The Blues Man - 1963 US Battle label 12-track Mono LP

Rare 1963 US Battle label 12-track mono LP reissue of Coahoma County, Mississippi, born blues man's 1960 Riverside album 'That's My Story' - joined by two Cannonball Adderley sidemen at the time, acoustic bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.

Vinyl has the generic red and black printed mono company labels with upper integrated outline 'cross' logo and large fonted company name. Vinyl is held in a sturdy back pasted picture cover.

Condition: VG+ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG++ (Cover):
Vinylm is overall supremely lutrous but has a three broader but inaudible surface marksm on Side 2 - otherwise only a touch of sleeve wear. Labels are perfect and vinyl is overall graded straight VG+.
Cover has a beautiful front and back with almost no centre wear - seams are intact and straight, corners and opening has a light degree of denting - cover is easily graded close to near perfect/excellent - a very nice copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 I Need Some Money 2:25
2 Come On And See About Me 3:06
3 I'm Wanderin' 5:12
4 Democrat Man 3:27
5 I Want To Talk About You 3:02
6 Gonna Use My Rod 4:20

Side 2:
1 Wednesday Evenin' Blues 3:34
2 No More Doggin' 2:42
3 One Of These Days 4:05
4 I Believe I'll Go Back Home 3:42
5 You're Leavin' Me, Baby 3:48
6 That's My Story 4:34

Recorded in New York City| February 9, 1960.

Credits:
John Lee Hooker - Guitar, Vocals
Sam Jones - acoustic bass
Louis Hayes - drums

Technical Credits:
Orrin Keepnews - Production
Jack Higgins (Reeves Sound Studios) - Recording Engineer

Artwork:
Ken Deardorff - Cover Design
Lawrence N. Shustak - photography