On the Road Again [EMI] (1989)

About this title: This 15-track single-disc collection was culled from Canned Heat (1967), Boogie With Canned Heat (1968), Living the Blues (1968), Hallelujah (1969), and Future Blues (1970). Arguably, Canned Heat Cookbook (1969) -- a hits package in its own right -- could be lumped in since it was the first full-length platter with "Going Up the Country," which was initially only issued on a 45-rpm single. During this era, the Heat was inhabited by Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson (guitar/vocals), Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass), Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar), and Bob "The Bear" Hite (vocals). Frank Cook (drums) ... read more

Tracks:

1. On the Road Again [Jones/Wilson]
2. Amphetamine Annie [Canned Heat]
3. My Crime [Canned Heat]
4. Time Was [Hite Jr./Vestine/Wi]
5. Going Up the Country [Wilson]
6. Sugar Bee [Shuler]
7. Whiskey Headed Woman [Hite Jr.]
8. Bullfrog Blues [Hite Jr./Vestine/Wi]
9. Let's Work Together [Harrison]
10. World in a Jug [Canned Heat]
11. Fried Hockey Boogie [Taylor]
12. Rollin and Tumblin [Morganfield]
13. I'm Her Man [Leigh]
14. Dust My Broom [Johnson]
15. Parthenogenesis: Nebulosity/Rollin' and Tumblin'/Five Owls/Bear Wires [Canned Heat]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.