John Lee Hooker – Burning Hell: Bluesville Series (Craft Vinyl LP)

John Lee Hooker’s 1964 Album Burning Hell Reissued as Part of the Bluesville Series on 180g LP. (AAA) Lacquers Cut from the Original Master Tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Blue Heaven Studios. Pressed at QRP. This Pressing Marks the First Official Single LP Worldwide Release the Album Has Seen.

Burning Hell was recorded in 1959 in Detroit, but the album wasn’t released until 1964. Even then, it was only available in the UK. This pressing marks the first official single LP worldwide release the album has seen. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Blue Heaven Studios. The album features John Lee Hooker solo as he plays originals and classics. AllMusic states that, on this album, “Hooker shows himself to be an excellent interpreter who could have held his own with Delta bluesmen of any era.”

Craft Recordings is releasing Burning Hell as part of the Bluesville Series. Bluesville is a brand-new hub for all things blues, including vinyl reissues, curated playlists, and more! Inspired by the original label imprint established under Prestige Records in 1959, the Bluesville Series will highlight the many trailblazing musicians who contributed to the rich tradition of the blues, including titles from legendary artists on labels such as Vee-Jay, Riverside, Vanguard, Stax, and Rounder Records.

1. Burning Hell
2. Graveyard Blues
3. Baby Please Don’t Go
4. Jackson, Tennessee
5. You Live Your Life And I’ll Live Mine
6. Smokestack Lightnin’
7. How Can You Do It?
8. I Don’t Want No Woman If Her Hair Ain’t No Longer Than Mine
9. I Rolled And Turned And Cried The Whole Night Long
10. Blues For My Baby
11. Key To The Highway
12. Natchez Fire