{"product_id":"john-lee-hooker-plays-sings-the-blues-chess-acoustic-sounds-series-lp","title":"John Lee Hooker - Plays \u0026 Sings The Blues (Chess Acoustic Sounds Series Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChess Acoustic Sounds Series 180 Gram All-Analog Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chess Acoustic Sounds Series pressing of Plays \u0026amp; Sings The Blues, catalog number ACHE 48440, issued as part of the Chess Records 75 program. Matthew Lutthans cut the all-analog master at The Mastering Lab, and the record is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. The jacket reproduces the original blue-lit cover photograph and its Chess LP 1454 credit line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChess assembled the album in 1961 out of sides John Lee Hooker had recorded in 1951 and 1952, several of them first issued as singles. It is a compilation rather than a studio album, and the recordings catch him working alone: electric guitar, voice, and the amplified foot that keeps the time. Joe Von Battle, Leonard Chess and Bernie Besman are the credited producers, and the twelve tracks run just under thirty-six minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHooker wrote all but two of them. \"Worried Life Blues\" is Big Maceo Merriweather's, and \"Please Don't Go\" is credited to McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters. Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Bill Dahl gave it five stars and described it as \"filled with 1951-1952 gems from the Hook's heyday.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHooker's recordings from these years appeared on at least twenty different labels, frequently under aliases. The twelve collected here are from his Chess period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want Your Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMad Man Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluebird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorried Life Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApologize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Boy Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Don't Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreamin' Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Me And My Telephone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e (2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/john-lee-hooker-it-serve-you-right-to-suffer-red-vinyl?variant=67500912607390\"\u003eIt Serve You Right To Suffer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlays \u0026amp; Sings The Blues (this release)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199957924344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interscope Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chess","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":68040612020382,"sku":"EVP-4FEB45AC-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/ACHE_48440__199840__10232026011253-4482.jpg?v=1794661836","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/john-lee-hooker-plays-sings-the-blues-chess-acoustic-sounds-series-lp","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}