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1	The Definitive Collection [Hip-O] (2006) more music like this by John Lee Hooker What can be said about yet another John Lee Hooker greatest-hits collection!? Not only is the music consumer loaded down with these discs, but frankly, most are very similar in content. The main thing to look for when purchasing a compilation of "The Hook" is a trust worthy label. Hip-O's Definitive Collection provides one such example, complete ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $4.05!
2	Alone & Acoustic (1991) more music like this by Buddy Guy/Junior Wells The classic pairing of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells has been captured many times on vinyl, cassette, and disc over the years, but rarely with such intimacy and subtle, restrained energy as on this wonderful collection. Buddy Guy plays mostly 12 string guitar, and Junior laces his signature lines through the songs, engaging Guy in the kind of musical ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $16.03!
3	The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino] (1995) more music like this by John Lee Hooker This 16-track collection sweats down Rhino's two-disc anthology to a lean, mean and essential single disc. Here are the earliest recordings that established Hooker as a major blues artist -- "Boogie Chillen," "Hobo Blues," "I'm In the Mood," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," and "Huckle Up Baby" -- and they sound better here than on most other collections, ... see all copies from $6.12! new only from $6.12!
4	The Best of Hooker 'n Heat (1996) more music like this by Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker The ten songs on Best of Hooker 'n Heat were originally released as part of a 1971 album (on Liberty 35002); this reissue, despite the lack of historical liner notes, isn't exactly short of value, clocking in at 56 minutes. Canned Heat gets top billing, but really it's John Lee Hooker's show, as he sings all the tracks and takes all the ... see all copies from $11.13! new only from $11.13!
5	The Best of John Lee Hooker [GNP] (1973) more music like this by John Lee Hooker Here's 20 of John Lee Hooker's Vee-Jay recordings. It's a mixed batch of full-band sides -- some that work, some that don't -- a couple of live solo tracks (dubbed from noisy vinyl, too), and some solo studio tracks that include re-cuts of his early hits like "Boogie Chillun" and "I'm in the Mood." As Hooker collections go, this one's not bad, but ... see all copies from $6.82! new only from $6.82!
6	Blues Kingpins (2003) more music like this by John Lee Hooker If John Lee Hooker hadn't existed, the blues would have had to invent him, because he provides a perfect bridge between prewar country blues from the south and the urban electric blues that took form in Chicago and other Northern cities following the war. Hooker's first big hit, the primeval "Boogie Chillen'" from 1948, is a case in point, with ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00!
7	Alone (1976) more music like this by John Lee Hooker Because he's so loose and improvisatory -- and because he loves to twist the 12-bar format into so many different shapes and sizes -- John Lee Hooker can present a major challenge to sidemen. More than a few times, Hooker has done without sidemen altogether and gone it alone with thrilling results. That's exactly what happens on Alone, an ... see all copies from $2.62! new only from $2.62!
8	Definitive Collection [Metro] (2000) more music like this by John Lee Hooker No, it's not the definitive collection, covering just Hooker's time with Vee-Jay from the mid-'50s to the mid-'60s. In fact, it's not even the definitive collection of the Vee-Jay years, although with 24 tracks, it's pretty long for a single-disc retrospective of that phase. Hooker's Vee-Jay catalog is pretty well traveled, and this isn't the ... see all copies from $13.39! new only from $13.39!
9	Graveyard Blues (1992) more music like this by John Lee Hooker At the beginning of his career, Hooker's sides were leased to several different labels. This 20-song anthology of material from the late '40s and early '50s was originally released on the Sensation and Specialty labels; while the track listings indicate a timespan of 1948-50, the liner notes say that much of it was recorded in 1954. Doesn't anyone ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98!
10	Forever Gold (1999) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $5.15! new only from $5.15!
11	The Best of John Lee Hooker [EMI-Capitol Special Markets] (2001) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $5.40! new only from $5.40!
12 view cover	Golden Classics (1997) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $6.83! new only from $6.83!
13 view cover	Great (1996) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $26.19! new only from $26.19!
14 view cover	Boogie Chillen [Indigo] (2001) more music like this by John Lee Hooker This 20-track compilation is taken solely from 1948-49 sessions, an era that has been drawn from repeatedly for Hooker anthologies. If anyone ever assembles a comprehensive Hooker discography that delineates not only his original releases, but where and when these have been reissued, he or she deserves a government grant or something, because it's ... see all copies from $17.79! new only from $17.79!
15 view cover	Blues Legends [Boxsets 1995] (1995) more music like this by Various Artists Blues Legends combines previously released live albums by B.B. King (How Blue Can You Get), John Lee Hooker (Trouble Blues), and Muddy Waters (I'm Ready Live!) into one package, and while there is no denying that all three of these musicians are indeed bona fide and certified blues legends, these live sets aren't exactly the place to start for any ... see all copies from $7.34!
16 view cover	The Gold Collection [Retro] (2000) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.54!
17 view cover	Double (2008) more music like this by Michael Jerome Browne see all copies from $6.75! new only from $13.23!
18 view cover	Where the Trinity Runs Free (2008) more music like this by Ray Reed see all copies from $14.16! new only from $14.16!
19 view cover	Back 2 Back [Excelsior] (1998) more music like this by B.B. King/John Lee Hooker see all copies from $6.04! new only from $6.04!
20 view cover	The Hook: 20 Years of Hits (1989) more music like this by John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker's excellent Vee-Jay material of the 1950s and '60s has been reissued time and time again, both in the U.S. and in Europe. The Hook is a 16-song CD that Chameleon released in 1989 for its Vee-Jay Hall of Fame series. As was the case with other Chameleon reissues of Vee-Jay material, The Hook's liner notes are inadequate -- neither ... see all copies from $3.83!
21	This Is Hip (1980) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $39.40!
22 view cover	The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) (1991) more music like this by John Lee Hooker Rhino's double-disc 1991 set The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) falls just short of the promise of its title, losing its focus toward the end of the set. That said, it comes close enough to satisfy, particularly because John Lee Hooker had such a long, convoluted discography, recording for a number of different labels over many decades. This gets ... see all copies from $27.73! new only from $27.73!
23 view cover	The Great John Lee Hooker (1964) more music like this by John Lee Hooker see all copies from $22.15! new only from $22.15!
24 view cover	Back 2 Back: The Ultimate Collection (2004) more music like this by B.B. King/John Lee Hooker see all copies from $6.79! new only from $6.79!
25 view cover	A Proper Introduction to John Lee Hooker: I'm in the Mood (2004) more music like this by John Lee Hooker Most of the sides presented here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit between 1948 and 1952 and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records imprint. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B ... see all copies from $17.02! new only from $17.02!

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