Muddy Waters

• DELUXE 180 GRAM REISSUE

• LIMITED GATEFOLD EDITION

Released in 1972, The London Muddy Waters Sessions was a follow-up to 1971's The London Nowlin' Wolf Sessions, constituting two of the earliest supersession blues albums. Both brought together the cream of the crop of the UK rock scene in order to back a Blues master.

In this case, the master revered is Muddy Waters, who traveled to London at the behest of Chess Records to combine his American blues style with the likes of Rory Gallagher, Georgie Fame (credited as "George Fortune"), Steve Winwood, and Mitch Mitchell (from the Jimi Hendrix Experience), among others. This team effort won a Grammy Award, which marked the second in Waters' extended career.

PERSONNEL:

• Muddy Waters – (vocals and slide guitar)
• Sam Lawhorn – (guitar)
• Rory Gallagher – (guitar)
• Carey Bell Harrington – (harmonica)
• Rick Grech – (bass)
• Steve Winwood – (piano or organ (A2 & A4, B3)
• Georgie Fortune – (piano or organ)
• Mitch Mitchell – (drums)
• Herbie Lovelle – (drums, A1, B2 & B4)
• Rosetta Hightower – (vocal A1)
• Ernie Royal – (trumpet)
• Joe Newman – (trumpet)
• Garnett Brown – (trombone)
• Seldon Powell – (tenor saxophone)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. BLIND MAN BLUES
• A2. KEY TO THE HIGHWAY
• A3. YOUNG FASHIONED WAYS
• A4. I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
• A5. WHO’S GONNA BE YOUR SWEET MAN WHEN I’M GONE

• SIDE B
• B1. WALKIN’ BLUES
• B2. I’M READY
• B3. SAD SAD DAY
• B4. I DON’T KNOW WHY