Howlin` Wolf

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This quintessential LP edition contains a compilation of Howlin’ Wolf sides cut for the Modern label in 1951-1952, including three songs that had previously appeared on singles for RPM (a subsidiary of Modern Records) and a number of outtakes not released on 45. These recordings were originally compiled by Crown Records on the LP Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (CLP 5240) in 1962 and later re-released with a different cover as Big City Blues and Original Folk Blues on several Crown parent labels, such as Custom, Kent and United Superior Records. There were also reissuesin Europe under the title Big City Blues by Goody/BYG Records (France) and Ember (UK). This material has long been a favorite among Wolf devotees. It is complemented on this collector’s edition by the previously mentioned RPM sides, as well as two Joe Hill Louis instrumentals that were originally included on the Howling Wolf Sings the Blues and Big City Blues LPs to bring the running time of the LP to an acceptable length.

PERSONNEL:

HOWLIN`WOLF, vocals and harmonica on all tracks, plus

IKER TURNER, piano
WILLIE JOHNSON, guitar
WILLIE STEELE, drums
Unknown bassist on all the tracks

West Menphis, Arkansas, September & october 1951 and February 1952

SIDE TWO tracks 6-7:
Omit HOWLIN' WOLF. These are instrumentals by JOE HILL LOUIS (electric guitar, harmonica, hi-hat and bass drums), originally inclued on the first edition of the LP.
Menphis, February 24, 1953