John Lee Hooker 1970 Bluesway LP If You Miss 'Im I Got 'Im Blues Vinyl Record
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John lee Hooker - If You Miss 'Im...I Got ‘I’m - 1970 Bluesway VG+ (J-83). Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.

🎧 The album itself

If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1970)

  • Artist: John Lee Hooker
  • Featured artist: Earl Hooker
  • Label: BluesWay Records
  • Release year: 1970
  • Recorded: May 29, 1969, Los Angeles
  • Producer: Ed Michel
  • Genre: Electric blues / Delta-influenced electric blues

👉 This album is especially notable because it captures one of the last recordings of Earl Hooker, who died in 1970 shortly after these sessions.

🔥 Why this album matters

1. A rare Hooker family collaboration

This is one of the few major recordings where John Lee Hooker and Earl Hooker play together extensively.

  • Earl Hooker was a slide guitar master—often compared to the best electric blues technicians of the era.
  • The album’s identity is built on their interplay, not just backing accompaniment.

👉 For blues historians, this alone makes it a significant document.

2. Transitional late-60s blues sound

This record sits right at a turning point:

  • Keeps Hooker’s hypnotic boogie style
  • Adds:
    • fuller band arrangements
    • organ (Johnny “Big Moose” Walker)
    • subtle funk influence
  • Avoids the over-psychedelic sound that affected many blues records of the era

👉 It’s often praised for being modern without losing rawness.

3. Reworking of classic Hooker ideas

Example:

  • “Bang Bang Bang Bang” = reinterpretation of his earlier hit “Boom Boom”

This shows how Hooker:

  • reused rhythmic frameworks
  • evolved grooves across decades

🎵 Tracklist (original LP)

All songs by John Lee Hooker:

  1. The Hookers (If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im)
  2. Baby, I Love You
  3. Lonesome Mood
  4. Bang Bang Bang Bang
  5. If You Take Care of Me, I'll Take Care of You
  6. Baby, Be Strong
  7. I Wanna Be Your Puppy, Baby
  8. I Don't Care When You Go
  9. Have Mercy on My Soul!

👉 Standouts:

  • “I Wanna Be Your Puppy Baby” – extended groove (8+ minutes)
  • “Have Mercy on My Soul!” – slow, emotional closer

🎸 Personnel (important for collectors)

  • John Lee Hooker – vocals, guitar
  • Earl Hooker – guitar
  • Johnny “Big Moose” Walker – piano/organ
  • Jeffrey Carp – harmonica
  • Chester “Gino” Skaggs – bass
  • Roosevelt Shaw – drums

👉 This is a tight Chicago/West Coast blues session band, not just a pickup group.

 
  • John Lee Hooker vinyl
  • If You Miss 'Im I Got 'Im
  • Bluesway Records 1970
  • Vintage blues LP
  • Chicago blues vinyl
  • Electric blues record
  • Blues LP original pressing
  • John Lee Hooker Bluesway
  • 1970 blues album
  • VG condition vinyl record
  • Classic blues artist
  • Delta blues style
  • Collectible vinyl LP
  • Blues vinyl collector
  • J-83 pressing

John Lee Hooker 1970 Bluesway LP If You Miss 'Im I Got 'Im VG Blues Vinyl Record J-83


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