⢠LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPS
⢠180 GRAM VINYL - AUDIOPHILE PRESSING
⢠INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS
This collectorâs edition includes Muddy Watersâ sensational second album, "Muddy Waters Sings âBig Billâ, originally released on the Chess label in January 1960. Muddyâs electric recasting of blues pioneer Big Bill Broonzyâs usually acoustic numbers is incredibly effective.
In addition to the original masterpiece, this essential release includes 4 bonus tracks from the same period: âMeanest Woman,â âForty Days and Forty Nights,â âSoon Forgotten,â and the fabulous âI Got My Brand on You.â An indispensable set for any blues devotee.
PERSONNEL:
MUDDY WATERS, vocals and guitar
JAMES COTTON, harmonica
PAT HARE, guitar
ANDREW STEPHENSON, bass
OTIS SPANN, piano
FRANCIS CLAY or WILLIE "BIG EYES" SMITH, drums
Recorded at Chess Studio,Chicago, June-August 1959.
(*) BONUS:
[A-6], [B6] & [B7]: Muddy Waters (vocals and guitar),
[James Cotton (harmonica), Pat Hare (guitar),
[Andrew Stephenson (bass), Otis Spann (piano),
[Francis Clay (drums).
[Recorded in Chicago, June 1960.
[A7]: Muddy Waters (vocals and guitar), Little Walter (harmonica),
Pat Hare (guitar), Jimmy Rogers or Hubert Sumlin (second guitar),
Willie Dixon (bass), Otis Spann (piano), probably Fred Below (drums).
Recorded in Chicago, January 1956.
TRACKS:
SIDE A:
01 TELL ME BABY
02 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN
03 WHEN I GET TO THINKING
04 JUST A DREAM (ON MY MIND)
05 DOUBLE TROUBLE
06 MEANEST WOMAN (*)
07 FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS (*)
SIDE B:
01 I FEEL SO GOOD
02 BABY, I DONE GOT WISE
03 MOPPERâS BLUES
04 LONESOME ROAD BLUES
05 HEY, HEY
06 SOON FORGOTTEN (*)
07 I GOT MY BRAND ON YOU (*)