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The Guardian

by Little Howlin' Wolf

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Reissue of the 1982 self-released LP by Chicago street musician, bluesman, actor, storyteller and truth seeker known as Little Howlin' Wolf. Features replicated LP jackets, with Wolf’s original transcendent liner notes, and labels bearing the Solidarity Solidarnosc Records name; never before seen photos and new essay by ethnomusicologist / Canary Records head Ian Nagoski. 2016 pressing of 500 -- these are the final copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Guardian via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Plus PDFs of liner notes, artist bio and original LP artwork.
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      $7 USD  or more

     

1.
The Guardian 02:08
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2.
Pain In My Heart 04:38
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3.
As I Cry 06:07
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4.
Get Down 03:28
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5.
Little Harlem Cant 04:57
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6.
Wolf Walked In 03:40
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7.
Ride In Your Car 03:40
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8.
Blue Eyed Soul 05:40
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9.
Main Fireworks Man 08:19
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10.
Dog On Down 06:27
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11.
Al Calle Lobo 03:59
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Reissue of the 1982 LP by Chicago street musician, bluesman, actor, storyteller and truth seeker known as Little Howlin' Wolf. Wolf is also a true outsider, whose wrenching soulfulness and fire-brained intensity have been captured in a breadcrumb trail of confounding and intentionally obscure self-released records.

In the late 1960s Wolf -- born James Pobiega in 1950 -- was already a saxophone wailing fixture at the legendary Chicago hangout, Maxwell Street Market. By the mid-1980s he released nearly three dozen 45s. Those singles are sprawling journeys into Wolf’s world vision, as told through his gravelly voice and an array of instruments in styles and influences not limited to: American Indian, Polish and gypsy folk musics, Voodoo, vocal chants, blues, calypso and avant jazz. Often, it’s all filtered through overdubbed abstraction.

Wolf issued two LPs collecting some of those singles -- The Guardian (1982) and Cool Truth (1985) -- both now reissued by Family Vineyard.

The Guardian is a baffling, hyper-creative statement recorded between 1976 and 1982. It’s also vastly sincere and some of Wolf’s most accessible and deeply emotional songs, yet it orbits a universe known only by the likes of Captain Beefheart or Albert Ayler.

This reissue features replicated LP jackets, with Wolf’s original transcendent liner notes, and labels bearing the Solidarity Solidarnosc Records name; never before seen photos; new essay by ethnomusicologist/ Canary Records head Ian Nagoski; and download coupon. Timothy Stollenwerk remastered the audio as sourced from multiple copies of the records as the master tapes were destroyed in a fire.

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released April 1, 2016

Most Instruments, Written-By, Producer – Little Howlin' Wolf

Liner Notes – Ian Nagoski
Audio Restoration – Timothy Stollenwerk

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Little Howlin' Wolf Chicago, Illinois

James Pobiega, a 6'9" Polish-derived man from Chicago's South Side, performed heavily in bars and and to a greater extent on the street of his home turf during the late 70s through the mid 80s under the name Little Howlin Wolf. During that time, self-released 32 45s (that we know of) and two LPs (compiled from the 7"s) titled The Guardian and The Cool Truth. ... more

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