LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

180G lp
One of the first bluesmen to use electric guitar, Hammond has produced a steady flow of top-notch blues albums since the mid-sixties, playing an essential role in keeping alive the music of many of the great bluesmen found on this album. Recorded live at the 'Orfeas' cinema in Athens, Greece, February, 1983, here 11 blues standards are given the full John Hammond treatment.
Track listing - Side A: 1. Honest I do (Jimmy Reed) 2. Statesboro Blues (Willie McTell) 3. No Money Down (Chuck Berry) 4. Steady Rolling Man (Robert Johnson) 5. Spoonful (Willie Dixon) 6. Big Star Falling or T'aint Long For Day (Willie McTell) Side B: 1. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover (Bo Diddley) 2. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson) 3. Tell Me Mama (Little Walter Jacobs) 4. Low Down Dog Blues (Blind Boy Fuller) 5.Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley)