Planet Sessions CD

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
The Planet Sessions CD

The legendary Screaming Jay Hawkins was one of Rock 'n' Roll's most colourful characters; a one-man circus sideshow with some of the most memorable routines and props that the music world had ever witnessed.
The author of the R&B classic I Put A Spell On You was also an accomplished and serious musician, as his many vintage recordings demonstrate.
While Hawkins recorded prolifically during the 1950s and '60s, he only released three long-players during that same period.
The second of these, The Night And Day Of Screaming Jay Hawkins, was recorded in London in 1965 and issued the following year on the Planet label.
Is not only the rarest, but was for many years considered to be the strangest.
The Planet Sessions is the first official reissue for this overlooked gem, and the original album’s running time is doubled with previously unissued variants, alternate takes and a pair of exciting outtakes, all drawn from the original session tapes.
Detailed liner notes spell out Hawkins’ various UK sojourns during the mid-1960s.
The Planet Sessions is not only a reappraisal, but a reaffirmation of the bizarre genius of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.