1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP "What that is!"

US: Philips PHS-600-319

A 01 (02:12)	What that is (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45291
A 02 (03:25)	Feast of the Mau Mau (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45292
A 03 (02:10)	Do you really love me (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45293
A 04 (02:07)	Stone crazy (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45294
A 05 (04:17)	I love you (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45295
A 06 (04:30)	Constipation blues (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45296
B 01 (02:28)	I'm lonely (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45297
B 02 (02:35)	Thing called woman (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45298
B 03 (03:08)	Dig (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45299
B 04 (03:17)	I'm your man (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45300
B 05 (03:03)	Ask him (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45301
B 06 (02:15)	Reprise (Jalacy Hawkins)	2-45302

Production: Milan Melvin
Recording: 1969.06.23-24 North Hollywood, Club Amigo. - Engineer: Hank Cicalo. - Second engineers: Mark Harmon, Russ Schmidt
Musicians: Mike Anthony (guitar, banjo), Graham Bond (piano A 04, B 01), Herb Ellis (guitar A 02, B 02, 05), Carl "Beef" Gottlieb (backing vocals A 03), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (vocals, piano), Eddie Hoh (drums A 04, B 01), Plas Johnson (saxophone), Ron Johnson (bass A 04, B 01), Deirdre LaPorte (backing vocals A 03), Théa Marcus (backing vocals A 03), Ernest McLean (banjo A 04, B 01), Earl Palmer (drums), Tom Reid (backing vocals A 03), Lyle Ritz (bass), Shorty Rogers (string arrangements B 01), Christopher "Egg" Ross (backing vocals A 03), Sal Valentino (backing vocals A 03), Billy Watkins Singers (backing vocals B 05)
Artwork: Greg Irons
Photography: Dunstan Pereira
Label type: black rainbow Philips ; white Philips promo label also exists

Notes: Although the handwritten liner notes suggest this is a concert set ("This album was recorded at the Club Amigo in North Hollywood on June 23rd and 24th, Nineteen Hundred and Yesterday, and is dedicated to President Nixon...") it does in fact contain twelve new original studio tracks.

All issues

1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	LP WHAT THAT IS!	US promo: Philips PHS-600-319	white promo labels
1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	LP WHAT THAT IS!	US: Philips PHS-600-319	black rainbow labels
1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	LP WHAT THAT IS!	GB: Mercury SMCL-20178
1988 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2LP FEAST OF THE MAU MAU	GB: Edsel DED 252 / Demon	packed together with the 1970 Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP BECAUSE IS IN YOUR MIND (ARMPITRUBBER) (US: Philips PHS-600-336)
1990.12 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2CD SPELLBOUND! (1955-1974)	DE: Bear Family 15530 BH	album fully contained in this compilation
1995.12 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	CD WHAT THAT IS!	US: Verve-PolyGram CD 527490

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label photography (side A) of 1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP WHAT THAT IS! (US promo: Philips PHS-600-319)
label photography (side A) of 1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP WHAT THAT IS! (US: Philips PHS-600-319)
label photography (side B) of 1969 Screamin' Jay Hawkins LP WHAT THAT IS! (US: Philips PHS-600-319)