Rooster Blues is a Blues album by Lightnin' Slim, originally released in 1960. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked.
About
When people talk about Louisiana swamp blue, this is what they're talking about. Excello Records' first foray into albums came with this wonderful collection of singles by Lightnin' Slim largely issued around the success of the title track, an R&B hit in 1960. "Long Leanie Mama," "My Starter Won't Work," "It's Mighty Crazy," "Hoo-Doo Blue," "Tom Cat Blue," "Lightnin' Trouble," "G.I. Slim" and "Feelin' Awful Blues" are all certified swamp blues classics and about as lowdown as the genre can get possibly get. With Lazy Lester on harmonica for the majority of the tracks here, the stripped-down approach to Slim's brand of blues casts these sides in a decidedly front-porch ambience with the added pulsating tape echo and oddball percussive effects just making everything on here sound even more doom-laden. "Lightnin's Blue," the John Lee Hooker-inspired "Just Made Twenty One" and "Sugar Plum," the A-side and both sides of his first and third singles for Excello, are the three bonus CD tracks appended to the original track lineup on this 1998 CD reissue. An essential blues purchase. .
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Tracklist
- 1G.I. Blues2:37
- 2Rooster Blues2:44
- 3Hoodoo Blues4:05
- 4New Orleans Bound2:48
- 5It's Mighty Crazy2:36
- 6Bad Luck Blues2:34
- 7Nothing but the Devil2:59
- 8Rock Me Mama3:17
- 9Have Your Way2:39
- 10Things I Used to Do3:14
- 11Oh Baby2:52
- 12I'm Grown2:50
- 13Winter Time Blues2:40
- 14Ethel Mae3:16
- 15My Starter Won't Work2:50
- 16I'm a Rollin' Stone2:25
- 17Somebody Knockin'3:07
- 18Hello Mary Lee2:42
- 19That's All Right3:00
- 20Lightnin' Blues2:57
- 21Love Me Mama2:27
- 22My Babe2:27
- 23Bad Luck and Trouble2:55
- 24Lightnin's Bad Luck2:36
- 25Bad Feeling Blues2:59
- 26Good Mornin' Heartaches3:05
- 27Mean Ole Lonesome Train3:12
- 28Mind Your Own Business2:20
- 29I'm Tired Waiting Baby2:46
- 30You're Old Enough to Understand2:46
- 31Crazy About You Baby3:43
- 32Bad Luck Blues (Alternative Take)2:35
- 33Rooster Blues (Alternative Take)2:37
- 34G. I. Blues (Alternate Take)2:34
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Chicago & Electric Blues
- raw
- laid-back
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- 'Jockey'DRUMS
- Warren StormDRUMS
- Lazy LesterHARMONICA
- Slim HarpoHARMONICA
- Lightning SlimVOCALS GUITAR LEAD VOCALS
- Clarence "Jockey" EtienneDRUMS
- Kenneth "Sam" SampleDRUMS
- Guitar GableGUITAR
- Monroe VincentPERCUSSION
- Talton MillerPIANO
- Roosevelt SamplesDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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