Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Is A...Lover 180 Gram [Vinyl LP]

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Is A...Lover 180 Gram [Vinyl LP]


This quintessentian includes one of Diddley's finest albums: Bo Diddley Is a Lover, originally released in 1961 by Chess' subsidiary Checker Records (an alternative Chess label for radio play, as radio stations would only play a limited number of songs per week from each label), and long unavailable on vinyl. Although Bo Diddley Is a Lover did not contain any smash hits, it is nevertheless an excellent LP full of vintage material from the man with the funny-shaped guitars. It shows Bo expanding his trademark sound beyond blues and R&B and further towards dance-oriented rock & roll. In addition to the original masterpiece, this WaxTime collector's edition includes 2 bonus tracks, consisting of hard-to-find numbers from the same period: the instrumental "Shank" and the jaunty "Say You Will" (a good party song with a driving rhythm, benefiting from the underlying piano-drone of blues legend Otis Spann).


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180 gram vinyl - audiophile pressing. The way this music was meant to be heard! This quintessential LP edition includes one of Diddley's finest albums: Bo Diddley Is a Lover, originally released in 1961 by Chess' subsidiary Checker Records (an alternative Chess label for radio play, as radio stations would only play a limited number of songs per week from each label), and long unavailable on vinyl. Although Bo Diddley Is a Lover did not contain any smash hits, it is nevertheless an excellent LP full of vintage material from the man with the funny-shaped guitars. It shows Bo expanding his trademark sound beyond blues and R&B and further towards dance-oriented rock & roll. In addition to the original masterpiece, this WaxTime collector's edition includes 2 bonus tracks, consisting of hard-to-find numbers from the same period: the instrumental "Shank" and the jaunty "Say You Will" (a good party song with a driving rhythm, benefiting from the underlying piano-drone of blues legend Otis Spann).

Tracks:
1.1 Not Guilty Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:08
1.2 Hong Kong, Mississippi Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:55
1.3 You're Looking Good Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:18
1.4 Bo's Vacation Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:45
1.5 Congo Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:30
1.6 Bo's Blues Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:32
1.7 Shank 
2.1 Bo Diddley Is a Lover Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:29
2.2 Aztec Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:22
2.3 Back Home Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:25
2.4 Bo Diddley Is Loose Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 2:57
2.5 Love Is a Secret Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 3:00
2.6 Quick Draw Composed By - Ellas McDaniel 1:50
2.7 Say You Will