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Artist:	DIDDLEY, BO
Title:	Have Guitar, Will Travel
Label:	CHECKER
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	LP 2974LP

Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1959. "Have Guitar, Will Travel opens with a super-charged version of 'She's Alright' that leaps right out of the grooves. It has some of the flavor and excitement that marks the work of Ray Charles, yet is unmistakably Bo Diddley. Proceeding through the aforementioned 'Cops and Robbers,' with its funny monologue, and 'Run Diddley Daddy,' whose beat suggests a calypso, you'll hear 'Mumblin' Guitar' next. The spoken introduction precedes Bo's unique 'talking guitar' that is backed by the typical Bo Diddley rhythm pattern that is based on the old 'shave and a haircut, six bits' phrase. On 'Say Man, Back Again,' Bo and maracas player Jerome Green echo the success of their 'Say Man' conversation between two cats standing on the corner. Bo's vocals highlight the remainder of the album, save for the instrumental 'Spanish Guitar' on which his guitar again takes over in front of Green's maracas."

Artist:	DIDDLEY, BO
Title:	Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
Label:	CHECKER
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	LP 2977LP

Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1961. "Not only does it sport one of the most striking album covers of its era (Diddley decked out in cowboy finery, about to get the drop on some unfortunate varmint with one of his fieriest guitars lying at his feet), this 1961 album contains some fine music. The title track continues the legend of you-know-who, while 'Ride on Josephine' and 'Cadillac' rock like hell (and Ed Sullivan must have been glad to see that Diddley finally learned 'Sixteen Tons')." -- All Music

Artist:	DIDDLEY, BO
Title:	The Black Gladiator
Label:	CHECKER
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	MSM 37188LP

Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1970. Features without a doubt the most badass (or baffling) front and back cover art in the man's entire catalogue, with Diddley sporting some sort of post-apocalyptic/Mad Max/Rob Halford-esque bondage gear outfit. That alone makes this piece essential, but if you really need to know about the music, this is a late period, funk-oriented refashioning of Diddley. Songs include "Power House," "I've Got A Feeling," "Funky Fly" and "Hot Buttered Blues."

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