John Lee Hooker – The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker

Love hearing this recording for the first time coming from a non digital source. Mastering is well done of course. My copy has a few clicks and pops no amount of ultrasonic cleaning seems to get rid of. Probably the best sound/price ratio you're going to find with the current pressings available.

This is one where I kick in my amp's mono switch - seems more "realistic" to have voice & guitar coming from one point (since it's one performer). It also helps reduce vinyl noise.

I've got a still sealed White Stripes White Blood Cells ERC I'm looking to trade for this. If you're interested, please message me

Great sounding all analog pressing. Nice cover and the sound is absolutely fantastic to say the least. He’s in the room with you playing!

Any reviews about this particular edition?
Would be kindly appreciated.

Mine is absolutely squeaky clean. No defects whatsoever. Great sturdy tip-on jacket. Phenomenal sound. On par with Anologue Productions’ Lightnin’ Hopkins albums. Just the man with huis guitar. Great job Craft!

Some excellent songs on this lp. This NZ pressing sounds like it's mono. I have no other pressing to compare this to, but this one sounds very good to me. Huge dynamic range.

Hi,
can anyone explain to me why Hooker's voice almost constantly unnaturally moves from the middle to the left, to the right, etc., and constantly floats around the stage. Is it so on the original recording or is it the result of mastering? It seems weird. At the LP beginning, I even thought the sound was out of phase, and I checked to see if the cables were badly connected... Always the original recording was mono right? Is this some weird pseudo-stereo?
Many thanks for info.

Fantastic album! Great mastering, only issue is the pressing plays with more tics than it should.

Pretty narrow stereo field that comes across sounding like mono as it's just JLH and his guitar. But it's great music that sounds fantastic. Tough to beat for the price!