The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

I love this album, it holds much sentimentality for me. On the vinyl of this record, (that's what we had then) I first discovered Howlin Wolf and his music. This was one of the series of recordings produced by Marshall Chess, nephew of Phil Chess, who, with his brother Leonard, started Chess records.I was most attracted to the British rockers on the record because I was familiar with them.Eric Clapton, Stevie Winwood, Bill Wyman, and 19 year old Jeffrey Carp, (who died shortly after this session).were among those appearing on the album.Chess house musicians also contributed such as Phil Upchurch on bass and Lafayette Leaks on piano. The album is really good, in spite of much criticism heaped upon this album and the other Marshall Chess productions of the era, such as Fathers and Sons, which is great by the way, The London Sessions with Muddy Waters. Another of the series, Electric Mud, which featured a psychedelic, electric Muddy Waters was truly awful!

You will probably want more than one of these --- in the "Deluxe" version. That is the one to seek, as it has some cleaner & tuned re-mixes and some previously unreleased material. Get the Deluxe edition of this, the London Sessions of Howlin' Wolf ! It is one of those recoring sessions that, to me, is difficult to really quantify the gravity of. A genuine masterpiece.It is that, indeed... a true masterpiece. Cue some of this on Spotify & listen for yourself. The last 4 songs on disc #1 of this 2-disc set are each magnificent, all by themselves. The last 3 songs on disc #1 (of 16 total songs on that disc,) are unbelievable! Those three last songs are not on the other "non-deluxe," single CD version of this release.Those three bonus tracks are from a "newly remixed" release called LONDON REVISITED, composed directly from the original multi-tracks. Disc 2 contains 12 tracks of previously unreleased material, w/alternate takes, remixes, alternate piano, etc., some dialog, too. Disc 2 is beyond easy description. It should grab you. A proper work of art it is. Listen to these discs a few times for yourself on some quality stereo equipment. Then tell me what.I think you'll really want more than one copy of this 2-CD version of The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. A 5-star rating is not doing this justice. Review posted 9.22.2020.

If I could only have one Howlin' Wolf album, this would be the one I chose. The Wolf teamed up with a few Brit rockers and cut an album for the ages! It's Howlin' Wolf with an edge you don't find on his other albums. The London Sessions is essential blues.

Great!

Excellent

Excellent blues

This is a phenomenal blues album. Eric Clapton at his best and the rthynm section of Charlie Watts and Bill Wynam is great for Wolfs vocals.

This is an excellent album. How could it not be with Clapton Windwood, Watts and Wyman as the backing band? (even Ringo gets in on the action) By all means get it! It will be money well spent.

I bought this when it first came out and lost it when my whole collection of LP's was stolen in the late 70's. This recording really does stand up as a solid Howlin' Wolf album. The band is fine, no doubt helped along by the presence of Hubert Sumlin. Ringo Starr does a good job with his reading of "I Ain't Superstitious", the only track featuring him with Klaus Voorman on bass. This is one of the few remastered oldies where the inclusion of extras and out-takes is really worthwhile. Probably best known for the inclusion of Clapton's false start and attempt to convince the Wolf that he wouldn't know how to play "Red Rooster" which leads to an "Oh man, come on.." and a brief lesson in the phrasing followed by "All right, let's get on it."And "get on it" is just what they do.

This is an album that has been designed/compiled for folk who already have the main album in remastered form. It contains alternate versions of tracks that are already on the main straight release, some extra dialogue and three songs that failed to make the final cut.The playing throughout is of the highest order and listening to Howlin Wolf trying to teach Eric Clapton etc...is entertaining.Stellar cast - Howlin Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts(boy can he drum, superb!), Bill Wyman(again superb playing), Ian Stewart and Steve Winwood.

This is brilliant! Howlin' Wolf is the blues! This is cool, driving, hypnotic blues.My only complaint is the fade-outs just as you are getting mesmerised by the rhythms and the beat. I wish they would re-release this as a 2-CD set but with the extended versions and no fade-outs.

Wow friend has original vinyl and the sound is great, but this cd version is nearly thete in sound quality.Some great tunes with some big names 🤘

I already have most of these tracks covered by other artists, so it was good to hear them being performed by Howlin Wolf, albeit with some of the fore mentioned musicians. The modern recording equipment helps bring the material more up to date, something the purists might take issue with, but it works just fine for me.