John Lee Hooker CD Discography

	John Lee Hooker Graveyard Blues

Current:		Fantasy/Specialty CD 7018 (SPCD-7018-2, 1992)
Current:		Ace CD 421 (CDCHD 421, U.K.) not licensed for sale in the U.S.A. or Canada
Original Release:		Fantasy/Specialty CD 7018 (SPCD-7018-2, 1992)

Specifications:		1 disc, 20 tracks, duration approx. 56 minutes Mono, ADD

Recorded:		Detroit, 1948-1950

Tracks:		01.	War is Over (Goodbye California) [02:45] Recorded circa September, 1948 - Sp LP 2127
		02.	Henry's Swing Club [03:11] (alt. take of Boogie Chillen) Recorded circa September, 1948 - Sp LP 2127
		03.	Alberta [03:06] (similar to Muddy Waters' Rollin' Stone) Recorded February 18th, 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		04.	Hastings Street Boogie [02:20] (instrumental; alt. take of Hoogie Boogie) Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2127
		05.	Build Myself a Cave [02:59] Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		06.	Momma Poppa Boogie [02:58] Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		07.	Graveyard Blues [02:49] Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		08.	Burnin' Hell [02:42] Recorded 1949 - Sensation 21, Sp LP 2125
		09.	Sailing Blues [02:49] Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		10.	Black Cat Blues [03:02] Recorded 1949 - Sp LP 2125
		11.	Miss Sadie Mae [02:46] Recorded 1949 - Sensation 21, Sp LP 2127
		12.	Canal Street Blues [02:45] Recorded circa January, 1950* - Sensation 26, Sp LP 2127
		13.	Huckle Up Baby [02:48] Recorded circa January, 1950* - Sensation 26, Sp LP 2125
		14.	Goin' Down Highway 51 [02:30] (a.k.a. Goin' on Highway 51) Recorded circa January, 1950* - Sensation 30, Sp LP 2127
		15.	Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On [02:16] (a.k.a. Sail On Little Girl) (similar to Muddy Waters' Honey Bee) (Amos Easton) MCA Music-ASCAP Recorded circa January, 1950* - Sp LP 2127
		16.	Alberta (Part 2) [02:45] (more boogified version of track 03) Recorded circa January, 1950* - Sp LP 2127
		17.	My Baby's Got Something [02:50] (similar to Boogie Chillen #2) Recorded April 28th, 1950 - Sensation 33, Sp LP 2127
		18.	Boogie Chillen #2 [02:46] (a.k.a. I Gotta Be Comin' Back) Recorded April 28th, 1950 - Sensation 34, Regal 3295, Sp LP 2125, UA 3LP 127
		19.	21 Boogie [02:53] (alt. take of Boogie Chillen #2) Recorded April 28th, 1950 - Sp LP 2127
		20.	Rollin' Blues [02:42] (alt. take of Roll 'n' Roll; similar to Rollin' and Tumblin') Recorded April 28th, 1950 - Sp LP 2125
		* - See note in Information Sources, Tracks

References:		Sp LP 2127 Goin' Down Highway 51 (Specialty SPS 2127, 1971) Sp LP 2125 Alone (Specialty SPS 2125, 1970) UA 3LP 127 John Lee Hooker's Detroit (United Artists 3-127, 1973)

Personnel:		John Lee Hooker vocals; guitar; whistling on 14 Eddie Burns harmonica on 08-10 Andrew Dunham guitar on 10 Produced by Bernard Besman All selections composed by John Lee Hooker and Bernard Besman (ATV Music/La Cienega Music-BMI), except where noted Compiled and produced for reissue by Billy Vera Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley) Digital transfers from original analog masters by Gordon Skene Art direction by Phil Carroll Design by Giles Margerin Photos courtesy of Bill Greensmith Liner notes by Billy Vera (note: the same notes appear in Everybody's Blues)

Notes:		Chronologically sequenced compilation, containing ten out of fourteen tracks each from two Specialty compilations: Alone and Goin' Down Highway 51. For the missing tracks, see Everybody's Blues.

Online:		LiduidAudio 01-20: CD Connection.com RealAudio 01-20: Tunes.COM RealAudio 01 02 03 04 05: Amazon.com, CDNOW, CD Universe, EveryCD, MacroMusic No Audio: All-Music Guide, Roots & Rhythm

Similar CD's:		Blues Brother (Ace CDCHD 405, 1992) - duplicates all tracks except 05, 10 and 11


		INFORMATION SOURCES

Cover:		Scanned myself (with permission from Fantasy).

Release Details:		All from my Ace CD, bar the catalogue number for the Fantasy CD, which I got from Fantasy's web site.

Specifications:		Details are a combination of information printed on my Ace CD and common sense. For example, the SPAR code on the back of the box states 'AAD', but up above that you get the credits for the digital remastering (!).

Recorded:		Details from Boogie Chillen book.

Tracks:		Track names and songwriting/publishing credits from the Ace CD. Durations from putting the disc in my player. Other issue info from Boogie Chillen book. Dates on tracks 01 and 02 are from Blues Records (note: the Ace CD states a recording date of February 27th, 1950 for tracks 12-16).

Personnel:		The Ace CD reckons the harmonica and extra guitar are featured on Miss Sadie Mae, but I hear nothin' but The Hook, so I'm sticking with the details from the Boogie Chillen book. All the other details are from my Ace CD.