No Friend Around

The numbered tracklist in the booklet displays that of the source LP [r=6685300] which this disc was licensed from. However, tracks of Side A and Side B of that LP were reversed on this release and the real track order of the CD (as above) is displayed on the back of the tray insert (without having numbered). Further confusion is that the track info provided under each track title both on the back and in the booklet follows references to the numbering of the original track order, not that of the actual CD. Thus the track-by-track info of the CD is: 1 Low Down-Midnite Boogie (D1106) Dec. 1948/early 1949. 2 House Rent Boogie (JW 710 B) 1950 3 Wandering Blues (JW 710 A) 1950 4 Landing Blues (D1107) Dec. 1948/early 1949. 5 My Baby's Got Somethin' (B 8035) mid 1950. 6 Decoration Day Blues (B 8036) mid 1950. 7 Do the Boogie-2 (JB 1404) mid/late 1951. 8 Stomp Boogie (no vocal 5590) prob Dec 1948. 9 Black Man Blues (5592) prob Dec 1948. 10 Helpless Blues (D1102) Dec. 1948/early 1949. 11 Goin' Mad Blues (D1104) Dec. 1948/early 1949. 12 Morning Blues-1 (JB 1403) 1951. 13 Roll 'N' Roll (B 8040J) mid 1950. 14 No Friend Around (B 8010) early 1950. [on tray insert back] Sound improvement by [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/396098-New-Sound-Studio-Pf%C3%A4ffikonm]New Sound Studio[/url] Records: Dave Sax collection [in the booklet] Hooker uses accoustic gtr. on -1. Add [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2910435-James-Watkins-3]James Watkins[/url] (pno); [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6959559-Curtis-Foster-4]Curtis Foster[/url] (dms) on -2. All recordings made in Detroit. All the originals with the exception of one part of this CD is in a rather mint condition with newer equipment we tried to improve recording without destroing [sic!] the original sound.