Side One:
01) Mannish Boy
02) Screamin' & Crying
03) Just To Be With You
04) Walking In The Park
05) Walking Blues
06) Canary Bird
Side Two:
01) Same Thing
02) Gypsy Women
03) Rollin' & Tumblin'
04) 40 Days & 40 Nights
05) Little Geneva
06) You Can't Lose What You Never Had
Side Three:
01) I Just Want To Make Love To You
02) Long Distance Call
03) Louisiana Blues
04) Honey Bee
05) Rollin' Stone
06) I'm Ready
Side Four:
01) (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
02) She Moves Me
03) I Want You To Love Me
04) Standing Around Crying
05) Still A Fool
06) I Can't Be Satisfied
Ah, another "Chess Masters" double LP set that's been put together by PRT with absolutely no care whatsoever. What's a blogger to make of this? No sleeve notes. The tracklist on the back cover reverses the track lists on the actual discs. Many of the song titles contain spelling mistakes and a couple of the titles are just wrong. Before I dig in just let me say that the actual music is dynamite Chicago blues straight from the top drawer, so the effort to dig out info is well worth it.
Firstly I've gone with the track lists as they are on the discs, so sides one and two on the back cover are now sides three and four, and vice versa. The track titles are more or less as they appear on this 2LP set. You'll find the titles as they appeared on the original singles in the chronological single releases section, along with R&B chart entries. The mp3s are tagged with the LP set titles. It should be noted that 2 of the titles on this set are very inaccurate. "I Just Want To Make Love To You" was originally "Just Make Love To Me" and "I Want You To Love Me" was originally "Mad Love."
The recording dates are mostly from the booklet of the 2CD set "Muddy Waters The Anthology" - see under recommended purchases. The original single release details are mostly from 45worlds.com and the chart entry details are from Robert Gordon's biography of Muddy, "Can't Be Satisfied." Again see recommended purchases. Also consulted - The Cash Box, Bruyninckx, The Red Saunders Research Foundation, and YouTube.
There were a lot of clicks and pops on the vinyl but I've managed to eliminate most of it. There is some distortion on "Mannish Boy" which should have been spelt "Manish Boy."
01) Mannish Boy - Chess 1602 - rec May 24th 1955
02) Screamin' & Crying - Aristocrat 406 - rec September 1949
03) Just To Be With You - Chess 1644 - rec June 29th 1956
04) Walking In The Park - Chess 1718 - rec late 1958
05) Walking Blues - Chess 1426 - rec February 1950
06) Canary Bird -Aristocrat 1311 - rec July 1949
07) Same Thing - Chess 1895 - rec April 9th 1964
08) Gypsy Women - Aristocrat 1302 - rec September 1947
09) Rollin' & Tumblin' - Aristocrat 412 - rec February 1950
10) 40 Days & 40 Nights - Chess 1620 - rec February 2nd 1956
11) Little Geneva - Aristocrat 1311 - rec July 1949
12) You Can't Lose What You Never Had - Chess 1895 - rec April 9th 1964
01) I Just Want To Make Love To You (Just Make Love To Me) - Chess 1571 - rec April 13th 1954
02) Long Distance Call - Chess 1452 - rec January 23rd 1951
03) Louisiana Blues - Chess 1441 - rec October 23rd 1950
04) Honey Bee - Chess 1468 - rec January 23rd 1951
05) Rollin' Stone - Chess 1426 - rec February 1950
06) I'm Ready - Chess 1579 - rec September 1st 1954
07) (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Chess 1560 - rec January 7th 1954
08) She Moves Me - Chess 1490 - rec July 11th 1951
09) I Want You To Love Me (Mad Love) - Chess 1550 -September 24th 1953
10) Standing Around Crying - Chess 1526 - rec September 17th 1952
11) Still A Fool - Chess 1480 - rec July 11th 1951
12) I Can't Be Satisfied - Aristocrat 1305 - rec April 1948
Original Single Releases (titles as per record label)
Billboard R&B chart entries - highest position plus month & year record entered the charts
Gypsy Woman / Little Anna Mae - Muddy Water with Sunny Land Slim - Aristocrat 1302 - March 1948
I Can't Be Satisfied / I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters with Rhythm Accompaniment - Aristocrat 1305 - June 1948 (B Side was #11 R&B September 1948)
Little Geneva / Canary Bird - Muddy Waters - Aristocrat 1311 - November 1949
Screaming And Crying / Where's My Woman Been - Muddy Waters - Aristocrat 406 - February 1950
Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 1 / Rollin' And Tumblin' Part 2 - Muddy Waters - Aristocrat 412 - April 1950
Rollin' Stone / Walkin' Blues - Muddy Waters - Chess 1426 - June 1950
Louisiana Blues / Evan's Shuffle - Muddy Waters - Chess 1441 - November 1950 (#10 R&B January 1951)
Long Distance Call / Too Young To Know - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1452 - March 1951 (#8 R&B April 1951)
Honey Bee / Appealing Blues - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1468 - July 1951 (#10 R&B July 1951)
My Fault / Still A Fool - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1480 - September 1951 (#9 R&B November 1951)
She Moves Me / Early Morning Blues - Muddy Waters And His Guitar - Chess 1490 - January 1952 (#10 R&B February 1952)
Standing Around Crying / Gone To Main St. - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1526 - November 1952
Mad Love / Blow Wind, Blow - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1550 - October 1953 (#6 R&B November 1953)
I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man / She's So Pretty - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1560 - January 1954 (#3 R&B March 1954)
Just Make Love To Me / Oh! Yeh - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1571 - May 1954 (#4 R&B June 1954)
I'm Ready / I Don't Know Why - Muddy Waters and his Guitar - Chess 1579 - September 1954 (#4 R&B October 1954)
Manish Boy / Young Fashion Ways - Muddy Waters And His Guitar - Chess 1602 - July 1955 (#5 R&B July 1955)
Forty Days & Forty Nights / All Aboard - Muddy Waters And His Guitar - Chess 1620 - April 1956 (#7 R&B May 1956)
Just To Be With You / I Got To Find My Baby - Muddy Waters - Chess 1644 - November 1956
Mean Mistreater / Walking Thru The Park - Muddy Waters - Chess 1718 - February 1959
The Same Thing / You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had - Chess 1895 - May 1964
Recommended Purchases:
Muddy Waters The Anthology 2CD set MCA / Chess
The above 50 track set is the only Muddy Waters CD I've ever bought. Great sound and most of the big ones are here.
Superb biography by Robert Gordon. Jonathan Cape, 2002 (UK). Most highly recommended.
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