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London Howling Wolf Sessions

I just picked up a 1989 vinyl reissue of this record and I dig it. Ordinarily I can't stand either Clapton or Winwood, but you can't argue with the rest of the band and I am a huge Wolf fan. With him singing it almost has a third-stream thing going on, a little Pigpen-Blues Dead sounding. Plus, its actually a pretty good recording. The one thing that's a bit lame is that whoever edited the record cut off any jamming at the end of the tunes. My question is, is there an expanded vinyl reissue with the full track length, or even an expanded cd? For that matter, are there any additional tracks not included on the original album?
grimace

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chashmal
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IMO, the British bluesmen and their influence only drag Wolf down.
Give me the mid 50's-early 60's Chess material over that ANYTIME.
chashmal
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Wolf, Sonnyboy Williamson, Muddy, Little Walter, Elmore James: one of the true a highlights of American music. Tragic lives those guys had with very little reward until it was too late, and for Elmo none at all.

I think the CD's really can't do it justice. Only the vinyl does it for me, and the original 45's in particular. The 70's reissue LP's can be great too.
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