The Chess Story

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Annotation

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

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
3CD: 1952–1954, Part One
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