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1	Tupelo	3:24
2	I'm Mad Again	2:38
3	I'm Going Upstairs	2:53
4	Want Ad Blues	2:14
5	Five Long Years Written-By – E. Boyd*	3:36
6	I Like To See You Walk	2:52
7	The Hobo	3:07
8	Hard Headed Woman	2:28
9	Wednesday Evening Blues	3:56
10	Take Me As I Am	2:59
11	My First Wife Left Me	3:32
12	You're Looking Good Tonight	2:55
Total Time	36:56

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Vee-Jay Limited Partnership
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blues Interactions, Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Quinn Wilson (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
• Bass [String] – Bill Lee (tracks: 1 and 7)
• Drums – Earl Phillips (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
• Guitar – William "Lefty" Bates* (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
• Harmonica, Guitar – Jimmy Reed (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
• Liner Notes – Pete Welding
• Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – John Lee Hooker
• Written-By – John Lee Hooker (tracks: 1 to 4 & 6 to 12)

Notes

Tracks 1 and 7 were recorded at the Newport Folk Festival, June25, 1960.
Tracks 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 were recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 1961.

Originally released in 1961 as Vee Jay #1033.
Comes with b/w booklet with notes in English and Japanese and lyrics in English.
Cardbord sleeve mini LP manufactured in Japan.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: PCD-4305 3MS1
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L221
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 3938
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other: Made in Japan

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LP 1033	John Lee Hooker	The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(LP, Album)	Vee Jay Records	LP 1033	US	1961
VJD 81033	John Lee Hooker	The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Vee Jay Records	VJD 81033	US	1991
6785447, none	John Lee Hooker	The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, 180)	Vinyl Lovers Eu, Vee Jay Records	6785447, none	Europe	2016
SL 10014	John Lee Hooker	The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Stateside	SL 10014	UK	1962
VJLP 1033, SR 1033	John Lee Hooker	The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(LP)	Vee Jay Records, Vee Jay Records	VJLP 1033, SR 1033	US	1961