Tracklist

A1	Tupelo	3:22
A2	I'm Mad Again	2:39
A3	I'm Going Upstairs	2:56
A4	Want AD Blues	2:16
A5	Five Long Years	3:38
A6	I Like To See You Walk	2:52
B1	The Hobo	3:01
B2	Hard-Headed Woman	2:31
B3	Wednesday Evening Blues	3:59
B4	Take Me As I Am	3:02
B5	My First Wife Left Me	3:35
B6	You're Looking Good Tonight	3:00

Credits

• Bass – Bill Lee (tracks: A1,B1), Quinn Wilson (tracks: A2,A3,A4,B2)
• Drums – Earl Phillips (tracks: A2,A3,A4,B2)
• Guitar – Lefty Bates (tracks: A2,A3,A4,B2)
• Harmonica – Jimmy Reed (tracks: A2,A3,A4,B2)
• Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker

Notes

Tracks recorded:
New York City, 29 April 1960: A5, A6, B3, B4, B5, B6;
Newport Folk Festival, 25 June 1960: A1, B1;
Chicago, 4 January 1961: A2, A3, A4, B2.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout ((Side 1) Etched): 61-1770-1 A
• Matrix / Runout ((Side 2) Etched): 61-1771 2-17-61
• Matrix / Runout ((Both sides) Stamped): AudioMatrix BellSound

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
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
JOYS 133	John Lee Hooker	The Folklore Of John Lee Hooker ‎(LP, RE)	Joy Records	JOYS 133	UK	1969

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