John Hooker - Burnin' (60th Anniversary / Indie Exclusive Red) LP

Craft Recordings celebrates the 60th anniversary of John Lee Hooker's electrifying blues album, Burnin', with a new 180-gram vinyl LP reissue. The album includes the original recording of Hooker's highly-influential signature hit, "Boom Boom," and features members of the legendary Funk Brothers (Motown Records' celebrated house band). Newly remastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. The reissue features a stereo mix of the album, as it was first released in 1962, while a tip-on jacket, which replicates Vee-Jay Records' original designs, rounds out the package. Known fondly as "King of the Boogie," Hooker was one of the most important blues artists of all time, whose work had a significant impact on modern music. Born in Mississippi to a family of sharecroppers, Hooker learned how to play the guitar at a young age, picking up his distinctive technique from his stepfather. In his 20s, he relocated to Detroit, where he spent his days as a janitor in an aut