Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Tupelo | 3:24 |
| 2 | I'm Mad Again | 2:38 |
| 3 | I'm Going Upstairs | 2:53 |
| 4 | Want Ad Blues | 2:14 |
| 5 | Five Long YearsWritten-By – E. Boyd* |
3:36 |
| 6 | I Like To See You Walk | 2:52 |
| 7 | The Hobo | 3:07 |
| 8 | Hard Headed Woman | 2:28 |
| 9 | Wednesday Evening Blues | 3:56 |
| 10 | Take Me As I Am | 2:59 |
| 11 | My First Wife Left Me | 3:32 |
| 12 | You're Looking Good Tonight | 2:55 |
| Total Time | 36:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Vee-Jay Limited Partnership
- Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Credits
- Bass – Quinn Wilson (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
- Bass [String] – Bill Lee (tracks: 1 and 7)
- Drums – Earl Phillips (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
- Guitar – William "Lefty" Bates* (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
- Harmonica, Guitar – Jimmy Reed (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
- Liner Notes – Pete Welding
- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – John Lee Hooker
- Written-By – John Lee Hooker (tracks: 1 to 4 & 6 to 12)
Notes
Tracks 1 and 7 were recorded at the Newport Folk Festival, June25, 1960.Tracks 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 were recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 1961.
Originally released in 1961 as Vee Jay #1033.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 90431 71292 4
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP 1033, VJLP 1033 | John Lee Hooker | The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (LP, Album) | Vee Jay Records | LP 1033, VJLP 1033 | US | 1961 |
| DOL1133 | John Lee Hooker | The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (LP, Album, RE, 140) | DOL | DOL1133 | Europe | 2013 |
| VJD 81033 | John Lee Hooker | The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (CD, Album, RE) | Vee Jay Records | VJD 81033 | US | 1991 |
| 6785447, none | John Lee Hooker | The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, 180) | Vinyl Lovers , Vee Jay Records | 6785447, none | Europe | 2016 |
| SL 10014 | John Lee Hooker | The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (LP, Album, Mono) | Stateside | SL 10014 | UK | 1962 |
