Howlin' Wolf – The Howlin' Wolf Album
| Label: | Cadet Concept – LPS-319 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock, Blues |
| Style: | Electric Blues, Psychedelic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Spoonful | 3:48 | |
| A2 | Tail Dragger | 4:20 | |
| A3 | Smokestack Lightning | 5:54 | |
| A4 | Moanin' At Midnight | 3:13 | |
| A5 | Built For Comfort | 5:07 | |
| B1 | The Red Rooster | 3:48 | |
| B2 | Evil | 4:06 | |
| B3 | Down In The Bottom | 2:43 | |
| B4 | Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy | 2:34 | |
| B5 | Back Door Man | 6:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Ter Mar Studios
- Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway
Credits
- Design – H. Blume*
- Drums – Morris Jennings
- Electric Bass – Louis Satterfield
- Electric Guitar – Hubert Sumlin, Phil Upchurch (tracks: B2, B4, B5), Roland Faulkner
- Electric Guitar, Guitar [Bowed] – Pete Cosey
- Engineer – Ron Malo
- Flute – Donald Myrick* (tracks: A3)
- Photography By – Jeff Leowenthal
- Producer – Charles Stepney, Gene Barge, Marshall Chess
- Saxophone [Electric] – Gene Barge (tracks: A3)
- Vocals, Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf
- Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: A3, A4, B2), Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, B3 to B5)
Notes
Title on Cover: This Is Howlin' Wolf's New Album. He Doesn't Like It. He Didn't Like His Electric Guitar At First Either.
Recorded November 1968 at Ter Mar Studios – Chicago. Cadet Concept Records, Chicago, Ill., 60616. Can be played on mono or stereo equipment.
Mfg. By Chess Producing Corp. Chicago, IL 60616
Recorded November 1968 at Ter Mar Studios – Chicago. Cadet Concept Records, Chicago, Ill., 60616. Can be played on mono or stereo equipment.
Mfg. By Chess Producing Corp. Chicago, IL 60616
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): W4RS-6498 #17472
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): W4RS-6499 #17473
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): A1 SIDE-1 W4RS-6498-1B LPS-319 17472 f R
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): W4RS-6499-1B A2B LPS 319 SIDE 2 174473 f R
Other Versions (5 of 29)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | The Howlin' Wolf Album (LP, Album) | Chess | CHLS 259 | Australia | 1969 | ||
New Submission | This Is Howlin' Wolf's New Album (LP, Album) | Chess | 69 507 | France | 1969 | ||
New Submission | The Howlin' Wolf Album (LP, Album, Stereo) | Chess | CRLS.4543 | UK | 1969 | ||
New Submission | The Howlin' Wolf Album (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Chess | CRLS 4543 | UK | 1969 | ||
New Submission | The Howlin' Wolf Album (LP, Album, Promo) | Cadet Concept, Cadet Concept | LPS-319, LPS-319 DJ | US | 1969 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Super funky nasty renditions of classic wolf tunes, evil is a standout killer .- Edited 4 years agoCan ya blame a guy who writes and plays amazing music with top notch players like Hubert Sumlin for 'not liking' this record?...probably not...the 'updating' of his tunes into 60's psych-rock with half-assed musicianship doesn't really do the Wolf much justice...whereas his OG records sound timeless and fresh, this LP sounds a bit dated and more like a 2nd rate CREAM than the true innovator...
The LONDON SESSIONS is a much better record for those needing to hear The Wolf in anything other than his orginal and most terrifying state...or you could just go get the 'Rocking Chair' LP or 'Moaning at Midnight' and hear Chester Burnett and Co in all their glory... 
When I was a teenager and more of a "blues purist" I hated this album. Then one day many years later I heard it again not knowing who it was at first, and realized it was actually quite good. The versions of "Smokestack Lightning" and "Moanin At Midnight" are hypnotic. (Soundgarden later used this Pete Cosey arrangement of "Smokestack Lightning" on their 1st LP, though they didn't do it justice.)- have also a version of this album with red letters and frame on the cover, the label is the yellow/pink with blue/black logo and a thinner vinyl
