John Lee Hooker - Burnin' [180g Vinyl LP]

John Lee Hooker - Burnin' [180g Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue
• Catalogue Number: 9152324
• Barcode: 8436563184536
• Genre: Blues / Electric Blues
• Label: WaxTime
• Originally Released: 1962
• Released: 16th June 2023
• Pressing: Vinyl LP, 180 gram
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Burnin' is a studio album by John Lee Hooker, released on Vee-Jay Records and featuring one of the most recognisable songs in blues history. Recorded with a full band rather than in Hooker's more typical solo or duo format, the album captures a loose, live-in-the-studio energy that suits his repetitive, hypnotic boogie style.

Boom Boom is the album's signature track and Hooker's biggest hit, its stomping riff and call-and-response vocal hook making it one of the most covered songs in the blues canon. Process and Drug Store Woman maintain the album's driving rhythm, while Let's Make It and Blues Before Sunrise show Hooker's command of slower, more atmospheric material.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Boom Boom
2. Process
3. Drug Store Woman
4. I Got a Letter
5. Thelma

Side B

1. Let's Make It
2. Keep Your Hands to Yourself
3. Blues Before Sunrise
4. A New Leaf
5. Lost a Good Girl

Credits

• John Lee Hooker - Guitar, Vocals