Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues

Junior Wells' Hoodoo Man Blues on 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LP: Features Redesigned Gatefold Jacket and New Liner Notes, Pressed at QRP

One of the all-time great urban blues records and the best-seller in the famed Delmark catalog, Hoodoo Man Blues is so full of bravado and snap, it'll make you feel tough just listening to it. Not all of the Delmark titles were recorded very well, but this one certainly was. And this 180g 45RPM 2LP stands as the definitive version.

Hoodoo Man Blues, which features Buddy Guy on guitar, is not only Junior Wells' first LP appearance, it's damn near the first LP by a Chicago blues band. Chess and a few other labels had reissued 45s by Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, etc., but virtually no one had tried to capture the Chicago blues sound free of the limitations of juke box/airplay promotion. Hoodoo Man Blues went a long way in the popularization of real Chicago blues and of Junior Wells.

"This viscerally punchy electric blues is anchored by unimprovable harp playing from Junior Wells, a young Buddy Guy by his side. From the kick of up-tempo numbers like "Snatch It Back and Hold It" to the deep, sexy, slow moan of "Early in the Morning," you just can't top this."
– Sasha Matson, Stereophile

Musicians:
Junior Wells, harmonica & vocals
Buddy Guy, guitar
Jack Myers, bass
Billy Warren, drums

Features:
• 180g 45rpm vinyl 2LP reissue from Analogue Productions
• Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Redesigned gatefold jacket with faithfully reproduced Delmark True Stereo artwork
• New additional liner notes by Jim O'Neal, co-founder of Living Blues Magazine