Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1948-52

Compilation by John Lee Hooker

Released 29 May 2020

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Sally Mae
    3:13
  • 2
    War Is Over (Goodbye California) (extended version)
    3:23
  • 3
    War Is Over (Goodbye California) (alt take)
    3:11
  • 4
    War Is Over (Goodbye California) (alt extended version)
    2:59
  • 5
    Boogie Chillen'
    3:10
  • 6
    Henry's Swing Club
    3:12
  • 7
    Drifting From Door to Door
    3:05
  • 8
    Hobo Blues
    3:03
  • 9
    Numbers Blues (aka She Ain't Good for Nothin')
    2:59
  • 10
    Alberta
    3:06
  • 11
    Alberta (alt take)
    3:05
  • 12
    Howlin' Wolf
    2:40
  • 13
    Crawlin' King Snake
    3:03
  • 14
    Hoogie Boogie (instrumental)
    2:57
  • 15
    Hastings Street Boogie (extended version)
    3:05
  • 16
    Build Myself a Cave (take #1)
    2:58
  • 17
    Build Myself a Cave (take #2)
    2:55
  • 18
    Build Myself a Cave (take #3)
    2:59
  • 19
    Build Myself a Cave
    2:59
  • 20
    Graveyard Blues
    2:47
  • 21
    Momma Poppa Boogie
    2:59
  • 22
    Burnin' Hell
    2:45
  • 23
    Sailing Blues (aka Drifting Blues)
    2:50
  • 24
    Black Cat Blues
    2:58
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Weeping Willow Boogie
    2:51
  • 2
    Miss Sadie Mae
    3:11
  • 3
    Sail on Little Girl
    2:16
  • 4
    Alberta Part 2
    2:45
  • 5
    Wednesday Evening
    3:01
  • 6
    Canal Street Blues
    2:46
  • 7
    Huckle Up Baby
    2:48
  • 8
    Let Your Daddy Ride
    2:40
  • 9
    Goin' on Highway #51
    2:31
  • 10
    My Baby's Got Somethin'
    2:50
  • 11
    Boogie Chillen' #2 (take 1)
    2:46
  • 12
    Boogie Chillen' #2 (take 2)
    2:52
  • 13
    Boogie Chillen' #2 (take 4)
    2:49
  • 14
    Boogie Chillen' #2
    2:46
  • 15
    Boogie Chillen' #2 (aka 21 Boogie) (extended version)
    2:58
  • 16
    Roll 'n' Roll (alt take)
    2:49
  • 17
    Rollin' Blues
    2:44
  • 18
    Three Long Years Today
    3:07
  • 19
    Strike Blues (extended version)
    3:06
  • 20
    Do My Baby Think of Me
    2:54
  • 21
    Give Me Your Phone Number (alt take)
    2:46
  • 22
    The Story of a Married Woman (alt take)
    2:41
  • 23
    Moon Is Rising (alt take)
    3:00
  • CD 3
  • 1
    John L's House Rent Boogie (aka House Rent Boogie)
    2:52
  • 2
    John L's House Rent Boogie (fragment) (alt incomplete take)
    1:10
  • 3
    Queen Bee
    2:36
  • 4
    Grinder Man
    3:11
  • 5
    Walkin' This Highway
    2:19
  • 6
    Women in My Life (aka Goin' Away Baby)
    3:13
  • 7
    Tease Me Baby (aka Tease Me Over Baby)
    3:01
  • 8
    I Need Lovin' (aka Tease Me Over Baby)
    2:57
  • 9
    How Can You Do It
    2:46
  • 10
    I'm in the Mood (three voice)
    3:09
  • 11
    I'm in the Mood (humming version)
    3:08
  • 12
    I'm in the Mood (harmonica overdub)
    3:07
  • 13
    I'm in the Mood (alt - one voice)
    3:01
  • 14
    Turn Over a New Leaf
    3:12
  • 15
    It Hurts Me So
    2:47
  • 16
    It Hurts Me So (alt take)
    2:38
  • 17
    I Got Eyes for You
    2:40
  • 18
    I Got Eyes for You (take 2 or take 5)
    2:52
  • 19
    Key to the Highway
    2:34
  • 20
    I Got the Key (aka Key to the Highway)
    2:46
  • 21
    Bluebird Blues
    2:44
  • 22
    That's All Right
    2:20
  • 23
    It's Time for Lovin' to Be Done
    3:01
  • 24
    That's All Right Boogie (under dub)
    2:19

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Release credits

  • producer [3.17, 1.5, 1.13-14, 1.22, 2.7, 2.9]
  • harmonica [22]
  • guitar [10, 17]
  • guitar [1.5-6, 1.13-14, 1.22, 3.10, 3.17, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9, 2.9-10], lead vocals [1.6, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9-10], vocal [3.10, 3.17, 1.5, 1.13-14, 1.22, 2.7, 2.9]

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