Tracklist
| A1 | Don't Start Me To Talkin' | 2:30 |
| A2 | I Don't Know | 2:20 |
| A3 | All My Love In Vain | 2:45 |
| A4 | The Key (To Your Door) | 3:10 |
| A5 | Keep It To Yourself | 2:45 |
| A6 | Dissatisfied | 2:40 |
| B1 | Fattening Frogs For Snakes | 2:16 |
| B2 | Wake Up Baby | 2:21 |
| B3 | Your Funeral And My Trial | 2:26 |
| B4 | "99" | 2:35 |
| B5 | Cross My Heart | 3:18 |
| B6 | Let Me Explain | 2:50 |
Credits
- Liner Notes – Studs Turkel*
- Photography By – Don Bronstein
- Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson
Notes
Matt black label with silver print."Sheldon" Stamp in the dead wax found only on the very first pressings.
2120 So. Michigan Ave address on the back cover.
Later reissued in electronic stereo as (#LPS-1437).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): Sheldon
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): Sheldon
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 9508
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 9509
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP 1437 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Down And Out Blues (LP, Album, Mono) | Checker | LP 1437 | US | 1959 |
| MALS 662 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Down And Out Blues (LP, Album, RE, 180) | Marble Arch Records | MALS 662 | UK | 1966 |
| SPO-115 | Sonny Boy Williamson | The Chess Story (Vol. 9) (LP, Album, RE) | Chess | SPO-115 | Scandinavia | 1973 |
| SOSLP-085 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Sonny Boy Williamson Chess Masters Vol 1 (LP, Album, RE) | SOS Recording | SOSLP-085 | Scandinavia | 1981 |
| DOL1437 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Down And Out Blues (LP, Album, RE, 140) | DOL | DOL1437 | Europe | 2013 |
