78 john lee hooker. tupelo. 1960 John Lee Hooker The Vee Jay Years, 1955-1964 Current: Imprint CD 5448-53 Vee Jay Box (1998, Japan) Appears to have extra version of track 76, plus ltd. edition 7" single w. first pressing Current: Charly CD RED BOX 6 (1992, U.K.) Specifications: 6 discs, 127 tracks, duration approx. 376 minutes Mono/Stereo, AAD Recorded: Chicago (except where noted), 1955-1964 Tracks: 01. Unfriendly Woman [02:53] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 265, Vee-Jay CD 713 02. Wheel and Deal [02:33] Recorded October 19th, 1955 Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 03. Mambo Chillun [02:47] Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 164, Vee-Jay CD 713 04. Time is Marching [03:02] Recorded October 19th, 1955 - Vee-Jay 164, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 8502, Vee-Jay CD 713 05. I'm So Worried Baby [03:12] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 233, Charly CD 176, Vee-Jay CD 713 06. Baby Lee [03:00] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 205, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 07. Dimples [02:12] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 205, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay CD 713 08. Every Night [03:00] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 188, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 09. The Road is So Rough [03:03] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 233, Vee-Jay CD 713 10. Trouble Blues [02:46] Recorded March 27th, 1956 - Vee-Jay 188, Vee-Jay CD 713 11. Stop Talking [02:12] Recorded June 7th, 1956 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 12. Everybody Rockin' [02:41] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1014 13. I'm So Excited [02:54] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Vee-Jay 245, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 14. I Can See You When You're Weak [02:54] (a.k.a. I See You When You're Weak) (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Vee-Jay 245, Charly CD 176, Vee-Jay CD 713 15. Crawlin' Black Spider [02:45] Recorded March 1st, 1957 - Top Rank EP 136, DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1014 16. Little Wheel [02:39] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 255, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay CD 713 17. Little Fine Woman [02:26] (Hooker, Bracken) Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029 18. Rosie Mae [02:46] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 255, Vee-Jay CD 713 19. You Can Lead Me Baby [02:42] Recorded June 23rd, 1957 - Vee-Jay 265, Vee-Jay CD 713 Disc Two 20. I Love You Honey [02:35] (Williams) Recorded June 10th, 1958 - Vee-Jay 293, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay CD 713 21. You've Taken My Woman [02:29] Recorded June 10th, 1958 - Vee-Jay 293, Vee-Jay CD 713 22. Mama, You Got a Daughter [03:42] (J.B. Lenoir) Recorded 1959/60 - DJM LP 28026, Charly LP 1029, Chameleon CD 74794 23. Nightmare [04:27] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029, Chameleon CD 74794 24. House Rent Boogie [04:03] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1004, Instant LP 5009 25. Trying to Find a Woman [03:39] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly CD Red Box 6 26. Drive Me Away [02:56] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 27. I'm Goin' Home [03:58] Recorded 1959/60 - Instant LP 5009 28. Love Me All the Time [03:13] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 29. Lou Della [04:03] Recorded 1959/60 - Instant LP 5009 30. Bundle Up and Go [02:32] Recorded 1959/60 31. Wrong Doin' Woman [03:41] Recorded 1959/60 - Charly LP 1029 32. Maudie [02:25] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 308, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 8502 33. Tennessee Blues [02:26] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 319 34. I'm In the Mood [02:45] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 308, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049 35. Boogie Chillun [02:37] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 319, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049 36. Hobo Blues [02:49] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 - Vee-Jay 331, Vee-Jay LP 1007 37. Crawlin' Kingsnake [02:44] Recorded January 22nd, 1959 Vee-Jay 331, Vee-Jay LP 1007, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 8502 Disc Three 38. I Wanna Walk [02:14] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 39. Canal Street Blues [02:56] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 40. I'll Know Tonight [02:40] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 41. I Can't Believe [02:52] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 42. Goin' to California [02:25] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 43. Whiskey and Wimmen [02:59] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 8502 44. Run On [02:12] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 45. Solid Sender [02:36] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 349, Vee-Jay LP 1023 46. Sunny Land [02:31] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 47. Dusty Road [02:21] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 366, Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049 48. I'm a Stranger [02:42] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1023 49. No Shoes [02:25] Recorded March 1st, 1960 - Vee-Jay 349, Vee-Jay LP 1023, Vee-Jay LP 1049 50. Five Long Years [03:38] (Boyd) Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 51. I Like to See You Walk [02:55] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 52. Wednesday Evening Blues [03:59] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 53. Take Me As I Am [03:02] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 54. My First Wife Left Me [03:34] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 55. You're Looking Good Tonight [02:57] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 56. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone [03:03] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029 57. Dirty Ground Hog [03:32] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Instant LP 5009 58. She Loves My Best Friend [04:34] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly CD Red Box 6 59. Sally Mae [04:02] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029, Charly LP 1081 (note: mistitled as 'Sadie Mae') 60. Moanin' Blues [03:14] Recorded New York City, April 29th, 1960 - Charly LP 1029 Disc Four 61. The Hobo [03:06] (a.k.a. Hobo Blues/Dusty Road) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083, Vanguard CD 115 62. Maudie [02:45] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083 63. Tupelo [03:23] (a.k.a. Backwater Blues) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, June 25th, 1960 Vee-Jay 366, Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vanguard LP 2087, Vanguard LP 9083, Vanguard CD 115 64. Want Ad Blues [02:17] (Boyd) Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033, Vee-Jay LP 8502 65. Will the Circle be Unbroken [02:35] (trad. arr. John Lee Hooker) Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Dynasty LP 7301 66. I'm Goin' Upstairs [02:57] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 67. I Left My Baby [04:27] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Charly LP 1081 68. Hard Headed Woman [02:32] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1033 69. I'm Mad Again [02:42] Recorded January 4th, 1961 - Vee-Jay 397, Vee-Jay LP 1033 70. Process [03:39] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 71. Thelma [03:33] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 72. What Do You Say [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 73. Boom Boom [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 438, Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 1049, Vee-Jay LP 1100 (w. audience noise overdubbed), Vee-Jay LP 8502 74. Blues Before Sunrise [03:51] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 8502 75. I Lost a Good Girl [02:52] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 76. She's Mine [02:24] (a.k.a. Keep Your Hands to Yourself) Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 453, Vee-Jay LP 1043 77. I Got a Letter This Morning [02:44] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 78. A New Leaf [02:31] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 453, Vee-Jay LP 1043 79. Let's Make It [02:24] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay 438, Vee-Jay LP 1043, Vee-Jay LP 1049 80. Drug Store Woman [02:44] Recorded 1961 - Vee-Jay LP 1043 Disc Five 81. Old Time Shimmy [02:22] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 82. Onions [02:11] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 83. You Know I Love You [01:57] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 84. Send Me Your Pillow [02:25] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 575, Vee-Jay LP 1058 85. Big Soul [02:10] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 86. Frisco Blues [02:46] (a.k.a. San Francisco) Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 493, Vee-Jay LP 1058 87. She Shot Me Down [02:52] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 88. Take a Look at Yourself [02:49] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay 493, Vee-Jay LP 1058 89. Good Rocking Mama [02:29] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 90. I Love Her [02:14] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 91. No One Told Me [02:12] Recorded 1962 - Vee-Jay LP 1058 92. Don't Look Back [02:41] (mono version of track 106) Recorded 1963 - Charly CD Red Box 6 93. One Way Ticket [03:29] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 94. Half a Stranger [04:24] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 95. Bottle Up and Go [02:26] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 96. My Grinding Mill [03:13] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 97. I Want to Ramble [02:29] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 98. Sadie Mae [02:54] Recorded 1963 - Charly CD Red Box 6 (note: this track is listed as being on Charly LP 1081, but it's actually track 59 mistitled) 99. This is Hip [02:30] Recorded 1963 - Charly LP 1004 100. Poor Me [03:12] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 101. I Want to Shout [02:26] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 102. Love is a Burning Thing [02:42] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 103. I Want to Hug You [02:42] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay LP 1066 104. I'm Leaving Baby [02:13] (a.k.a. I'm Leaving) Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 538, Vee-Jay LP 1066 105. Birmingham Blues [02:55] Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 538, Vee-Jay LP 1066 106. Don't Look Back [02:54] (stereo version of 92) Recorded 1963 - Vee-Jay 575, Vee-Jay LP 1066 Disc Six 107. I Can't Quit You Now Blues [02:51] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard CD 77005 108. Stop Baby, Don't Hold Me [01:44] (a.k.a. Stop Baby Don't Hold Me That Way) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 109. Tupelo [05:16] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 110. Bus Station Blues [03:38] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard LP (7)9145, Vanguard LP/CD 77 111. Freight Train to My Friend [03:25] (a.k.a. Freight Train Be My Friend) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 112. Boom, Boom, Boom [02:30] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 113. Talk That Talk Baby [01:25] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vee-Jay LP 8502 114. Sometime Baby You Make Me Feel So Bad [03:26] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vanguard LP (7)9145, Vanguard LP/CD 115 115. You've Got to Walk Yourself [04:51] (a.k.a. You're Gonna Need Another Favor) Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Dynasty LP 7301 116. Let's Make It [02:23] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078 117. The Mighty Fire [04:45] Recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, July 26/8th, 1963 Vee-Jay LP 1078, Vee-Jay LP 8502 118. Big Legs, Tight Skirt [02:18] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 670, Chameleon CD 74794 119. Flowers on the Hour [02:40] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 708, Dynasty LP 7301 120. It Serves Me Right to Suffer [03:32] (a.k.a. It Serves Me Right) Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 708, Dynasty LP 7301 121. It Ain't No Big Thing Baby [04:13] (a.k.a. Ain't No Big Thing Baby) Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 122. She Left Me One Wednesday [03:42] Recorded 1964 - Charly LP 1029 123. You Can Run [03:04] (a.k.a. You Can Run Baby) Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 124. New Sally Mae [03:37] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 125. Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine [02:39] Recorded 1964 - Vee-Jay 670, Dynasty LP 7301 126. She's Long, She's Tall [02:29] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 127. You're Mellow [04:08] Recorded 1964 - Dynasty LP 7301 References: Vee-Jay CD 713 Top Rank EP 136 (France) DJM LP 28026 Dimples (DJM DJD 28026, 1977, U.K.) Charly LP 1029 Moanin' The Blues (Charly CRB 1029, 1981, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1007 I'm John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay 1007, 1959) Vee-Jay LP 8502 Charly CD 176 (Germany) Vee-Jay LP 1049 Best of John Lee Hooker Charly LP 1014 Everybody Rockin' (Charly CRB 1014, 1981, U.K.) Chameleon CD 74794 The Hook (Chameleon 74794) Instant LP 5009 The Boogie Man (Instant INS 5009, 1989, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1023 Travelin' (Vee-Jay 1023, 1960) Vee-Jay LP 1033 The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay SR 1033, 1961) Charly LP 1081 Solid Sender (Charly CRB 1081, 1984, U.K.) Vanguard LP 2087 The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol. 1 (Vanguard 2087, Stereo) Vanguard LP 9083 The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Vol. 1 (Vanguard 9083) Vanguard LP/CD 115 Dynasty LP 7301 John Lee Hooker In Person (Dynasty DY 7301, 1974) Vee-Jay LP 1043 Burnin' (Vee-Jay SR 1043, 1962) Vee-Jay LP 1100 Vee-Jay LP 1058 The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay SR 1058, 1963) Vee-Jay LP 1066 John Lee Hooker On Campus (Vee-Jay 1066) Charly LP 1004 This is Hip (Charly CRB 1004, 1980, U.K.) Vee-Jay LP 1078 Concert at Newport (Vee-Jay 1078, 1964) Vanguard CD 77005 Vanguard LP (7)9145 Blues at Newport: Recorded Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963 Vanguard LP 77 Great Bluesman Newport (VSD 77/78, 1976) Vanguard CD 77 Great Bluesman Newport Personnel: John Lee Hooker vocals except 85; guitar except 49 which may be vocal only, with an unidentified guitarist The Vandellas backing vocals on 85-88, 90, 92, 100-103, 106 Jimmy Reed harmonica on 01-04, probably also 67-68 (or it's Lefty Bates) Otis Finch tenor sax on 11 Hank Cosby tenor sax on 70-80 Unknown sax on 70-87, 89, 92, 100-103, 105-106 Unknown trumpet on 85-87, 89 Unknown piano on 11, 70-92, 100-106 Frankie Bradford piano on 16-19 Joe Hunter piano on 20-21 Unknown organ on 85, 88, 91 Eddie Taylor guitar on 01-21, 32-34 Lefty Bates guitar on 38-40, 42-44, 46-49, 64-69 Unknown guitar on 70-92, 100-106, 118-127 George Washington bass on 01-11 Quinn Wilson bass on 12-15, 64-69 Everett McCrary bass on 16-21 Unknown bass on 22-31, 70-92, 100-106, 115-127 Sylvester Hickman bass on 38-40, 42-44, 46-49 Bill Lee bass on 61-63 Tom Whitehead drums on 01-15 Richard Johnson drums on 16-21 Unknown drums on 22-31, 70-106, 118-127 Earl Phillips drums on 32-33, 64-69 Jimmy Turner drums on 38-40, 42-49 Unknown clapping on 91 Tracks 61-63 recorded by Paul Oliver Compilation and liner notes by Les Fancourt Produced by Les Fancourt and Joop Visser Remastered at Charly Studios by Andy Pearce Photographs courtesy Barrie Kendrick Design by The Raven Design Group Notes: 05 and 14 may be alternate takes.  If this turns out to be the case, the issues I have listed for those tracks are wrong, and I'll fix them. Similar CD's: Several of the original albums have been released on CD.  I'll sort this entry once I've covered a couple of those elsewhere on the site. Back to Chronological Discography Back to Alphabetical Discography INFORMATION SOURCES Cover: Scanned myself. Release Details: Charly details from the box set.  Japanese details from various online sources. Specifications: From the box set. Recorded: From a January 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-1970. Tracks: Names and durations from the box set.  Alternative names, and other details from Blues Records draft. Personnel: Musician credits from a January 1999 draft of Blues Records 1943-1970.  Other credits from the box set.