{"product_id":"john-lee-hooker-the-real-folk-blues-acoustic-sounds-series","title":"John Lee Hooker – The Real Folk Blues (Acoustic Sounds Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1966 John Lee Hooker album \u003cem\u003eReal Folk Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest of several Chess Records' \u003cem\u003eReal Folk Blues\u003c\/em\u003e albums to be reissued for 2026 as part of the Chess Records 75 Series from Chess Records and Acoustic Sounds. Whereas the rest of the LPs in the series by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and others were compilations of older recordings, the Hooker album was newly recorded in May of 1966 in Chicago. Hooker was his inimitable and spontaneous self, reworking some of his older songs and improvising new ones, accompanied by his Detroit guitarist Eddie Burns and Chicago sidemen Lafayette Leake and S.P. Leary. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticsounds.com\/d\/197561\/John_Lee_Hooker-The_Real_Folk_Blues-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record?gad_source=1\u0026amp;gad_campaignid=23938725276\u0026amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_pEb98B2AIs2ATw7xtP8i2sKNZU\u0026amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2Y3C-ObolgMVMi6DAx3XSTL_EAMYASAAEgIKt_D_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListeners wanting to find a comprehensive collection of Hooker's work may not find it here, but they certainly won't be disappointed once the needle hits the grooves on this solid 1966 Chess release by the blues master. Featuring nine Hooker originals, the set is a fetching mix of raucously fun up-tempo cuts (\"Let's Go Out Tonight\") and starkly slow classics (\"Stella Mae\"). And in between, one can sample classics like \"I'm in the Mood\" and the incredible ballad closer, \"The Waterfront.\" — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-real-folk-blues-mw0000200016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Reissued as part of Chess Records 75 Series \/ Acoustic Sounds Series\u003cbr\u003e— Remastered from the original analog tapes\u003cbr\u003e— Pressed on 180-gram vinyl\u003cbr\u003e— Housed in tip-on gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6AToTGNfNIiOSMcl6xGJTY?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\u0026amp;si=e9f25eed03f94a29\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Chess Records \/ Analogue Productions\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1966\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Blues\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Country Blues, Chicago Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions \/ Chess Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48263739605150,"sku":"199957307116","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/81-AckHipXL-_UF1000-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1789209495","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/john-lee-hooker-the-real-folk-blues-acoustic-sounds-series","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}