| The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions | ||||
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| Released | August 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 2–7, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London, England | |||
| Genre | Chicago blues | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Chess/Rolling Stones | |||
| Producer | Norman Dayron[1] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[3] |
| Select |   [4] |
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf released in 1971 on Chess Records, and on Rolling Stones Records in Britain.[5] It was one of the first super session blues albums, setting a blues master among famous musicians from the second generation of rock and roll, in this case Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman. It peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200.
- ^ a b Schumacher, Michael (1995). "Chapter 6: Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (1969–70)". Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton (1st ed.). New York City, New York: Hyperion. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-7868-6074-X.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (October 1990). "Howlin' Wolf: The Real Folk Blues/The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions". Select. No. 4. p. 130.
- ^ Howlin' Wolf Sessionography accessed September 19, 2019