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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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grimace OP
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EAGLES!!!??? I hear McNabb wears dresses and plays with dolls.

Go Steelers.
grimace OP
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Oh, its definately an attempt to get white suburban kids, many of whom thought Eric Clapton WAS the blues, to hear some originals. It is a shame that the greats like Muddy and Wolf didn't get that recognition on their own.

Funny story: When I got married my wife was looking for a wedding song and she came to me with this "great" Art Garfunkle song, "I only Have Eyes For You" under the assumption that Art had written it. Yeesh! I have a new wife now btw.
grimace OP
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I'd have to go with Chashmal on this one. There is a huge difference between a real Chicago backup band and a bunch of enthusiastic, but ultimately lilly-white british kids.

I listened to a couple of all-American Chess recordings and there's just no comparison.
grimace OP
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I picked up a copy of Muddy Waters Plays Big Bill Broonzy on Chess yesterday. Its a 1986 reissue of an early 60's date. I was very surprised by how good the recording is. Certainly equal to any contemporary RVG jazz recording and the stereo imaging is better.
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