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Title: Booker T.'s fine, fine debut
Review: This is just to dispute the customer reviews that write this 1962 album off as being useless save for the title song. It's listenable through all 12 tracks, and at least half of those will embed themselves in your memory as deeply as "Green Onions" if you give them chance. This is a band that was subtle even when it was showing off its formidable chops. The slow, bluesy takes on songs like Doc Pomus' "Lonely Avenue" and Ben Tucker's "Comin' Home, Baby" are wee-hours classics. These guys were so good, they even make "Stranger on the Shore" sound sexy.
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