they sound […]
John Lee Hooker — The Real Folk Blues
The Real Folk Blues was a series issued by Chess Records from 1965-67, intended to introduce audiences to the blues that were then being idolized and reinterpreted by so many […]