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Today!

Label:	Vanguard – CR00351
Series:	Vanguard Stereolab, Chicago/The Blues/Today!
Format:	3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country:	USA & Europe
Released:	Jun 12, 2021
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Chicago Blues

Tracklist

		Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 1
A1	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*–	A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson	4:07
A2	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*–	It Hurts Me Too	2:44
A3	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*–	Messin' With The Kid	2:22
A4	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*–	Vietcong Blues	4:58
A5	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*–	All Night Long	3:45
A6	J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*–	Going Ahead	2:03
A7	J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*–	Please Help	2:52
B1	J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*–	Too Much Alcohol	2:29
B2	J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*–	Married Woman Blues	3:06
B3	J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*–	That's The Truth	2:46
B4	Otis Spann's South Side Piano–	Marie	2:29
B5	Otis Spann's South Side Piano–	Burning Fire	3:15
B6	Otis Spann's South Side Piano–	S.P. Blues	2:51
B7	Otis Spann's South Side Piano–	Sometime I Wonder	3:27
B8	Otis Spann's South Side Piano–	Spann's Stomp	2:20
		Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 2
C1	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet–	Cotton Crop Blues	2:19
C2	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet–	The Blues Keep Falling	4:00
C3	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet–	Love Me Or Leave Me	3:25
C4	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet–	Rocket 88	2:03
C5	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet–	West Helena Blues	3:28
C6	The Otis Rush Blues Band–	Everything's Going To Turn Out Alright	3:51
C7	The Otis Rush Blues Band–	It's A Mean Old World	2:22
D1	The Otis Rush Blues Band–	I Can't Quit You Baby	3:13
D2	The Otis Rush Blues Band–	Rock	3:32
D3	The Otis Rush Blues Band–	It's My Own Fault	5:55
D4	Homesick James And His Dusters–	Dust My Broom	3:15
D5	Homesick James And His Dusters–	Somebody Been Talkin'	2:16
D6	Homesick James And His Dusters–	Set A Date	2:44
D7	Homesick James And His Dusters–	So Mean To Me	2:50
		Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 3
E1	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	One More Time	2:26
E2	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	Kid Man Blues	3:00
E3	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	My Black Mare	3:41
E4	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	Stealin' Back	3:17
E5	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	I Got Mine In Time	4:17
E6	Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band–	Tighten Up On It	3:11
F1	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	Dynaflow Blues	2:35
F2	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	Black Spider Blues	3:12
F3	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	Layin' Down My Shoes And Clothes	2:24
F4	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	If I Get Lucky	3:23
F5	Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band–	Rockin' My Boogie	3:26
F6	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	Mr. Boweevil	3:11
F7	The Johnny Shines Blues Band–	Hey, Hey	2:23

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Lacquer Cut at – Cohearent Audio
Pressed By – MPO
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings
Copyright © – Craft Recordings

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Robert "Sax" Crowder* (tracks: C6 to D3)
Bass – Floyd Jones (2) (tracks: F1 to F7), Hayes Ware (tracks: E1 to E6), Herman Hassell (tracks: A6 to B3), Jack Myers (tracks: A1 to A5), Roger Jones (5) (tracks: C6 toD3), Willie Dixon (tracks: D4 to D7)
Drums – Elga Edmonds (tracks: E1 to E6), Frank Kirkland (tracks: A6 to 1B3, D4 to D7, F1 to F7), Fred Below (tracks: A1 to A5), S.P. Leary (tracks: B4 to B8, C1 to C5), Willie Lion (tracks: C6 to D3)
Guitar – Buddy Guy (tracks: A1 to A5), James Madison (tracks: C1 to C5)
Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals – Johnny Young (3) (tracks: E1 to E6)
Guitar, Vocals – Homesick James Williamson* (tracks: D4 to D7), J.B. Hutto (tracks: A6 to B3), Johnny Shines (tracks: F1 to F7), Otis Rush (tracks: C6 to D3)
Harmonica – Memphis Charlie Musselwhite* (tracks: F5), Walter Horton (tracks: E1 to F7)
Harmonica, Vocals – Jimmy Cotton* (tracks: C1 to C5), Junior Wells (tracks: A1 to A5)
Lacquer Cut By – KG*
Piano – Otis Spann (tracks: C1 to C5)
Piano, Vocals – Otis Spann (tracks: B4 to B8)
Producer, Liner Notes – Samuel Charters*
Reissue Producer – Tom Vickers
Remastered By – Ray Staff
Rhythm Guitar – Luther Tucker (tracks: C6 to D3)

Notes

Record Store Day 2021 on 180g black vinyl. Limited edition, 3000 copies worldwide, 1800 U.S.

2020 & 1996 Craft Recordings.
Manufactured and Distributed by Concord.
5750 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Made in E.U. CR00351

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 888072195332
Other (Record 1, on both label sides ): Vol. 1 CR00351A
Other (Record 2, on both label sides): Vol. 2 CR00351B
Other (Record 3, on both label sides): Vol. 3 CR00351C

Other Versions (4)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Chicago/The Blues/Today! (3×LP, Compilation, Reissue)	Vanguard	627110	Portugal	1984
New Submission	Chicago/The Blues/Today! (3×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Vanguard	3 VCD 172 / 74-2	US	1999
	Chicago / The Blues / Today! (3×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Vanguard	3VCD 172 / 74-2	Europe	2000
	Chicago/The Blues/Today! (3×LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram)	Vanguard	VSD-79216/7/8	UK	2009

Reviews

bevisiscariot Jul 5, 2021

Some defects on the last side — blah — but the rest of it plays perfect and sounds great.

crawfordrocks Jul 3, 2021

Glad everyone got such clean copies of this stellar release. Unfortunately, I didn't. Was noisy throughout, even after an ultrasonic cleaning. I manually scrubbed & vacuumed the discs, then ran them through the Degritter another time & this helped a whole lot. Now, I'm much closer to the experience that everyone else describes, but I wouldn't call it perfect. Slight warps & a couple of sides pressed off center, but this doesn't affect play, thankfully.

CaptainPugwash Jun 23, 2021

I think this is possibly the best RSD release of 2021. A lovely package with fantastic sound.

ClassA Jun 21, 2021

I love this. best purchase this year. Musically fantastic. Press is great, sounds amazing.
Package is perfect. Very happy.

cryzcruze Jun 16, 2021

Whoa! Not what I went to RSD for but ended being the best thing I got. This set is fire

MichaelFerro Jun 14, 2021

This is an absolutely phenomenal release! Craft has done an amazing job of utilizing the analog master tapes to reissue these classic albums faithfully and with crystal clear dynamics—you truly feel like you’re packed into the studio next to these Chicago legends. For fans of electric Chicago blues, this release is a historic must-own, but any fan of rock and blues will dig this.

The new liner notes and original album packages are a huge plus, too.

GaboWabo Jun 13, 2021

Great music and sounds great for 1966 recording. The vinyl is very quite. One of the best RSD albums I bought this year.

PIE1985 Jun 13, 2021

Slight warping on all discs for me. Doesn’t effect play thankfully. Also getting slight distortion on the last tracks on each side but I think this is more due to my set up than the pressing - although interested to hear what others thought. Apart from that, a fabulous sounding pressing. Need to crank it a bit to get the full experience!!

N3utral_Milk_Hot3l Jun 13, 2021

Can’t believe no one has posted about this yet!? The SQ of this album blew me away. Fantastic sounding pressing. Craft continues to impress me. I knew this would be good but had no clue these tracks were such burners. Lot of heat on this, well worth the buy.

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