This one is for the really hardcore early
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
fans.
Watson
only recorded a handful of sides for
Keen
between his stints at
RPM
and
King
, but
VSOP
has managed to expand them to a full-length release thanks to the presence of the full session tapes. This means you get every take of every song (all four of 'em!), including the breakdowns. There isn't a lot of variance between takes and some are obvious flubs. Does a casual listener really want to hear
go through four to ten takes of any given song? Almost certainly not. But those who are seriously into the early work of
will eat this up. ~ Sean Westergaard