The Chess Story

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Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered

Limited numbered edition of 10,000 copies.

The box set contains:
- separate 70-page booklet
- 13 CDs tracing the history of the Chess label from 1947 to 1975
- 1 CD intervies with Phil and Marshall Chess
- 1 CD ROM including visual clips of major Chess artists & previously unseen footage of Chicago and Chess Records.
Interactive catalogue & artist listing of all Chess recordings. Chart history of top singles.

Label Code: LC 01056
Price Code (F): UN 881
Rights Society (Boxed separately): BIEM MCPS
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Tracklist

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1CD: 1947–1950
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chicago Boogie
bass guitar:
Prentice Butler (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Paul Lindsley ‘Jelly’ Holt (in 1947)
guitar:
Floyd McDaniels (in 1947) and William ‘Shorty’ Hill (in 1947)
piano:
Ernie Harper (in 1947)
vocals:
Ernie Harper (in 1947)
recording of:
Chicago Boogie (in 1947)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Five Blazes2:54
2Hey Pretty Mama
Jump Jackson & His Orchestra3:04
3Ice Man’s Blues
Tom Archia3:09
4Boogie Woogie Blues
vocals:
Clarence Samuels (in 1947)
orchestra:
Dave Young's Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Blues (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Samuels (until 1947)
Clarence Samuels2:41
5Bilbo Is Dead
Andrew Tibbs2:54
6Johnson Machine Gun
Sunnyland Slim2:51
7Gypsy Woman
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1947)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1947)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947)
piano:
Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist) (in 1947)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1947)
recording of:
Gypsy Woman
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters52:35
8I Feel Like Crying
Andrew Tibbs2:57
9She Ain’t Nowhere
Sunnyland Slim2:46
10I Feel Like Going Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1948-04)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1948-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
recording of:
Feel Like Going Home (in 1948-04)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters53:10
11I Can’t Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters2:42
12Tonky Boogie
Forrest Sykes3:09
13Florida Hurricane
St. Louis Jimmy2:55
14You’re Gonna Miss Me
recording of:
You're Gonna Miss Me
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:39
15Locked Out Boogie
Baby Face Leroy2:29
16Streamline Woman
recording of:
Streamline Woman
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters53:19
17A Woman on Every Street
Forrest City Joe2:51
18Crying the Blues
Laura Rucker2:42
19Baby I’m Sick of You
Duke Jenkins' Aristocrats2:50
20Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel)
Robert Nighthawk3:03
21You’re Gonna Need My Help
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1963-09)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (in 1963-09)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1963-09) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963-09)
recording of:
You Gonna Need My Help (in 1963-09)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Muddy Waters4.353:03
22Big Town Playboy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1949)
bass drum and hi-hat:
Leroy Foster (American blues singer, drummer and guitarist)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
piano and lead vocals:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
recording of:
Big Town Playboy
writer:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Little Johnny Jones2:55
23Screamin’ and Cryin’
recording of:
Screamin' and Cryin'
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:08
24All I Need Is You
The Bozier Boys3:19
25Six Three 0
Robert Nighthawk2:53
26Rollin’ and Tumblin’, Part 1
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-02)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1950-02)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
recording of:
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Morganfeld arrangement) (in 1950-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
M. Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Roll and Tumble Blues
Muddy Waters52:57
2CD: 1950–1951
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rollin’ Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters3:01
2That’s Alright
Jimmy Rogers2:50
3You Got to Get It
The Dozier Boys3:01
4Send for the Doctor
Doc Pomus2:16
5Louisiana Blues
recording of:
Louisiana Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters52:54
6Goin’ Away Baby
recording of:
Goin’ Away Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jimmy Rogers2:44
7So Glad I Found You
Shoeshine Johnny (Johnny Shines)2:26
8Mother Earth
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1950)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1950)
membranophone:
Leon Hooper (in 1950)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1950)
tenor saxophone:
Timothy Overton (blues saxophonist) (in 1950)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1950)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1950)
Memphis Slim2:42
9Long Distance Call
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Long Distance Call (on 1951-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Muddy Waters52:41
10Slow Caboose
Sax Mallard2:26
11The World’s in a Tangle
Jimmy Rogers2:56
12Rocket 88
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston42:49
13Leave My Wife Alone
recording of:
Leave My Wife Alone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker22:47
14Honey Bee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Honey Bee (on 1951-01-23)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters53:23
15My Real Gone Rocket
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (in 1951-07)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (in 1951-07)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951-07)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (in 1951-07)
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats52:30
16Moanin’ at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
17Howlin’ Tomcat
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:45
18Juiced
drums (drum set):
Phineas Newborn, Sr. (drummer) (on 1951-07-31)
guitar:
Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (on 1951-07-31)
piano:
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) (on 1951-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Walker (1950s US R&B sax player) (on 1951-07-31)
vocals:
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) (on 1951-07-31)
Billy Love2:32
19How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
20Still a Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
Still a Fool (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters4.53:19
21Hey Little Girl
John Godfrey Trio3:00
22Booted
drums (drum set):
John Murray Daley (on 1951-10-16)
piano:
Rosco Gordon (on 1951-10-16)
saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1951-10-16) and Willie Wilkes (on 1951-10-16)
vocals:
Rosco Gordon (on 1951-10-16)
recording of:
Booted (on 1951-10-16)
writer:
Tommy Courtney (until 1951-10) and Richard Henry (Austin, TX DJ/promoter) (until 1951-10)
Rosco Gordon3:04
23She Moves Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
She Moves Me (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters52:58
24No More Doggin’ Around
Rufus Thomas2:39
25Dark Road
Floyd Jones3:22
26Dr Ross’ Boogie
Doctor Ross2:36
3CD: 1952–1954, Part One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr Highway Man
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-01-23)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1952-01-23)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-01-23)
piano:
L.C. Hubert (on 1952-01-23)
recording of:
Mr. Highway Man (on 1952-01-23)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:48
2Murmur Low
Big Boy Spires2:41
3Walkin’ the Boogie
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:44
4When I Am Gone (extended version)
recording of:
When I Am Gone
writer:
Louis
Joe Hill Louis3:46
5Truckin’ Little Woman
Willie Nix2:40
6Sugar Mama
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (original version) (on 1952-04-24)
John Lee Hooker3:14
7Juke
Little Walter & His Night Cats2:45
8Date Bait
Blue Smitty2:36
9Every Day I Have the Blues
Joe Williams2:35
10Standing Around Cryin’
recording of:
Standing Around Crying
writer:
M. Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jr.)
Muddy Waters3:22
11Mean Old World
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Mean Old World (in 1952-10)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
Little Walter2:55
12I Don’t Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Bill Evans (bassist for Willie Mabon) and Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (in 1952)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
recording of:
I Don’t Know (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Willie Mabon3:09
1324 Hours
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1952-10-10)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1952-10-10)
membranophone:
Percy Walker (drummer) (on 1952-10-10)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-10-10)
tenor saxophone:
Robert “Little Sax” Crowder (saxophonist) (on 1952-10-10)
vocals:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-10-10)
Eddie Boyd3:28
14Me and My Chauffeur
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans (on 1952-07-11)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1952-07-11) and Memphis Minnie (on 1952-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-07-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1952-07-11)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:52
15Sad Hours
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Sad Hours (in 1952-10)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter3:12
16She Just Won’t Do Right (Dust My Broom)
Elmore James3:01
17I’m Mad
recording of:
I’m Mad (on 1953-02-05)
writer:
Willie Mabon
Willie Mabon2:38
18Be Careful What You Do
John Brim2:41
19Off the Wall
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953-01) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Off the Wall (in 1953-01)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:50
20Diggin’ My Potatoes
Washboard Sam2:45
21Nadine
The Coronets2:51
22I’m Glad
Mitzi Mars2:35
23Forty Cups of Coffee
guitar:
Danny Overbea (in 1953-04)
vocals:
Danny Overbea (in 1953-04)
orchestra:
King Kolax Orchestra (in 1953-04)
Danny Overbea3:11
24Tell Me Mama
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953-01) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953-01)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Tell Me Mama (in 1953-01)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:46
25Third Degree
recording of:
Third Degree
writer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Eddie Boyd3:15
4CD: 1952–1954, Part Two
5CD: 1955–1956, Part One
6CD: 1955–1956, Part Two
7CD: 1957–1959, Part One
8CD: 1957–1959, Part Two
9CD: 1960–1961
10CD: 1962–1964
11CD: 1965–1966
12CD: 1967–1968
13CD: 1969–1975
14CD: The Chess Story