Buddy Guy, Junior Mance & Junior Wells - Buddy And The Juniors (Acoustic Sounds Series 180g Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Buddy And The Juniors, a 1969 unplugged session by Chicago blues legends Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Junior Mance, is getting a deluxe reissue through Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series.

Due out on June 27th, the reissue uses remastered audio from analog tapes and 180-gram vinyl in gatefold packaging. It features the trio’s spontaneous renditions of both classics like Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man” and originals like “Buddy’s Blues.” The unexpected session at Blue Thumb Records between Guy (on guitar), Wells (on harmonica) and Mance (on piano) proved so generative, two of the album’s final tracks were improvised then and there: “Talkin’ ‘Bout Women Obviously” and “Riffin’.”

Buddy Guy released his most recent record, The Blues Don’t Lie, in 2022. But his music—and technical skill—has seen renewed interest this year after his appearance in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 hit film Sinners, which chronicles a harrowing opening night at turn-of-the-century juke joint in Alabama, operated by twins Smoke and Slim (both played by Michael B. Jordan). In the film, Guy portrays an adult version of a key character with a gift for rhythm and blues.

Tracklist: 

Side 1
1. Talkin' 'Bout Women Obviously
2. Riffin' (a.k.a A Motif Is Just A Riff)
3. Buddy's Blues

Side 2
1. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
2. Five Long Years
3. Rock Me Mama
4. Ain't No Need