Howlin’ Wolf – His Greatest Sides Volume One

13 Tracks, Originally recorded from 1954-1965. Howlin’ Wolf electrified the sound of the Mississippi Delta blues and brought it to Chicago, laying down what would be come the foundation of rock and roll in the early 1950s. Delivered in his gruff, haunting voice, his lyrics spoke of his hard life experiences and his signature growlin’ mesmerized audiences and blues musicians alike. Howlin Wolf helped make Chess Records a historic label and solidified Chicago as the worlds capital of blues

 

Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins (tracks: B5)

Bass – Buddy Guy (tracks: B5), Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to B4, B6, B7)

Design – Mike Metz

Drums – Clifton James (tracks: B1), Earl Phillips (tracks: A2, A3, A4, A7, B4), Fred Below (tracks: A6, B6, B7), Junior Blackman (tracks: B2), Sam Lay (tracks: A1, A5, B3, B5)

Guitar – Hubert Sumlin (tracks: A1 to B3, B5 to B7), Jimmy Rogers (tracks: A1, B3), Jody Williams (tracks: A3, A7), Lee Cooper (tracks: A2), Otis "Smokey" Smothers (tracks: B4), Willie Johnson (tracks: B4)

Liner Notes – Peter Guralnick

Piano – Henry Gray (tracks: B3), Hosea Lee Kennard (tracks: A3, A4), Lafayette Leake (tracks: B5), Johnny Jones (tracks: A1, A5, B2), Otis Spann (tracks: A2, A6, A7, B6, B7)

Producer [Original Recordings] – Leonard Chess, Phil Chess

Tenor Saxophone – Adolph Billy Docking* (tracks: B4), J.T. Brown (tracks: B2, B5)

Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Howlin’ Wolf

Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B4), Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, A5 to A7, B2, B3, B5 to B7)

 

Sticker on shrink :

Limited edition colored vinyl

 

This is on Orange wax

 

Recorded in Chicago, 1954-1965.

These recordings previously appeared on Chess LPs 2ACMB-201, CH-418.

 

A1 – Down In The Bottom – 2:05

A2 – No Place To Go – 2:31

A3 – Sitting On Top Of The World – 2:30

A4 – Smokestack Lightnin’ – 2:23

A5 – The Red Rooster – 2:22

A6 – Spoonful – 2:42

A7 – Evil – 3:01

B1 – Killing Floor – 2:48

B2 – Do The Do – 2:20

B3 – I Ain’t Superstitious – 2:48

B4 – Who’s Been Talkin’ – 2:18

B5 – Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy – 2:59

B6 – Back Door Man – 2:45

B7 – Wang Dang Doodle – 2:18