Reviews

{^Don't Turn Me from Your Door} comprises a set of 1953 sessions that were originally released in 1963 and later in 1972, under the title {^Detroit Special}. Despite its twisted historical background, this is fine, first-rate {$Hooker}. A few tracks feature the support of guitarist/vocalist {$Eddie Kirkland}, a few others, an unnamed bassist, but this is pretty much pure {$John Lee Hooker} -- just him and a guitar, running through a set of spare, haunting {\blues} that include such tracks as {&"Blue Monday"} and {&"Stuttering Blues."} There are none of his best-known tracks on the album, but it's one of his most consistent original records. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide