Howlin' Wolf – Moanin' In The Moonlight
| Label: | Vinyl Lovers (3) – 6785442 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram |
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Blues |
| Style: | Chicago Blues |
Tracklist
| A1 | Moanin' At Midnight | 2:58 | |
| A2 | How Many More Years | 2:43 | |
| A3 | Smokestack Lightnin' | 3:09 | |
| A4 | Baby, How Long | 2:55 | |
| A5 | No Place To Go (You Gonna Break My Life) | 2:56 | |
| A6 | All Night Boogie | 2:15 | |
| A7 | Rockin' Daddy | 3:04 | |
| A8 | Going Back Home | 2:42 | |
| B1 | Evil (Is Goin' On) | 2:56 | |
| B2 | I'm Leavin' You | 3:00 | |
| B3 | Moanin' For My Baby | 2:50 | |
| B4 | I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) | 2:52 | |
| B5 | Forty-Four | 2:49 | |
| B6 | Somebody In My Home | 2:27 | |
| B7 | I'll Be Around | 3:14 | |
| B8 | So Glad | 2:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Vinyl Lovers (3)
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vinyl Lovers (3)
- Pressed By – GZ Media – 139762E
Credits
- Bass – Alfred Elkins (tracks: A8, B3, B6), Willie Dixon (tracks: A3-A5, A7, B1, B4-B5, B7-B8)
- Drums – Earl Phillips (tracks: A3-A5, A7-A8, B1, B3-B8), S.P. Leary (tracks: B2), Willie Steele (tracks: A1, A2)
- Guitar – Hubert Sumlin (tracks: A3-A4, B1-B5, B7-B8), Jody Williams (tracks: A3-A4, B1, B4-B5, B7-B8), L.D. McGhee (tracks: B2, B3), Lee Cooper (2) (tracks: A5, A7), Otis "Smokey" Smothers (tracks: A8, B6), Willie Johnson (4) (tracks: A1, A2, A8, B6)
- Liner Notes – Paul Ackerman (2)
- Piano – Hosea Lee Kennard (tracks: A3, A8, B2-B4, B6, B8), Ike Turner (tracks: A2), Otis Spann (tracks: A4-A5, A7, B1, B5, B7)
- Tenor Saxophone – Abb Locke (tracks: B3), Adolph "Billy" Duncan (tracks: A8, B6)
- Vocals, Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf
- Written-By – Chester Burnett (Howlin' Wolf)* (tracks: A1 to A8, B2 to B8), Willie Dixon (tracks: B1)
Notes
This collector's edition contains Howlin' Wolf's debut album for Chess Records, Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959) (Chess LP-1434).
Included are 4 bonus tracks (from the period between 1951 and 1960): A7, A8, B7, B8.
[On rear cover]
Side one, tracks 1 & 2: Recorded in Memphis, Tennennee, July or August 1951.
Side one, track 6: Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, late 1953.
Side one, tracks 5 & 7: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 1954.
Side one, track 4, and Side two, tracks 1, 5 & 7: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, May & October 1954.
Side one, track 3, and Side two, tracks 4 & 8: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, January & July 1956.
Side one, track 8, and Side two, track 6: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, December 1956 & June 1957.
Side two, track 3: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 1958.
Side two, track 2: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, September 1958.
Included are 4 bonus tracks (from the period between 1951 and 1960): A7, A8, B7, B8.
[On rear cover]
Side one, tracks 1 & 2: Recorded in Memphis, Tennennee, July or August 1951.
Side one, track 6: Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, late 1953.
Side one, tracks 5 & 7: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 1954.
Side one, track 4, and Side two, tracks 1, 5 & 7: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, May & October 1954.
Side one, track 3, and Side two, tracks 4 & 8: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, January & July 1956.
Side one, track 8, and Side two, track 6: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, December 1956 & June 1957.
Side two, track 3: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 1958.
Side two, track 2: Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, September 1958.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 436544 170411
- Barcode (Scanned): 8436544170411
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Variant 1), stamped): 139762E1/C 6785442
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Variant 1), stamped): 139762E2/C 6785442
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Variant 2), stamped): 139762E1/A 6785442
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Variant 2), stamped): 139762E2/A 6785442
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Variant 3), stamped): 139762E1/D 6785442
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Variant 3), stamped): 139762E2/D 6785442
Other Versions (5 of 55)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1434 | US | 1959 | ||
New Submission | Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono) | Chess | LP 1434 | US | 1959 | ||
New Submission | Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | LP 1434 | US | 1959 | ||
New Submission | Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, Album, Mono) | Chess | CRL 4006 | UK | 1965 | ||
New Submission | Moanin' In The Moonlight (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | Chess | LPS-1434 | US | 1965 |
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Reviews
This is a very fine collection of Howlin' Wolf songs, perfect for the blues enthusiast who wants to trace the roots of your favorite Yardbirds, Stones, Bonamassa, etc blues lineage.
Wolf had his own style and executed it with panache. A 19-year-old Ike Turner on piano. Wish he had stuck to just pounding on a keyboard.
The source material is so old that the pressing is somewhat irrelevant. That said, this reissue is super clean and sounds as good as I would expect. Recommended.
Poor sound. It lacks depth. While they come from old mastering everything sounds too tight.
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