Classified

Name: Classified
Brand: James Booker
SKU: jbclass-exclusives
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Classified

James Booker

Often considered James Booker's finest studio achievement, Classified is here on taupe splatter vinyl as part of our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Rounder Records.

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VMP Exclusive Pressing

This is a VMP Exclusive record, and you can't get this specific variation anywhere else.

Exclusive Features

color	Taupe Splatter
foil stamped	Yes
numbered	Yes

Other Features

exclusive	VMP Exclusive
label	Craft
mastering engineer	Jeff Powell
mastering studio	Take Out Vinyl
pressing location	Memphis Record Pressing (MRP)
release type	Reissue
remastering details	Remastered

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1lp

format

1982

original release year

33¹/₃

rpm

speed

1000

total pressing quantity

inch

vinyl size

standard

weight

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One of the great blues albums of the early '80s, Classified captures the legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker not long before his premature death at the age of 43 on November 8, 1983. Recorded in a series of sometimes problematic sessions in 1982—so it's hard not to read it as something of a final statement. Classified is one of the VMP x Rounder collaborations in the year-long celebration of the Rounder 50th Anniversary honoring the label's rich legacy with a unique offering of catalogue reissues, box sets, live events, an original podcast series, and more.

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Tracklist

LP 1 / Side A

All Around The World

One For The Highway

King Of The Road

Professor Longhair Medley

Baby Face

Swedish Rhapsody

LP 1 / Side B

Classified

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Angel Eyes

Hound Dog

If You’re Lonely

Three Keys

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