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1LP Vinyl – MOVLP1283

Howlin' Wolf's self titled second album, which has come to be known as 'The Rockin' Chair Album', was originally released by Chess Records as a collection of 6 singles recorded between 1960 and 1962 and since then it has taken on a life of it's own and become arguably Howlin' Wolf's best known and best loved album. This is curious considering that the album was not originally released as an album at all in the traditional sense of the word. It was more like a best of in a lot of respects, and bearing in mind that these tracks were recorded in separate sessions and in different months and even years in some cases, it is interesting to note the changing nature of the recordings themselves – particularly relevant between the opening two tunes, 'Shake For Me' and 'The Red Rooster'.