Bo Diddley - Big Bad Bo 1974 Original Chess Records CH50047 Vinyl plays Mint-
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Bo Diddley
Big Bad Bo
1974 original, 1st pressing.
Chess Records - CH 50047 Stereo
Vinyl is EX++ to Mint-
Side 1 looks EX++ to Mint- : faint, light marks.
Side 2 looks EX++ : light marks.
Vinyl plays Mint-
Labels are EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-
Cover is EX : intact seams, cut-corner and various minor imperfections.
The original inner-sleeve has 2 taped edge-tears.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) that the vinyl is stored in after being professionally machine-cleaned and graded.
Out of print original pressing ~
"He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddley's hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals stretched back as far as Africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap. His trademark otherworldly vibrating, fuzzy guitar style did much to expand the instrument's power and range. But even more important, Bo's bounce was fun and irresistibly rocking, with a wisecracking, jiving tone that epitomized rock & roll at its most humorously outlandish and freewheeling.
Before taking up blues and R&B, Diddley had studied classical violin, but shifted gears after hearing John Lee Hooker. In the early '50s, he began playing with his longtime partner, maraca player Jerome Green, to get what Bo's called "that freight train sound." Billy Boy Arnold, a fine blues harmonica player and singer in his own right, was also playing with Diddley when the guitarist got a deal with Chess in the mid-'50s (after being turned down by rival Chicago label Vee-Jay)."...-allmusic
Note: possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces from the angle and lighting.
Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.
Thank you and have the best day ever ~
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