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| Blues master's expanded classic session with Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ringo, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, etc. I Ain't Superstitious, more. |
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| 1 Rockin' Daddy |
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| 2 I Ain't Superstitious |
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| 3 Sitting on Top of the World |
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| 4 Worried About My Baby |
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| 5 What a Woman! |
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| 6 Poor Boy |
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| 7 Built for Comfort |
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| 8 Who's Been Talking? |
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| 9 The Red Rooster [False Start and Dialog] |
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| 10 The Red Rooster |
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| 11 Do the Do |
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| 12 Highway 49 |
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| 13 Wang Dang Doodle |
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| 14 Goin' Down Slow [*] |
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| 15 Killing Floor [*] |
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| 16 I Want to Have a Word with You [*] |
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| 17 Worried About My Baby [Rehearsal Take][#][*] |
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| 18 The Red Rooster [Alternate Mix With Alternate Piano][#][*] |
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| 19 What a Woman! [aka Commit a Crime] |
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| 20 Who's Been Talking? [Alternate Take with False Start & Dialog][#][*] |
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| 21 Worried About My Baby [Alternate Take][#][*] |
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| 22 I Ain't Superstitious [Alternate Take][#][*] |
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| 23 Highway 49 [Alternate Take][#][*] |
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| 24 Do the Do [Extended Alternate Take][#][*] |
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| 25 Poor Boy [Alternate Lyrics/Mix][#][*] |
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Album Review
Although "The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" was not a high point in the careers of either Howlin' Wolf or the guest superstars Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Stevie Winwood, and Ringo Starr, it's not as bad as some blues purists make it out to be. This deluxe edition two-CD set pads out the original with an entire disc of previously unreleased alternate takes/alternate mixes (and three tracks from the same sessions that eventually showed up on the 1974 compilation "London Revisited", which also included material by Muddy Waters). Fewer and fewer leftovers from the Chess catalog were available at the beginning of the 21st century, so here this is, bolstered by lengthy and entertaining liner notes spotlighting memories from producer Norman Dayron. The original album, presented here in its original mix, was adequate but flawed. The alternate versions really aren't all that different from the ones selected for the album, and some, in fact, are just alternate mixes. There are, however, some occasional notable differences, like "What A Woman!" with an organ overdub,"Poor Boy" with different lyrics, "The Red Rooster" with an alternate piano, a rawer "Who'S Been Talking" with lots of studio chat, a version of "Do The Do" that goes on more than twice as long as the album rendition, and a "rehearsal take" (the only such item here) of "Worried About My Baby" that's far sparser than the one ultimately chosen. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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