Released 1977 Producer Unknown Release date 1977 | Length 45:10 | |
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George thorogood and the destroyers full album vinyl
George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the self-titled debut album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1977. Consisting mostly of covers of blues hits, it included a medley of John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", the latter a song written by Rudy Toombs for Amos Milburn, and later covered by Hooker.
Contents
In 2015 Rounder released George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, a new remix of the album featuring the three-piece band as originally recorded and mixed. It omits the bass overdubs by Billy Blough which were added after the original recording sessions. It also adds the previously unreleased Elmore James track "Goodbye Baby".
Track listing
The track listing of the original release is as follows:
- "You Got to Lose" (Earl Hooker) – 3:15
- "Madison Blues" (Elmore James) – 4:24
- "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (John Lee Hooker) – 8:20
- "Kind Hearted Woman" (Robert Johnson) – 3:48
- "Can't Stop Lovin'" (E. James) – 3:04
- "Ride On Josephine" (Ellas McDaniel) – 4:17
- "Homesick Boy" (George Thorogood) – 3:02
- "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 3:18
- "I'll Change My Style" (William Parker, Manuel Villa) – 3:57
- "Delaware Slide" (Thorogood) – 7:45
- 'Goodbye Baby' (Elmore James) - 3:27 (2015 remix only)
Personnel
Songs
1You Got to Lose3:22
2Madison Blues
3One Bourbon - One Scotch - One Beer8:27