Description
It's not often that an album disavowed by its author at the time of release goes on to become considered a modern classic. Yet that's exactly what happened with Chicago blues legend Howlin Wolf's 1969 LP The Howlin Wolf Album, a release that has since attained mythical status due to the controversy behind it.
Released on Cadet Records, a subsidiary of legendary imprint Chess Records, The Howlin Wolf Album was a radical experiment for a wellestablished artist: an attempt to integrate electric instruments and psychedelic arrangements into his revered signature blues sound. The result was an album that Wolf himself initially disregarded on the now infamous cover, but one that has won a special place amongst dedicated music aficionados thanks to its unique mix of traditional blues and electric rock elements.
A1 Spoonful
A2 Tail Dragger
A3 Smokestack Lightning
A4 Moanin' At Midnight
A5 Built For Comfort
B1 The Red Rooster
B2 Evil
B3 Down In The Bottom
B4 Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
B5 Back Door Man
