HOWLIN' WOLF RARE 1ST PRESSING COPY MINT VINYL ORIGINAL 1971 'LONDON SESSIONS'

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Review by Cub Koda

Courtesy of ALLMUSIC.COM

For the casual blues fan with a scant knowledge of the Wolf, this 1971 pairing, with Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, and other British superstars, appears on the surface to be one hell of a super session. But those lofty notions are quickly dispelled once you slip this disc into the player and hit play. While it's nowhere near as awful as some blues purists make it out to be, the disparity of energy levels between the Wolf and his U.K. acolytes is not only palpable but downright depressing. Wolf was a very sick man at this juncture and Norman Dayron's non-production idea of just doing remakes of earlier Chess classics is wrongheaded in the extreme. The rehearsal snippet of Wolf trying to teach the band how to play Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster" shows just how far off the mark the whole concept of this rock superstar mélange truly is. Even Eric Clapton, who usually welcomes any chance to play with one of his idols, has criticized this album repeatedly in interviews, which speaks volumes in and of itself. OWNER COMMENTS - THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO OWN A COPY FOR YOURSELF!

Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts – The Howlin' Wolf London Sessions

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Label: Chess – CH-60008 Series: The London Sessions Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1971 Genre: Blues Style: Chicago Blues

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Rockin' Daddy Bass – Phil Upchurch Bass – Phil Upchurch 3:43 A2 I Ain't Superstitious Bass – Klaus Voormann Drums – "Richie"* Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke Bass – Klaus Voormann Drums – "Richie"* Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke 3:34 A3 Sittin' On Top Of The World Piano – Lafayette Leake Piano – Lafayette Leake 3:51 A4 Worried About My Baby Piano – Lafayette Leake Piano – Lafayette Leake 2:55 A5 What A Woman! Written-By – James Oden* Written-By – James Oden* 3:02 A6 Poor Boy 3:04 B1 Built For Comfort Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke 2:10 B2 Who's Been Talking? Piano – John Simon Piano – John Simon 3:03 B3 Little Red Rooster (Rehearsal) 1:58 B4 Little Red Rooster Piano – Lafayette Leake Piano – Lafayette Leake 3:47 B5 Do The Do 2:20 B6 Highway 49 Written-By – Joe Lee Williams* Written-By – Joe Lee Williams* 2:47 B7 Wang Dang Doodle 4:29

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Olympic Studios
• Remixed At – RCA Studios, Chicago
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Produced For – Holy Smoke Productions
• Published By – Arc Music Corp.
• Published By – Jive Music Corporation
• Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
• Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: B4)
• Bass Guitar, Shaker [Shakers], Cowbell [Cow-Bell] – Bill Wyman
• Design [Album] – The Daily Planet*
• Drums, Congas [Conga], Percussion [Assorted] – Charlie Watts
• Engineer – Glyn Johns
• Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: A4, B2), Jeffrey M. Carp*
• Illustration – Don Wilson (7)
• Lacquer Cut By – RL*
• Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
• Photography By [Inside Cover] – Peter Amft
• Photography By [Session Photos] – Jo McDermand
• Piano – Ian Stewart (tracks: A1, B1, B5, B7)
• Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood
• Producer – Norman Dayron
• Rhythm Guitar – Hubert Sumlin
• Vocals – Howlin' Wolf
• Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B2), Willie Dixon (tracks: A2, B1, B4, B5, B7)

Notes

Label variation: First pressing on red, white and blue label.
Labels give the album title as "Howlin' Wolf-London Sessions" See Photos!

Recorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
Re-mixed: RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Mastered: Sterling Sound, New York, New York

Special Thanks to: Mick Jagger, Ian Stewart, Marshall Chess, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Stigwood, Chris Blackwell, John Eastman, Bob Ludwig, Erwin Helfer, Peter J. Welding, Paul Asbell, Joel Smirnoff, and Be-Bop Sam

Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Robert Stigwood Organization, Ltd.
Steve Winwood appears courtesy of Island Records, Ltd.
Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts appear courtesy of Rolling Stones Records, Ltd.

A Holy Smoke Production

all selections : Arc Music Corporation, BMI
except A5, B6: Jive Music Corporation, BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): CH 1 60008 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CH 1 60008 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched ["STERLING" and "B" are stamped]): T1 CH-60008-A-1 STERLING RL B
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched ["STERLING" and "A" are stamped]): T1 ̷C̷H̷ - ̷6̷0̷0̷8̷ CH-60008-B-1 STERLING RL A
• Rights Society: BMI