Chicago / The Blues / Today! - Deluxe Edition Trailer (RSD Drops 2021 Exclusive)

Описание: Chicago / The Blues / Today! (Deluxe Edition) is available exclusively as part of RSD Drops 2021, released June 12th. Find your nearest participating independent retailer: https://found.ee/chicagothebluestoday

In 1965, musician, author, historian and producer Samuel Charters enlisted nine of the Midwest’s best blues artists to record a short set each for a Vanguard Records sampler, showcasing the electric sound of Chicago Blues. The distinct style, known for its use of electric guitars, amplified harmonicas, a rhythm section and often a piano, was exemplified by artists like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Jonny Young, Otis Spann and Big Walter Horton—all of whom appear in the three-volume set.

Released in 1966, the groundbreaking Chicago / The Blues / Today! trilogy introduced countless listeners to the blues—helping to popularize the genre in the US, the UK and beyond. These recordings also influenced a host of up-and-coming rock artists, including The Animals, Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and, later, The Allman Brothers Band. As AllMusic notes, “It’s fair to assume that most blues-influenced artists had all three volumes in their respective collections, and the songs on them ended up in the repertoires of everyone from Jimi Hendrix…to Led Zeppelin…to Steppenwolf.”

This deluxe, 3-LP reissue is limited to 3,000 units worldwide and features all-analog mastering from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at MPO and housed in a triple gatefold jacket, Chicago/The Blues/Today! includes Charters’ original liner notes from 1966, as well as an essay which he wrote for a 1999 CD reissue. The triple gatefold jacket also includes a 1999 essay from acclaimed journalist, NPR “rock ’n’ roll historian” and SXSW Festival co-founder Ed Ward.

Tracklist

Volume 1
Side A
A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
It Hurts Me Too – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
Messin’ With The Kid – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
Vietcong Blues – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
All Night Long – The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
Going Ahead – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks
Please Help – J.B. Hutto And His Hawks
Side B
Too Much Alcohol – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks
Married Woman Blues – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks
That's The Truth – J. B. Hutto And His Hawks
Marie – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano
Burning Fire – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano
S. P. Blues – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano
Sometimes I Wonder – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano
Spann’s Stomp – Otis Spann’s South Side Piano

Volume 2
Side A
Cotton Crop Blues – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
The Blues Keep Falling – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
Love Me Or Leave Me – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
Rocket 88 – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
West Helena Blues – The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
Everything’s Going To Turn Out Alright – The Otis Rush Blues Band
It’s A Mean Old World – The Otis Rush Blues Band
Side B
I Can’t Quit You Baby – The Otis Rush Blues Band
Rock – The Otis Rush Blues Band
It’s My Own Fault – The Otis Rush Blues Band
Dust My Broom – Homesick James And His Dusters
Somebody Been Talkin’ – Homesick James And His Dusters
Set A Date – Homesick James And His Dusters
So Mean To Me – Homesick James And His Dusters

Volume 3
Side A
One More Time – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
Kid Man Blues – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
My Black Mare – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
Stealin’ Back – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
I Got Mine In Time – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
Tighten Up On It – Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band
Side B
Dynaflow Blues – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Black Spider Blues – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Layin’ Down My Shoes And Clothes – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
If I Get Lucky – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Rockin’ My Boogie – Big Walter Horton’s Blues Harp Band With Memphis Charlie
Mr. Boweevil – The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Hey, Hey – The Johnny Shines Blues Band

#RSDDrops, #RSD21