Bo Diddley - Is A...Lover on 180g vinyl

Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley Is A ... Lover
Sundazed 5486 - 180g re-issue LP 

Delivering a devastating punch to rock’s early ‘60s doldrums, Bo Diddley Is a Lover bursts at the seams with Bo’s uncompromising, rockin’ beat. Yep. Industry and the government may have cleaned up fellow ’50s rockers like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis and Gene Vincent, but they didn’t get to Bo -- a defiant rocker to the core. By the time of the 1961 sessions for this album, Bo had relocated from Chicago to DC, to record at his own home studio. He used his artistic freedom to his complete advantage, churning out a series of killer records unfettered by bureaucratic interference. Considered the pinnacle of his collaboration with Lady Bo (aka, Peggy Jones), Is a Lover is also one of Bo’s most diverse. Along with rockers like “Hong Kong, Mississippi” and “Bo Diddley Is Loose,” the LP also features fantastic instrumentals such as “Congo,” straight blues (“Bo’s Blues,” that is), a call-and-answer with old sparring partner Jerome Green (“Bo’s Vacation”) and the fabulous ballad, “Love Is a Secret,” with backing vocals from a young DC girl group, the Impalas (who would hit the charts three years later as the Jewels). On this album, they’re also in fine form on the rocking “Not Guilty” and the title track. And they’re not the only gals contributing, as Lady Bo shines on the axe throughout — particularly on the exotic instro, “Aztec.” Not to be outdone, Bo closes the album with the badass instro, “Quick Draw” — with strings pulled and twisted to their limit.This 180-gram edition, properly mastered from the original Chess mono reels, is where you need to be on this album. For sure, for sure. 

     Including: 
Not Guilty 
Hong Kong Mississippi 
You're Looking Good
Bo's Vacation 
Congo 
Bo's Blues 
Bo Diddley is a Lover 
Aztec 
Back Home 
Bo Diddley is Loose 
Love is a Secret 
Quick Draw 

NEW SEALED re-issue LP on 180g vinyl