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1973 Chess White Label Promotional First Pressing Stereo Release of Bandleader/Master Composer/Slide Guitarist/Pioneering Blues Vocalist McKinley Morganfield AKA Muddy Waters Entitled Can't Get No Grindin', Produced By Ralph Bass, Engineered By Gary Starr, Remix Engineer Is Malcolm Chisolm, Mastered By Greg Fulginiti, Production Supervision By Bob Scerbo - "Muddy's next-to-last Chess album, Can't Get No Grindin' marked a return to working with a band of his own after several experimental line-ups and recordings -- Pinetop Perkins took over the piano spot from the late Otis Spann, with Chess veteran harpist James Cotton aboard, and PeeWee Madison, and Sammy Lawhorn handling the guitars (apart from Muddy's axe, natch). The music is raw, hard-edged, and sharp (the guitars slash and cut), more like a successor to Muddy's classic 1950's sides (he rethinks a bunch '50s numbers here) than to the London Sessions, Super Blues, brass blow-outs, and psychedelic albums that he'd been doing. It's also easy to hear Muddy's heart in this release -- he fairly oozes soul out of every note he sings. The title track, "Sad Letter," and "Mother's Bad Luck Child" are all killer tracks, and most of the rest isn't far behind, though "Garbage Man" is the best known of the newer tracks, thanks to subsequent covers." - Outstanding Personnel for the Large Group Features Legendary Composer Muddy Waters on Guitar and Vocals, the Great James Cotton on Harmonica, the Talented Pinetop Perkins on Keyboards, Pee Wee Madison & Sammy Lawhorn on Additional Guitars, Calvin Jones on Bass and the Amazing Willie "Big Eyes" Smith on Drums! - Selections on Side One Are Original Muddy Waters Compositions Can't Get no Grindin'( What's the Matter with the Meal), Mother's Bad Luck Chilc, Funky Butt, Sad Letter & Someday I'm Gonna Ketch You - Tracks for Side Two Consist of the Muddy Waters Penned Love Weapon, Willie Hammond's Garbage Man, the Avery Parrish Song After Hours and Original Muddy Waters Compositions Whiskey Ain't no Good, Muddy Waters' Shuffle - Used Copy, Cove Is Faded with a Medium Surface Ring, Record Has some Light Marks & Scuffs - Stereo Recording, Chess White Label Promotional Album with Stamp in Middle, Product Code CH 50023 - California Residents Add 10.25% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -