Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning / The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 (2011)
BAND/ARTIST: Howlin' Wolf
- Title: Smokestack Lightning / The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Hip-O Select
- Genre: Blues
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 04:50:06
- Total Size: 1.36 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Moanin' At Midnight
02. How Many More Years (alternate)
03. How Many More Years (Single Version)
04. The Wolf Is At Your Door (Howlin' For My Baby)
05. California Boogie
06. Smile At Me
07. Howlin' Wolf Boogie (Single Version)
08. California Blues #1 (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. Look-A-Here Baby (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
10. Worried All The Time (Single Version)
11. Gettin' Old And Grey
12. Mr. Highway Man (Single Version)
13. Everybody's In The Mood (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
14. Color And Kind
15. Bluebird (1991 Chess Box Version)
16. Saddle My Pony (Single Version)
17. Dorothy Mae (alternate take)
18. Dorothy Mae (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
19. Sweet Woman (a/k/a I Got A Woman)
20. (Well) That's All Right (1991 The Chess Box Version)
21. Decoration Day (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
22. Oh! Red (Single Version)
23. My Last Affair (Single Version)
24. I've Got A Woman (Album Version)
25. Just My Kind (Album Version)
26. Work For Your Money (Album Version)
CD2
01. I'm Not Joking (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
02. Mama Died And Left Me (1991 The Chess Box Version)
03. All Night Boogie (All Night Long) (Single Version)
04. I Love My Baby (Single Version)
05. Highway My Friend (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
06. Hold Your Money (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
07. Streamline Woman (1991 Chess Box Version)
08. California Blues #2 (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. Stay Here Til My Baby Comes Back (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
10. Crazy About You Baby (1991 Chess Box Version)
11. No Place To Go (You Gonna Wreck My Life)
12. You Gonna Wreck My Life (Alternate Take)
13. Neighbors (Album Version)
14. I'm The Wolf
15. Rockin' Daddy (Single Version)
16. Baby How Long
17. Evil (Is Going On)
18. I'll Be Around (Single Version)
19. Forty Four
20. Who Will Be Next (Single Version)
21. I Have A Little Girl (Single Version)
22. Come To Me Baby (Single Version)
23. Don't Mess With My Baby (Single Version)
24. Smokestack Lightnin'
25. You Can't Be Beat (Single Version)
26. I Asked For Water (Single Version)
27. So Glad (Single Version)
CD3
01. Break Of Day
02. The Natchez Burnin' (Single Version)
03. Going Back Home
04. Bluebird (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
05. My Life (Single Version)
06. You Ought To Know (Single Version)
07. Who's Been Talking? (Single Version)
08. Tell Me (Single Version)
09. Somebody In My Home (Alternate Take)
10. Somebody In My Home
11. Nature (Takes 1/4/6)
12. Nature (Alternate Take)
13. Nature (Single Version)
14. Walk To Camp Hall (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
15. Poor Boy (Alternate Take)
16. Poor Boy (Single Version)
17. My Baby Told Me (Alternate Take)
18. Sitting On Top Of The World
19. I Didn't Know
20. I Better Go Now (Howlin' Blues) (Alternate)
21. Howlin' Blues (Single Version)
22. I Better Go Now (Multiple Takes)
23. I Didn't Know (Single Version)
24. Moaning For My Baby
25. Moaning For My Baby (Midnight Blues) (Takes 3 & 4)
CD4
01. I'm Leaving You (Alternate Take)
02. I'm Leaving You (Takes 7-10)
03. I'm Leaving You
04. Can't Put Me Out (Alternate 1)
05. Can't Put Me Out (Alternate 2)
06. (You) Can't Put Me Out
07. Change My Way (Single Version)
08. Getting Late (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. I've Been Abused (Takes 4-12)
10. I've Been Abused
11. Howlin' For My Baby (Takes 1-7)
12. Howlin' For My Darling (Or Baby)
13. Wolf In The Mood (Instrumental)
14. My People's Gone (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
15. Mr. Airplane Man (Takes 1 & 2)
16. Mr. Airplane Man (Single Version)
17. Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version)
18. Back Door Man
19. Spoonful
After issuing Complete sets dedicated to Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley, Hip-O Select finally got around to the titanic Howlin’ Wolf in the fall of 2011, releasing Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960, a 97-track, four-disc limited-edition box set containing everything the Wolf cut in his first decade of recording. Although the first years of the ‘60s treated him exceptionally well - many classic sessions arrived in the first few years of the decade, many showcased on 1962’s peerless “rocking chair” album - this is where his legacy lies: with the spooky, primal howl that kicks off “Moanin’ at Midnight” and the scores of earthy boogies and down-and-dirty grinds that followed. Smokestack Lightning stacks up plenty of alternate takes, a good chunk of them never released in the U.S., but the repetition doesn’t slow the set down or turn it repetitive. Instead, the repeated alternate takes sit well with the treasures - many justly celebrated, some unearthed - all adding up to a testament to Howlin' Wolf’s unearthly, mighty force.
CD1
01. Moanin' At Midnight
02. How Many More Years (alternate)
03. How Many More Years (Single Version)
04. The Wolf Is At Your Door (Howlin' For My Baby)
05. California Boogie
06. Smile At Me
07. Howlin' Wolf Boogie (Single Version)
08. California Blues #1 (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. Look-A-Here Baby (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
10. Worried All The Time (Single Version)
11. Gettin' Old And Grey
12. Mr. Highway Man (Single Version)
13. Everybody's In The Mood (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
14. Color And Kind
15. Bluebird (1991 Chess Box Version)
16. Saddle My Pony (Single Version)
17. Dorothy Mae (alternate take)
18. Dorothy Mae (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
19. Sweet Woman (a/k/a I Got A Woman)
20. (Well) That's All Right (1991 The Chess Box Version)
21. Decoration Day (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
22. Oh! Red (Single Version)
23. My Last Affair (Single Version)
24. I've Got A Woman (Album Version)
25. Just My Kind (Album Version)
26. Work For Your Money (Album Version)
CD2
01. I'm Not Joking (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
02. Mama Died And Left Me (1991 The Chess Box Version)
03. All Night Boogie (All Night Long) (Single Version)
04. I Love My Baby (Single Version)
05. Highway My Friend (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
06. Hold Your Money (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
07. Streamline Woman (1991 Chess Box Version)
08. California Blues #2 (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. Stay Here Til My Baby Comes Back (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
10. Crazy About You Baby (1991 Chess Box Version)
11. No Place To Go (You Gonna Wreck My Life)
12. You Gonna Wreck My Life (Alternate Take)
13. Neighbors (Album Version)
14. I'm The Wolf
15. Rockin' Daddy (Single Version)
16. Baby How Long
17. Evil (Is Going On)
18. I'll Be Around (Single Version)
19. Forty Four
20. Who Will Be Next (Single Version)
21. I Have A Little Girl (Single Version)
22. Come To Me Baby (Single Version)
23. Don't Mess With My Baby (Single Version)
24. Smokestack Lightnin'
25. You Can't Be Beat (Single Version)
26. I Asked For Water (Single Version)
27. So Glad (Single Version)
CD3
01. Break Of Day
02. The Natchez Burnin' (Single Version)
03. Going Back Home
04. Bluebird (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
05. My Life (Single Version)
06. You Ought To Know (Single Version)
07. Who's Been Talking? (Single Version)
08. Tell Me (Single Version)
09. Somebody In My Home (Alternate Take)
10. Somebody In My Home
11. Nature (Takes 1/4/6)
12. Nature (Alternate Take)
13. Nature (Single Version)
14. Walk To Camp Hall (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
15. Poor Boy (Alternate Take)
16. Poor Boy (Single Version)
17. My Baby Told Me (Alternate Take)
18. Sitting On Top Of The World
19. I Didn't Know
20. I Better Go Now (Howlin' Blues) (Alternate)
21. Howlin' Blues (Single Version)
22. I Better Go Now (Multiple Takes)
23. I Didn't Know (Single Version)
24. Moaning For My Baby
25. Moaning For My Baby (Midnight Blues) (Takes 3 & 4)
CD4
01. I'm Leaving You (Alternate Take)
02. I'm Leaving You (Takes 7-10)
03. I'm Leaving You
04. Can't Put Me Out (Alternate 1)
05. Can't Put Me Out (Alternate 2)
06. (You) Can't Put Me Out
07. Change My Way (Single Version)
08. Getting Late (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
09. I've Been Abused (Takes 4-12)
10. I've Been Abused
11. Howlin' For My Baby (Takes 1-7)
12. Howlin' For My Darling (Or Baby)
13. Wolf In The Mood (Instrumental)
14. My People's Gone (1994 Chess Collectibles Version)
15. Mr. Airplane Man (Takes 1 & 2)
16. Mr. Airplane Man (Single Version)
17. Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version)
18. Back Door Man
19. Spoonful
After issuing Complete sets dedicated to Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley, Hip-O Select finally got around to the titanic Howlin’ Wolf in the fall of 2011, releasing Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960, a 97-track, four-disc limited-edition box set containing everything the Wolf cut in his first decade of recording. Although the first years of the ‘60s treated him exceptionally well - many classic sessions arrived in the first few years of the decade, many showcased on 1962’s peerless “rocking chair” album - this is where his legacy lies: with the spooky, primal howl that kicks off “Moanin’ at Midnight” and the scores of earthy boogies and down-and-dirty grinds that followed. Smokestack Lightning stacks up plenty of alternate takes, a good chunk of them never released in the U.S., but the repetition doesn’t slow the set down or turn it repetitive. Instead, the repeated alternate takes sit well with the treasures - many justly celebrated, some unearthed - all adding up to a testament to Howlin' Wolf’s unearthly, mighty force.
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