Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vols. 1, 2 & 3 180g 3LP Box Set

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Features:
• Limited Edition 180g Vinyl
• Audiophile Remastering
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Triple LP Box Set
• 20-Page Booklet with detailed liner notes from Samuel Charters and Absolutely Eye-Boggling Session Photos taken by Charters' wife, Ann. 
• Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London

Musicians:
The Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band: (LP1, Side One, 1-5)
Junior Wells, harmonica, vocals
Buddy Guy, guitar
Jack Myers, bass
Fred Below, drums

J.B. Hutto and his Hawks: (LP1, Side One, 6-7; LP1, Side Two, 1-3)
J.B. Hutto, guitar, vocals
Herman Hassell, bass
Frank Kirkland, drums

Otis Spann's South Side Piano: (LP1, Side Two, 4-8)
Otis Spann, piano, vocals
S.P. Leary, drums

The Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet: (LP2, Side One, 1-5)
Jimmy Cotton, harmonica, vocals
James Madison, guitar
Otis Spann, piano
S.P. Leary, drums

The Otis Rush Blues Band: (LP2, Side One, 6-7; LP2, Side Two, 1-3)
Otis Rush, guitar, vocals
Robert "Sax" Crowder, alto sax
Luther Tucker, rhythm guitar
Roger Jones, bass
Willie Lion, drums

Homesick James and his Dusters: (LP2, Side Two, 4-7)
Homesick James Williamson, guitar, vocals
Willie Dixon, bass
Frank Kirkland, drums

Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band: (LP3, Side One, 1-6)
Johnny Young, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Walter Horton, harmonica
Hayes Ware, bass
Elga Edmonds, drums

The Johnny Shines Blues Band: (LP3, Side Two, 1-4, 6-7)
Johnny Shines, guitar, vocals
Walter Horton, harmonica
Floyd Jones, bass
Frank Kirkland, drums

Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie: (LP3, Side Two, 5)
Walter Horton, lead harmonica
Memphis Charlie Musselwhite, 2nd harmonica
Johnny Shines, guitar
Floyd Jones, bass
Frank Kirkland, drums

Selections:
LP1 - Vol. 1, Side One: 
1. Help Me (A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson)
2. It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong)
3. Messin' With The Kid
4. Vietcong Blues
5. All Night Long
6. Going Ahead
7. Please Help
LP1 - Vol. 1, Side Two: 
1. Too Much Alcohol
2. Married Woman Blues
3. That's The Truth
4. Marie
5. Burning Fire
6. S.P. Blues
7. Sometimes I Wonder
8. Spann's Stomp

LP2 - Vol. 2, Side One: 
1. Cotton Crop Blues
2. The Blues Keep Falling
3. Love Me Or Leave Me
4. Rocket 88
5. West Helena Blues
6. Everything's Going To Turn Out Alright
7. It's A Mean Old World
LP2 - Vol. 2, Side Two: 
1. I Can't Quit You Baby
2. Rock
3. It's My Own Fault
4. Dust My Broom
5. Somebody Been Talkin'
6. Set A Date
7. So Mean To Me

LP3 - Vol. 3, Side One: 
1. One More Time
2. Kid Man Blues
3. My Black Marie
4. Stealin' Back
5. I Got Mine In Time
6. Tighten Up On It
LP3 - Vol. 3, Side Two: 
1. Dynaflow Blues
2. Black Spider Blues
3. Layin' Down My Shoes And Clothes
4. If I Get Lucky
5. Rockin' My Bridge
6. Mr. Boweevil
7. Hey, Hey

Recorded December 1965 at RCA Studios, Chicago.