- blues
- 32 min
- 12 tracks
- Checker
Bo Diddley is the eighth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley, not to be confused with the 1958 album of the same name. The 1962 album was released as Checker LP-2984 in August 1962 and featured the Willie Dixon-penned classic "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover", which was released as a 7" 45 rpm single in July 1962.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1I Can Tell4:27
- A2Mr Khrushchev3:05
- A3Diddling2:13
- A4Give Me a Break2:05
- A5Who May Your Lover Be2:55
- A6Bo’s Bounce1:38
- B1You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover3:12
- B2Babes in the Woods2:07
- B3Sad Sack2:37
- B4Mama Don’t Allow No Twistin’2:27
- B5You All Green2:57
- B6Bo’s Twist2:30
12 tracks, 32 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bo Diddley
- Label
- Checker
- Released
- 1962-07
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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