art direction [reissue] Vartan tracks a1 to a6, b1 to b3, b6 bass Ernest "Big" Crawford cover Don Bronstein design [repackage] DZN, The Design group tracks b4, b5 drums Elga Edmonds edited by Ralph Bass tracks b4 to b6 guitar Jimmy Rogers tracks a1, a2, b1 to b5 harmonica Little Walter liner notes Chris Morris liner notes [original album package] Paul Williams mastered by Greg Fulginiti producer Marshall Chess research, coordinator Andy McKaie transferred by [digitally transferred] Doug Schwartz vocals, guitar Muddy Waters written-by McKinley Morganfield Record Company MCA Records, Inc. Copyright (c) MCA Records, Inc. Manufactured By MCA Records, Inc. Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders Lacquer Cut At Artisan Sound Recorders Engineered At MCA Whitney Recording Studios Pressed By MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville Published By Arc Music Corp. Published By Watertoons Music Published By Bug (2) Originally released as Chess LP 1511, January, 1967
Digitally transferred from original Chess masters [...] at MCA Studios, Glendale, CA Mastered [...] Artisan, Hollywood, CA
◈-P-◈ stamped in runouts denotes MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville, pressing.
Side 1 album master #15297 - total time 16:40 Side 2 album master #15298 - total time 17:24
Track publishers: A1 to A6, B2 to B4: Arc Music Corp./Watertoons Music, adm. by Bug, BMI B1, B5, B6: Watertoons Music, adm. by Bug, BMI
A1, A2, B1, B2 recorded June, 1950 A3 to A6 probably recorded November, 1948 B3, B6 recorded January 23, 1951 B4, B5 recorded December, 1952 All tracks recorded in Chicago
Some copies with gold promo stamp on jacket back. Barcode: 0 76732-9278-1 6 (Text) Barcode: 076732927816 (Scanned) Rights Society: BMI Matrix / Runout: MCA8009 (Side A label) Matrix / Runout: MCA8010 (Side B label) Matrix / Runout: MCA 8009 ASR 3 [Artisan logo] ◈-P-◈(Side A runout) Matrix / Runout: MCA 8010 ASR 2 ◈-P-◈ (Side B runout)