Howlin' Wolf – London Sessions
Rarity - Sealed
Howlin' Wolf - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (B4), Harmonica (A4, B2),
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Bass Guitar, Shaker, Cowbell – Bill Wyman
Drums, Congas, Percussion – Charlie Watts
Harmonica – Jeffrey M. Carp
Piano – Ian Stewart (A1, B1, B5, B7), Lafayette Leake (A3, A4, B4)
Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood
Rhythm Guitar – Hubert Sumlin
Written by Chester Burnett (A1, A3, A4, A6, B2), Willie Dixon (A2, B1, B4, B5, B7), James Oden (A5), Big Joe Williams (B6)
1 LP, Gatefold Jacket
Original Analog Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Chess
Engineered by Glyn Johns
Produced by Norman Dayron
Photography by Peter Amft, Jo McDermand
Originally released in 1971
Reissued in 2003
Tracks :
Side A
- Rockin' Daddy
- I Ain't Superstitious
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- Worried About My Baby
- What A Woman!
- Poor Boy
Side B
- Built For Comfort
- Who's Been Talking?
- The Red Rooster (Rehearsal)
- The Red Rooster
- Do The Do
- Highway 49
- Wang-Dang-Doodle
Reviews:
“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.” AllMusic Review by Cub Koda
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.64 / 5