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Vinyl pressing of this 1959 Chess album, which collects 1951-1954 sessions by the great John Lee Hooker, who influenced bands such as The Rolling Stones during the sixties' rhythm and blues boom. Important titles here are the ominous 'Leave My Wife Alone,' the stark 'Sugar Mama', 'Ramblin' by Myself', 'Louise', and 'High Priced Woman', the latter two featuring Eddie Kirkland on second guitar. 'House of the Blues' has the distinction of having made it into the UK album chart at No.34 in 1967.