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JOHN LEE HOOKER - IT SERVE YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER (ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS) VINYL
JOHN LEE HOOKER
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$125.00 AUD
"John Lee Hooker's albums have often intrigued me, but few have floored me right from the start as did 1966's It Serve You Right to Suffer, which was reissued earlier this year as part of the fine, ongoing Verve/Acoustic Sounds series. A knock-out LP that pairs excellent production quality with a hot band of seasoned jazz players backing up Hooker, Suffer delivers blues rawness floating over a more swinging vibe. As I summed up in my Short Cuts review that posted here on March 14, 2025: "In short: this LP rocks!" With rare original pressings of Suffer selling online for upwards of $200 as of this posting, a fine and more affordable reissue like this one was long warranted. Now, more people can discover what a great — and great sounding — album Suffer is." — Mike Mettler, Mark Smotroff,AnalogPlanet's Top Archival LPs of 2025, Dec. 23, 2025
It's back in stock! Newly repressed at 45 RPM by Quality Record Pressings. This recording was originally mastered at the former AcousTech Mastering facility and the sound is fantastic.
John Lee Hooker himself did not know his exact date of birth. If he hadn't died at around the age of 80, this ageless musician would still be easily pulling the next generation to his gigs. Hooker remains a phenomenon, a mysterious figure of black rhythm and blues, a charismatic king who reigns supreme in rock 'n' roll's Hall of Fame. John W. Peters described his music as a synthesis of scorching emotional ardour, unrelenting rhythmic intensity, and original poetry of a highly personal character. Anyone hearing him for the first time may well be startled at the unfiltered passion and power of his music.
And another surprise is in store for those who compare Hooker's late recordings with those made in the Sixties. His unmistakable, raw voice has fully matured, but his incantory style of singing appears markedly finer and more flexible. And then there is the perfect gem of a rhythm group whose sinewy sounds fill the grooves with merciless gravitational force. It's enough to make your spine tingle!
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