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Label: | Vanguard – CR00351 |
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Series: | Vanguard Stereolab, Chicago/The Blues/Today! |
Format: | 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
Country: | Worldwide |
Released: | |
Genre: | Blues |
Style: | Chicago Blues |
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- Manufactured By – Concord
- Distributed By – Concord
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings
- Copyright © – Craft Recordings
- Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
- Pressed By – MPO
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)
- Design [Reissue Package] – Tommy Steele (2)
- 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, Mastered By – Kevin Gray
- Liner Notes [Additional] – Ed Ward
- Photography – Ray Flerlage
- Photography [Jacket] – Ann Charters
- Piano – Otis Spann (tracks: C1 to C5)
- Piano, Vocals – Otis Spann (tracks: B4 to B8)
- Producer, Liner Notes – Samuel Charters*
- Reissue Producer – Tom Vickers
- 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.
Trifold jacket. Printed inner sleeves which replicate the original jackets of each volume.
Additional liner notes by Ed Ward, 1999 which first appeared on the Vanguard CD reissue.
@2020 & @1996 Craft Recordings.
Manufactured and Distributed by Concord.
5750 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Made in E.U. CR00351
Trifold jacket. Printed inner sleeves which replicate the original jackets of each volume.
Additional liner notes by Ed Ward, 1999 which first appeared on the Vanguard CD reissue.
@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
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 20-0417 / CR00351-A2 [email protected] [MPO logo]®20 185205
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 20-0417 / CR00351-B2 [MPO logo]®21 205581 [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): 20-0417 / CR00351-C2 [email protected] [MPO logo]®21 205732
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): 20-0417 / CR00351-D2 [email protected] [MPO logo]®21 205733
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side E): 20-0417 / CR00351-E2 [email protected] [MPO logo]®20 185170
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side F): 20-0417 / CR00351-F2 [email protected] [MPO logo]®20 185171
Other Versions (5)View All
Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Chicago/The Blues/Today! (3×8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo) | Vanguard | VGM 89216 | US | 1966 | ||
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 | ||
Recently Edited | 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 |
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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.

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

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

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