King Of The Electric Blues
The first 20-bit remastering of any of Muddy's late career work for Johnny Winter's Blue Sky label is of considerable interest. The fact that, in the wake of the earlier Blues Sky best-of disc, there's enough material to do another 60-minute-plus collection, also speaks well for this catalog. The clarity of the Super Bit Mapping audio brings out a sharpness in these recordings that the original vinyl and CD issues barely hinted at. The stuff is finally mastered at the volume it always should have been (this is a potential lease-breaker) and more than justifies the purchase. The music isn't as viscerally exciting as Muddy's work for Chess -- he's slower, starts at a lower energy level, and takes his time building up intensity, but the climaxes are majestic. The playing is also as solid as ever, and Muddy still had a considerable amount to say musically. Blues Sky still has the edge for songs, although the producers here have wisely included Muddy's covers of songs that he liked by John Lee (Sonny Boy) Williamson Arthur Crudup and Big Joe Williams in addition to some of his own tunes. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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King Of The Electric Blues
- UPC:
- 074646521526
- Label:
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EPIC/LEGACY
- Released:
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10/7/1997
- Rating:
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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BLUES
| | Title | Time |
Preview
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| 1 | I'm A King Bee | 5:51 |
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| 2 | Champagne & Reefer | 7:15 |
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| 3 | Mean Old Frisco Blues | 5:46 |
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| 4 | Sad Sad Day | 8:45 |
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| 5 | No Escape From The Blues | 3:24 |
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| 6 | She's Nineteen Years Old (Live) | 8:34 |
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| 7 | Nine Below Zero (Live) | 8:42 |
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| 8 | Howling Wolf (Live) | 10:03 |
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| 9 | Baby Please Don't Go (Live) | 6:44 |
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| 10 | I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man | 5:59 |
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| 11 | Rock Me | 5:54 |
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| 12 | Good Morning Little School Girl | 5:28 |
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| 13 | I'm Ready | 5:24 |
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| 14 | Mannish Boy | 8:44 |
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| 15 | The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll | 5:34 |
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Credits »
Johnny Winter - Producer
Adam Block - Director
Muddy Waters - Main Performer
Lawrence Cohn - Producer
David Mitson - Digital Mastering
David Gahr - Photography
Janet Boye - Art Direction
Adam Sieff - Director
Charles Shaar Murray - Liner Notes
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