This may not belong to the "lost gem" or "sadly forgotten" compartments, but worth a lot more attention than it's getting nowadays. There are many reasons for love. First and foremost it's a very good blues album, well played with top guitars and a number of catchy moments. But even more important, at least to me, it's performed by a supergroup with an exceptional setting together for this occation only. Recorded in a five day session May 1970 at Olympic Sound in London with futher overdubs made at Chess studios in Chicago. Apart from Wolf himself and his band guitarist Hubert Sumlin you also hear Eric Clapton and Stevie Winwood doing it to the then Rolling Stones rhythm section - Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ian Stewart - and on this version of "I Ain't Superstitious" Klaus Voorman provides bass and Ringo Starr (here credited as "Richie") plays the drums. Either you're into American black blues, Eric Clapton, or anything connected to Rolling Stones or Beatles, it should be worth while. Myself I have an almost childish delight for odd collaborations, so "I Aint Suprestitious" here would be enough for keeps - Wolf backed by Sumlin and Clapton on guitars, supported by Ringo and Voorman on drums and bass plus Bill Wyman on cowbell. And getting lots of Clapton playing with parts of Rolling Stones is just dandy by itself. As a Stones fan I also fancy to have it on their own label . Maybe die-hard collectors would prefer a UK or US 1st, but this German comes with such great audio - wide and natural - I don't need to look further. Initially issued and re-issued pretty much all over the world on vinyl and cassette - either on Chess or Rolling Stones Records. US 2002 2xCD on MCA/Chess (088 112 985-2) came with the entire original album, three newly remixed versions and twelve alternate takes and/or mixes. First German had label as shown here and laminated fold/out cover. (GÖXÄ*) (RÅ*) (RYNX*) (CÄRÄ*)
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