Wednesday evening

Alternate titles
Baby please don't go, I was beggin' my baby, She left me, She left me on my bended knee

Master
B 8011 

Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, December 1949

Original release
Modern 20-746

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr

Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman

78 rpm
Modern 20‑746

LP
America Records 30 AM 6077, Blues Joint 8008, Crown CLP 5232, Crown CLP 5353, Custom Records CM 2048, Ember Records EMB 3371, P‑Vine PLP‑393, Sounds Superb 2M 050 52179, Third Man Records TMR‑512, United Artists LP 127, United Superior US 7710, United Superior US 7731, WaxTime 771919

CD
Ace CDCHD 315, Ace JLHBOX 019, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Body & Soul 3067872, Capitol 8 33912 2, Documents 600258, Flair 7243 8 39658 2 3, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, P‑Vine PCD‑3035, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Soul Jam Records 600804, Soul Jam Records 600843, Soul Jam Records 806181

Comments
So called edited versions of Wednesday Evening (Baby please don't go and I was begging my baby) are the original recording shortened ca 45 sec from the begining.

Bernard ”Bernie” Besman was the producer of Hooker’s singles for Modern and Sensation from 1948-1952 at United Sound Systems Studios on 5840 2nd Boulevard in Detroit, with studio owner James Siracuse’s son Joe Siracuse as engineer. From late 1952 (when Besman moved to California) Joe Bihari from Modern and Joe Siracuse took care of the productions.


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