BUDDY GUY, JUNIOR MANCE AND JUNIOR WELLS – Buddy And The Juniors (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) – LP – Deluxe 180g Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition 180g black VinylRemastered from Analog Tapes. Housed in Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve.

Buddy And The Juniors, a 1969 unplugged session by Chicago blues legends Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Junior Mance, is getting a deluxe reissue through Verves Acoustic Sounds Series.

Due out on June 27th, the reissue uses remastered audio from analog tapes and 180-gram vinyl in gatefold packaging. It features the trios spontaneous renditions of both classics like Willie Dixons Hoochie Coochie Man and originals like Buddys Blues. The unexpected session at Blue Thumb Records between Guy (on guitar), Wells (on harmonica) and Mance (on piano) proved so generative, two of the albums final tracks were improvised then and there: Talkin Bout Women Obviously and Riffin.

Buddy Guy released his most recent record, The Blues Dont Lie, in 2022. But his musicand technical skillhas seen renewed interest this year after his appearance in Ryan Cooglers 2025 hit film Sinners, which chronicles a harrowing opening night at turn-of-the-century juke joint in Alabama, operated by twins Smoke and Slim (both played by Michael B. Jordan). In the film, Guy portrays an adult version of a key character with a gift for rhythm and blues.

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Talkin’ ‘Bout Women Obviously
2. Riffin’ (a.k.a A Motif Is Just A Riff)
3. Buddy’s Blues

Side 2
1. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
2. Five Long Years
3. Rock Me Mama
4. Ain’t No Need