The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. w. Clapton, Stones etc – COC 49101. NM/EXC
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Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts – The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Rolling Stones Records – COC 49101. Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold. UK First Pressing, 1971. NM/EXC.


THE VINYL: A couple of very light hairline marks on the disc which is a good Near Mint in my opinion. Some very light spindle wear and the labels are excellent with the distinctive yellow background and red tongue with black print. For a 51 year old record this is a great buy in this condition.
THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE: The outer sleeve is in excellent condition for its age and I would have called it NM but for some slight foxing to the front bottom edge, rear bottom edge and left side edge. The inner gatefold is NM with clear photographs and print. No pesky labels stuck on or writing on the sleeve. The outer sleeve has no major creasing or tears etc..The inner sleeve is excellent but probably not the original.
DELIVERY: I use good quality cardboard boxes with cardboard stiffeners and pack the disc outside of the sleeve. Post is by Signed For Royal Mail and I include a new plastic sleeve for storage. 
REVIEW : Howlin' Wolf is the greatest blues singer of all time. He was also a great band leader.The best record he ever did was Change My Way with Hubert Sumlin on lead guitar . On London Sessions the Wolf's vocals are different because he is getting older and Hubert is playing rhythm guitar while Eric Clapton plays lead guitar. These three factors have led to a lot of unfair criticism of this fine record. Those who dismiss the vocals on this record remind me of people who dis' Robert Plant's excellent latter day recordings because he can't sing the Immigrant Song like he did when he was 21 years old any longer. I'm a huge fan of Hubert Sumlin and he had a massive influence upon the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn .However he had already played solos on recordings of most of the songs on London Sessions so why would he record them again. Recording them with Clapton was a great idea. Clapton plays very well on London Sessions and it increased the sales of this record. Young white people like myself often bought this record because E.C. was playing on it and it helped us appreciate the people like Chester Burnett who invented electric blues.


Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts – The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

Label: Rolling Stones Records – COC 49101 Series: The London Sessions Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 26 Jul 1971 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Louisiana Blues, Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Tracklist


A1 Rockin' Daddy Bass – Phil Upchurch 3:43 A2 I Ain't Superstitious Bass – Klaus Voormann Drums – "Richie"* Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke 3:34 A3 Sittin' On Top Of The World 3:51 A4 Worried About My Baby 2:55 A5 What A Woman! 3:02 A6 Poor Boy 3:04 B1 Built For Comfort 2:10 B2 Who's Been Talking? Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller (10), Jordan Sandke Piano – John Simon 3:03 B3 The Red Rooster (Rehearsal) 1:58 B4 The Red Rooster 3:47 B5 Do The Do 2:20 B6 Highway 49 2:47 B7 Wang-Dang-Doodle 4:29

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Kinney Record Group Ltd.
  • Made By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
  • Mastered At – Sterling Sound
  • Printed By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Olympic Studios
  • Remixed At – RCA Studios, Chicago
  • Copyright © – Copyright Control
  • Published By – Jewel Music
  • Published By – Leeds Music
  • Published By – Tristan Music

Credits

  • Acoustic Guitar – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: B4)
  • Bass, Cowbell, Shaker – Bill Wyman
  • Design [Album] – The Daily Planet*
  • Drums, Congas, Percussion [Assorted] – Charlie Watts
  • Engineer – Glyn Johns
  • Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: A4, B2), Jeffrey M. Carp*
  • Illustration – Don Wilson (7)
  • Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
  • Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
  • Photography By [Inside Cover Photo] – Peter Amft
  • Photography By [Session Photos] – Jo McDermand
  • Piano – Ian Stewart (tracks: A1, B1, B5, B7), Lafayette Leake (tracks: A3, A4, B4)
  • Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood
  • Producer – Norman Dayron
  • Rhythm Guitar – Hubert Sumlin
  • Vocals – Howlin' Wolf
  • Written-By – Big Joe Williams (tracks: B6), Chester Burnett (tracks: A1, A3 To A5, B2), James Oden* (tracks: A5), Willie Dixon (tracks: A2, B1, B4, B5, B7)

Notes

℗ 1971
Track A5: Copyright Control
Track B6: Published By Leeds Music
Tracks A2, A3, B7: Published By Jewel Music
Tracks A1, A4, A6, B1 to B5: Published By Tristan Music
A Holy Smoke Production

Rolling Stones Records Distributed by Kinney Record Group Ltd. Printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Recorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
Remixed: RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois

Special thanks to: Mick Jagger, Ian Stewart, Marshall Chess, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Stigwood, Chris Blackwell, John Eastman, Bob Ludwig, Erwin Helfre, Peter J. Welding, Paul Asbell, Joel Smirnoff, and Be-Bop-Sam.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): COC 49101-A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): COC 49101-B


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