Muddy Waters Greatest Hits Vinyl

Or in the case of muddy waters prime early junk the tunes were engraved onto fragile old shellac 78s.

Muddy waters greatest hits vinyl.

But in fact many best of greatest hits collections have served as a major eye opener into the work of the musicians they contain particularly when the songs were originally released exclusively on singles. An assemblage of waters 78 rpm recording made between 1948 and 1954 for chess records the best of muddy waters captured waters growth from acoustic artist to archetypical electrified band leader and charted the exciting evolution of blues. The album market was always oriented towards folkies blues revivalists and white rock fans. Father of mud morganfield big bill morganfield and joseph mojo morganfield died dec 10 2020 aged 56.

This greatest hits album was originally released in 1958 and features 12 singles recorded between 1948 and 1954 most of which appeared in billboard magazine s top 10. On vinyl for the first time in decades this was muddy waters s first and chess records third lp release collecting his hit singles for the label to that point. The pure phase of muddy s career is limited to his singles on aristocrat chess and compilations thereof. Muddy waters chess singles collection the 2lp white vinyl muddy waters date of release.

Los angeles october 10 2017 few pieces of art have been as influential as muddy waters seminal debut album the best of muddy waters a humble piece of vinyl released by an upstart label in 1958 that served as the big bang for rock n roll and the ensuing half century of modern popular culture. Legendary cuts from the blues legend who helped launch chess records and inspired the rolling stones. Rolling stone awarded the timeless greatest hits collection a rare five star review hailing the 12 songs as one masterpiece after another and. Secondly in my opinion muddy waters never recorded an album that would meet the standards of a true blues purist so that debate is moot.

Considered by many to be a founder of the modern chicago blues style. Our latest exclusive vinyl box offer is as cool as the box itself a free copy of the best of muddy waters when you buy the joy of blues and jazz box set. It features indelible deeply influential tracks including rollin stone which inspired a certain british band. Died 30 april 1983 westmont illinois usa.